ASHE Pension Tables: UK Workplace Pension Arrangements by Employee Demographics

UK data on types of workplace pension arrangements for employees, broken down by age, industry, public/private sector, occupation, and company size. The Office for National Statistics produces this data, which is designated as National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze pension scheme participation rates based on employee age groups mentioned in the description.
• Compare workplace pension arrangements based on public versus private sector classification.
• Model pension coverage trends based on industry and occupational categories.
• Assess the relationship between company size and pension plan types.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics, indicating official status.
• Data is broken down by multiple demographic and firmographic dimensions, including age, industry, and sector.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely collected via the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:29.881351; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom