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Optimising your pension?
You can pay less tax.

Find your ideal contribution, maximise salary sacrifice, and see your pot grow.

1Your Pay
2Recommendation
3Projection
4Allowance
Tell us about your pay

We'll calculate the most tax-efficient way to contribute to your pension based on your situation.

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What your employer currently contributes.

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The new contribution level you're considering.

Yes — I can use salary sacrifice
No — I'll contribute personally

Salary sacrifice is more tax-efficient — you save income tax and NI. If unsure, check with your HR or payroll team.

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Used for the growth projection. Leave blank to start from £0.

5 yrs 25 years 45 yrs
Our recommendation

Based on what you've told us, here's what we'd suggest — and why. Adjust it below to see how different contribution levels affect your take-home.

This is an illustrative suggestion based on your inputs — not personalised financial advice. Always speak to a qualified financial adviser before changing your pension contributions.
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Pension pot projection

Based on your target contribution, here's an estimate of your pot at retirement.

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Typical range 4–7% for a balanced fund.

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Used to inflate contributions over time.

Target contribution
Current contribution

Important caveats

These projections are illustrative only. Actual returns will vary. They do not account for charges, inflation, or changes in contribution rates. A financial adviser can model personalised scenarios.

Annual allowance checker

Make sure your contributions stay within HMRC's limits — breaching them triggers a tax charge.


Carry forward

If you've been a pension scheme member for the past three years, you may be able to carry forward unused annual allowance from those years — potentially allowing contributions well above £60,000 in a single year. This requires specialist advice to use correctly.

Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA)

If you've already started drawing flexibly from a defined contribution pension, your annual allowance may be reduced to just £10,000. This does not apply if you haven't yet accessed your pension.

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What contribution rate should I aim for?
Is salary sacrifice always better?
How does this affect my take-home?
What is the annual allowance?