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Ask your employer for a pay rise

Use this when your pay has not kept pace with your responsibilities or with market rates.

Send to Your line manager · checked 14/09/2026

Have these to hand before you write

  • Three specific results with numbers where possible
  • Two or three current job adverts for your role with salary ranges
  • The figure or range you are asking for

Suggested subject line

Salary review request

Opening lines

I would like to arrange a short meeting to review my salary. I have set out below what I have delivered over the past [PERIOD] and how my current pay compares with the market.

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General information, not legal or financial advice. Check your own contract and current rules before sending.