JobLabs Press Kit

About JobLabs

Short (35 words):

JobLabs is a UK careers reference and open-data publisher. Produced by the JobLabs Editorial Team, it turns official UK guidance into plain-English salary benchmarks, employment-law guides, and free open datasets under CC BY 4.0.

Medium (80 words):

JobLabs is a UK careers reference and open-data publisher, maintained by the JobLabs Editorial Team. It summarises official UK guidance — gov.uk, HMRC, DWP, ACAS and ONS — into plain-English pages for job seekers and employees: salary benchmarks, employment-law and pay guides, free interactive calculators, and open datasets for UK careers data. Every figure is anchored to a named official source. All datasets are CC BY 4.0 and updated each tax year in April.

Long (150 words):

JobLabs.ai is a UK careers reference and open-data publisher, produced by the JobLabs Editorial Team. It publishes salary benchmarks for 45 roles across 41 cities, employment-law and pay guides, free interactive calculators, and open datasets under CC BY 4.0. The editorial approach is source-first: every rate, threshold and rule on a reference page is anchored to a named official source — gov.uk, HMRC, DWP, ACAS, ONS or the underlying statute — and linked back so readers can check the binding version. JobLabs publishes three open datasets eligible for Google Dataset Search and a developer API at /developers/. It does not claim individual professional credentials or give personalised legal, tax or financial advice; for decisions that affect money, jobs or rights, it points readers to the official source and, where relevant, a qualified adviser. Press contact: hello@joblabs.ai.

Ready-to-quote facts & figures (UK 2026/27)

All figures sourced from gov.uk, HMRC, DWP and ONS. Free to quote with attribution to JobLabs.

• UK 2026/27 Personal Allowance: £12,570 (frozen until 2028).
• UK Statutory Sick Pay 2026/27: £118.75/week. Day-1 entitlement from April 2026 (waiting days removed).
• UK Statutory Maternity Pay: 90% of average earnings for the first 6 weeks; £187.18/week (or 90% if lower) for weeks 7-39.
• UK Statutory Redundancy weekly cap (2026/27): £700/week, max £21,000 statutory total.
• UK National Living Wage from April 2026: £12.21/hour (age 21+).
• UK State Pension full new rate 2026/27: £230.25/week (£11,975.40/year).
• UK NI Employer rate from April 2025: 15% (up from 13.8%); secondary threshold lowered to £5,000.
• UK Marriage Allowance: £1,260 transferable, max £252 tax saving, backdate up to 4 years.
• UK 60% effective tax trap: kicks in between £100,000 and £125,140 due to Personal Allowance taper.
• UK Skilled Worker visa salary threshold: reviewed annually; current general threshold is £38,700.

Citable URLs (CC BY 4.0)

When citing JobLabs, link to the most specific URL. Suggested attribution: "JobLabs UK [topic] dataset, https://joblabs.ai/data/[name]/, licensed CC BY 4.0."

• Datasets:
• → UK Salaries 2026 dataset (JSON + CSV)
• → UK Statutory Rates 2026/27 dataset (JSON + CSV)
• → UK Tax Codes 2026/27 dataset (JSON + CSV)
• Master pillar guides:
• → UK Salary Guide 2026
• → UK Employment Law Guide 2026
• → UK Statutory Rates 2026/27
• → UK Redundancy Guide 2026
• Original research:
• → UK Hiring Report 2026

Methodology & sources

All UK statutory data sourced from gov.uk (HMRC, DWP, BEIS) and legislation.gov.uk. UK salary benchmarks built from publicly stated averages on Reed.co.uk, Indeed UK, LinkedIn Talent Insights, the 2025 Robert Walters Salary Survey, Hays UK Salary Guide, and ONS earnings data. All datasets updated annually each April with the new tax year.

Editorial standards: /methodology/ · Editorial team: /authors/alex/ · Public changelog: /changelog/.