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Employee rate above UEL

2 %

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

Employee (primary) contribution rates, category A | 0% | 8% | 2% (column "Balance of earnings above upper earnings limit")

key

uk/national-insurance/employee-rate-above-uel

value

2 %

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

2 % (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

UK-wide, standard category A

hash

sha256:2c9e0f4d4628dc116e5f5a9ab7e22db9c6ea63737fc7171fb333c638507ccea5

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/national-insurance/employee-rate-above-uel?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/national-insurance/employee-rate-above-uel

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  "label": "Employee rate above UEL",
  "value": 2,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027",
  "quote": "Employee (primary) contribution rates, category A | 0% | 8% | 2% (column \"Balance of earnings above upper earnings limit\")",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
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    "period": "2025-26",
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    "source": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2025-to-2026"
  },
  "scope": "UK-wide, standard category A",
  "hash": "sha256:2c9e0f4d4628dc116e5f5a9ab7e22db9c6ea63737fc7171fb333c638507ccea5",
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/national-insurance/employee-rate-above-uel",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027"
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}