Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in the United Kingdom decreased to 0.30 percent in December from 0.50 percent in November of 2025. Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in the United Kingdom averaged 0.81 percent from 2001 until 2025, 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) 4.20 4.40 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Hours 31.90 31.80 Hours Dec 2025
Claimant Count Change 28.60 2.70 Thousand Jan 2026
Employed Persons 34244.00 34303.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 52.00 82.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 75.00 75.10 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 25499.00 25537.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Inactivity Rate 20.80 20.80 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.00 3.40 percent Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 726.00 736.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.20 79.20 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 112.70 110.70 points Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change -10.56 -5.65 Thousand Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 8745.00 8766.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 69.28 68.49 Million Dec 2024
Labour Productivity 99.00 99.60 points Dec 2025
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses 0.30 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses -0.40 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1662.20 1659.50 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.20 5.10 percent Dec 2025
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 4.20 4.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Wages 735.00 740.00 GBP/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 810.00 807.00 GBP/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.00 13.70 percent Dec 2025


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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.30 0.50 5.80 -3.10 2001 - 2025 percent Monthly
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