United Kingdom Wage Growth

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

4.7

Units In

4.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
8.8 Jun 2021	-2.7 Mar 2009	3.39 %	2001-2025	Office for National Statistics

In the United Kingdom, wage growth refers to changes in average weekly earnings, before tax and other deductions and including bonuses.

Latest Updates

Total average weekly earnings including bonuses in the UK rose 4.7% year-on-year to GBP 727 per week in the three months to July 2025, slightly higher than 4.7% in the previous period and in line with forecasts. Private sector wage growth eased (4.6% vs 4.7%), and a small slowdown was also seen for the public sector (5.1% vs 5.3%). Adjusted for inflation, total earnings increased 0.5%, the same as in the previous period.