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Average weekly earnings growth

Shows whether pay is beating inflation, and how much wage pressure firms face.

3.7%

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Average weekly earnings growth

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Average weekly earnings growth-5-2.502.557.510Average weekly earnings growth3.72001200920182026

Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026

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DateAverage weekly earnings growth (%)
Mar 20016.1
Apr 20016.2
May 20015.1
Jun 20015.5
Jul 20015.2
Aug 20015.3
Sep 20014.8
Oct 20014.8
Nov 20014.6
Dec 20014.2
Jan 20023.8
Feb 20023.2
Mar 20023
Apr 20023
May 20023.3
Jun 20023.7
Jul 20023.8
Aug 20023.6
Sep 20023.4
Oct 20023.1
Nov 20023
Dec 20022.8
Jan 20032.5
Feb 20032.2
Mar 20032.8
Apr 20033
May 20033.3
Jun 20032.7
Jul 20032.7
Aug 20032.9
Sep 20033.3
Oct 20033.7
Nov 20033.9
Dec 20034.1
Jan 20045.2
Feb 20044.9
Mar 20044.7
Apr 20043.7
May 20044.1
Jun 20044.2
Jul 20044.1
Aug 20044.1
Sep 20044.1
Oct 20044.2
Nov 20044.2
Dec 20044.3
Jan 20054.2
Feb 20054.6
Mar 20054.5
Apr 20054.6
May 20054.3
Jun 20054.5
Jul 20054.6
Aug 20054.8
Sep 20055
Oct 20054.8
Nov 20054.7
Dec 20054.6
Jan 20064.2
Feb 20064.4
Mar 20064.9
Apr 20065.3
May 20065
Jun 20064.9
Jul 20065
Aug 20064.7
Sep 20064.1
Oct 20064
Nov 20064.2
Dec 20064.9
Jan 20075.4
Feb 20076.2
Mar 20075.8
Apr 20075.3
May 20074.5
Jun 20074.4
Jul 20074.6
Aug 20074.8
Sep 20075.2
Oct 20075
Nov 20074.9
Dec 20074.1
Jan 20083.8
Feb 20083.5
Mar 20084.1
Apr 20084.5
May 20084.7
Jun 20084.2
Jul 20083.7
Aug 20083.3
Sep 20083.1
Oct 20083.1
Nov 20082.8
Dec 20082.8
Jan 20091
Feb 2009-1.8
Mar 2009-2.9
Apr 2009-1.8
May 20090.5
Jun 20091.2
Jul 20090.9
Aug 20090.8
Sep 20090.7
Oct 20090.6
Nov 20090.7
Dec 20090.7
Jan 20102
Feb 20104.6
Mar 20105
Apr 20103.8
May 20101.3
Jun 20101
Jul 20101.2
Aug 20101.3
Sep 20101.5
Oct 20101.7
Nov 20101.8
Dec 20101.9
Jan 20112.7
Feb 20112.6
Mar 20112.8
Apr 20112.1
May 20112.4
Jun 20112.5
Jul 20112.8
Aug 20112.7
Sep 20112.2
Oct 20111.9
Nov 20111.9
Dec 20111.9
Jan 20121.2
Feb 20120.8
Mar 20120.6
Apr 20121.3
May 20121.5
Jun 20121.6
Jul 20121.5
Aug 20121.7
Sep 20121.8
Oct 20121.7
Nov 20121.5
Dec 20121.2
Jan 20131.1
Feb 20131
Mar 20130.5
Apr 20131.4
May 20131.6
Jun 20132.2
Jul 20131.2
Aug 20130.8
Sep 20130.7
Oct 20130.8
Nov 20130.8
Dec 20131
Jan 20141.2
Feb 20141.7
Mar 20141.8
Apr 20140.6
May 20140
Jun 2014-0.3
Jul 20140.5
Aug 20140.6
Sep 20140.9
Oct 20141.4
Nov 20141.7
Dec 20142
Jan 20151.8
Feb 20151.7
Mar 20152.3
Apr 20152.7
May 20153.1
Jun 20152.5
Jul 20152.8
Aug 20153
Sep 20152.9
Oct 20152.4
Nov 20152
Dec 20151.9
Jan 20162.2
Feb 20162
Mar 20162.1
Apr 20162.2
May 20162.4
Jun 20162.6
Jul 20162.5
Aug 20162.4
Sep 20162.4
Oct 20162.5
Nov 20162.7
Dec 20162.5
Jan 20172.1
Feb 20172.1
Mar 20172.3
Apr 20172.2
May 20171.9
Jun 20172.2
Jul 20172.2
Aug 20172.4
Sep 20172.3
Oct 20172.6
Nov 20172.5
Dec 20172.6
Jan 20182.7
Feb 20182.9
Mar 20182.6
Apr 20182.6
May 20182.5
Jun 20182.4
Jul 20182.7
Aug 20182.9
Sep 20183.1
Oct 20183.4
Nov 20183.4
Dec 20183.5
Jan 20193.4
Feb 20193.6
Mar 20193.3
Apr 20193.2
May 20193.3
Jun 20193.9
Jul 20194
Aug 20193.8
Sep 20193.8
Oct 20193.2
Nov 20193.2
Dec 20192.7
Jan 20203
Feb 20202.8
Mar 20202.2
Apr 20200.9
May 2020-0.4
Jun 2020-1.2
Jul 2020-0.9
Aug 20200.2
Sep 20201.5
Oct 20202.8
Nov 20203.7
Dec 20204.6
Jan 20214.8
Feb 20214.5
Mar 20214.2
Apr 20215.6
May 20217.4
Jun 20218.9
Jul 20218.4
Aug 20217.2
Sep 20216
Oct 20215.1
Nov 20214.4
Dec 20214.9
Jan 20225.2
Feb 20225.9
Mar 20227.2
Apr 20227.1
May 20226.5
Jun 20225.3
Jul 20225.5
Aug 20226.1
Sep 20226
Oct 20226.2
Nov 20226.6
Dec 20226.2
Jan 20236.1
Feb 20235.9
Mar 20236.2
Apr 20236.7
May 20237.2
Jun 20238.3
Jul 20238.5
Aug 20238.2
Sep 20237.9
Oct 20237.1
Nov 20236.6
Dec 20235.8
Jan 20245.8
Feb 20245.7
Mar 20245.8
Apr 20245.7
May 20245.7
Jun 20244.8
Jul 20244.4
Aug 20244.1
Sep 20244.6
Oct 20245.3
Nov 20245.5
Dec 20246
Jan 20255.7
Feb 20255.7
Mar 20255.5
Apr 20255.3
May 20255
Jun 20254.7
Jul 20254.8
Aug 20255
Sep 20254.9
Oct 20254.8
Nov 20254.6
Dec 20254.2
Jan 20264.1
Feb 20263.9
Mar 20264.4
Apr 20264.4
May 20264.4
Jun 20264.2
Jul 20263.9
Aug 20263.7

Recent observations

Date%
August 20263.7
July 20263.9
June 20264.2
May 20264.4
April 20264.4
March 20264.4
February 20263.9
January 20264.1
December 20254.2
November 20254.6
October 20254.8
September 20254.9
August 20255
July 20254.8
June 20254.7
May 20255
April 20255.3
March 20255.5
February 20255.7
January 20255.7
December 20246
November 20245.5
October 20245.3
September 20244.6

Source: ONS · Attribution and methods