Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in the United Kingdom decreased to -0.20 percent in March from 0 percent in February 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	3.60	percent	Mar 2026
Average Weekly Hours	31.70	31.70	Hours	Mar 2026
Claimant Count Change	26.50	4.90	Thousand	Apr 2026
Employed Persons	34392.00	34328.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employment Change	148.00	24.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	75.00	75.00	percent	Mar 2026
Full Time Employment	25642.00	25584.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Inactivity Rate	20.90	21.00	percent	Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY	2.80	3.30	percent	Apr 2026
Job Vacancies	705.00	712.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.10	79.00	percent	Mar 2026
Labour Costs	112.50	111.50	points	Dec 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	-99.96	-28.22	Thousand	Apr 2026
Part Time Employment	8750.00	8743.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.99	99.10	points	Mar 2026
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	-0.20	0.00	percent	Mar 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	0.30	0.60	percent	Mar 2026
Unemployed Persons	1672.40	1667.40	Thousand	Mar 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.00	4.90	percent	Mar 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	4.10	3.90	percent	Mar 2026
Average Weekly Wages	749.00	746.00	GBP/Week	Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	819.00	816.00	GBP/Week	Mar 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.70	14.30	percent	Mar 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).