Pensions
Average UK Pension by Age: The Benchmark for 30, 40 and 50
UK median pension pots at 30, 40 and 50. What the median actually tells you, and the one number most people miss in their statement.
14 July 2026Syd Lawrence
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8 posts on pensions.
UK median pension pots at 30, 40 and 50. What the median actually tells you, and the one number most people miss in their statement.
The retirement gap is bigger than the headline. See the UK benchmark, understand the gender pension gap and take one specific action this month.
HMRC says 800,000 self-employed people may have gaps in their NI record. The five-minute check, what to do if you are affected, and what it means for your retirement number.
If you are paying into your pension through salary sacrifice, a rule change in April 2029 could affect what you bring home. Here is exactly what to check and what to do next.
You have three, maybe four old pension pots sitting in accounts you have not looked at in years. Here is exactly what to do with them and why consolidation makes sense.
Before you upgrade anything, check your pension contributions. Here is exactly what to do and why the maths matters more than you think.
Your father has died and left a workplace pension. Here is exactly what happens next and exactly what you need to do to claim what you are owed.
The real UK pension statistics by age. See how your pension pot compares to the UK median and what to do if you are behind.