Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in the United Kingdom decreased to 0.40 percent in May from 0.50 percent in April 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	May 2026
Average Weekly Hours	31.90	31.80	Hours	May 2026
Claimant Count Change	6.70	1.30	Thousand	Jun 2026
Employed Persons	34475.00	34411.00	Thousand	May 2026
Employment Change	148.00	99.00	Thousand	May 2026
Employment Rate	75.10	75.10	percent	May 2026
Full Time Employment	25695.00	25664.00	Thousand	May 2026
Inactivity Rate	20.90	21.00	percent	May 2026
Inflation Rate YoY	2.60	2.80	percent	Jun 2026
Job Vacancies	712.00	710.00	Thousand	May 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.10	79.00	percent	May 2026
Labour Costs	112.50	111.50	points	Dec 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	-3.86	2.83	Thousand	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	8780.00	8748.00	Thousand	May 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.99	99.10	points	Mar 2026
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	0.40	0.50	percent	May 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	0.50	1.70	percent	May 2026
Unemployed Persons	1681.90	1680.60	Thousand	May 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.90	4.90	percent	May 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	4.30	4.40	percent	May 2026
Average Weekly Wages	749.00	754.00	GBP/Week	May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	812.00	823.00	GBP/Week	May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.80	14.50	percent	May 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).