Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in the United Kingdom increased to 0.50 percent in April from -0.10 percent in March of 2026. Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in the United Kingdom averaged 0.80 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.80 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -3.10 percent in April of 2022. source: Office for National Statistics

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Earnings excl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.40	3.40	percent	Apr 2026
Average Weekly Hours	31.80	31.70	Hours	Apr 2026
Claimant Count Change	31.20	8.30	Thousand	May 2026
Employed Persons	34410.00	34392.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Employment Change	100.00	148.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Employment Rate	75.00	75.00	percent	Apr 2026
Full Time Employment	25654.00	25642.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Inactivity Rate	21.00	20.90	percent	Apr 2026
Inflation Rate YoY	2.80	2.80	percent	May 2026
Job Vacancies	707.00	709.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.00	79.10	percent	Apr 2026
Labour Costs	112.50	111.50	points	Dec 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	1.73	-52.65	Thousand	May 2026
Part Time Employment	8755.00	8750.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.99	99.10	points	Mar 2026
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	0.50	-0.10	percent	Apr 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.60	1.20	percent	Apr 2026
Unemployed Persons	1680.60	1672.40	Thousand	Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.90	5.00	percent	Apr 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	4.40	4.40	percent	Apr 2026
Average Weekly Wages	753.00	754.00	GBP/Week	Apr 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	826.00	822.00	GBP/Week	Apr 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.50	14.70	percent	Apr 2026

United Kingdom Real Average Weekly Earnings Excluding Bonuses

In the United Kingdom, real earnings excluding bonuses refer to changes in average weekly earnings for the whole economy for regular pay, in real terms (adjusted for consumer price inflation).