Total average weekly earnings in the UK, including bonuses, rose 3.7% year-on-year to GBP 757 in the three months to August 2026, slowing from 3.9% in the previous three-month period but exceeding market expectations of 3.8%. The latest reading marked the softest annual growth since the three months to November 2020, as private-sector pay growth eased to 3.1% from 3.3%, its weakest pace since the three months to November 2020. Public-sector pay growth also moderated to 6.3% from 6.6%. After adjusting for inflation, total earnings rose 0.7%, down from 1.0% in the three months to July and marking the weakest growth since the three months to February. source: Office for National Statistics
Wages in the United Kingdom increased 3.70 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United Kingdom averaged 3.47 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 8.90 percent in June of 2021 and a record low of -2.90 percent in March of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings Growth - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.
Wages in the United Kingdom increased 3.70 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United Kingdom is expected to be 3.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings Growth is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2027 and 2.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.