2026 Annual Salary Increase Budgets - A Practical Guide

European companies are revising their salary strategies downward.Between inflation, labor-market pressures, and new transparency requirements, HR leaders now have to balance attractiveness, fairness, and cost control.

What you will learn

• The 2025 trends and 2026 projections for salary-increase budgets in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
• The differences observed based on company size, funding model, and industry
• The impact of the EU pay-transparency directive and resulting compliance practices
• The new HR approaches: managing sub-budgets, market adjustments, pay equity, and recommendation matrices
• Precise benchmarks to guide your compensation decisions with consistency and reliability