Real Earnings Including Bonuses in the United Kingdom decreased to 0.30 percent in February from 1.50 percent in January of 2026. Real Earnings Including Bonuses in the United Kingdom averaged 0.88 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7.10 percent in February of 2001 and a record low of -8.70 percent in February of 2009. source: Office for National Statistics

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Earnings excl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.60	3.80	percent	Feb 2026
Average Weekly Hours	31.70	31.80	Hours	Feb 2026
Claimant Count Change	26.80	17.10	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employed Persons	34328.00	34310.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Change	25.00	84.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	75.00	75.10	percent	Feb 2026
Full Time Employment	25584.00	25523.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Inactivity Rate	21.00	20.70	percent	Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY	3.30	3.00	percent	Mar 2026
Job Vacancies	711.00	721.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.00	79.30	percent	Feb 2026
Labour Costs	112.70	110.70	points	Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change	-11.00	-5.66	Thousand	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	8743.00	8787.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Population	69.49	69.28	Million	Dec 2025
Labour Productivity	99.00	99.60	points	Dec 2025
Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses	-0.10	0.40	percent	Feb 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	0.30	1.50	percent	Feb 2026
Unemployed Persons	1667.40	1650.30	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.90	5.20	percent	Feb 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr)	3.80	4.10	percent	Feb 2026
Average Weekly Wages	745.00	743.00	GBP/Week	Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	814.00	810.00	GBP/Week	Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.30	14.50	percent	Feb 2026

United Kingdom Real Average Weekly Earnings Including Bonuses

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