UK Total Pay Growth Beats Forecasts

2025-05-13 06:31 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

Total average weekly earnings in the UK which includes bonuses rose 5.5% year-on-year to GBP 722 per week in the three months to March 2025, compared with 5.7% in the previous two periods but higher than market consensus of 5.2%.

It was the lowest figure since the three months to October 2024, as wage growth eased for both the private sector (5.4%, the lowest since the three months to September 2024, vs 5.7%) and the public sector (5.4%, the lowest since the three months to December, vs 5.8%).

Adjusted for inflation, total earnings grew by 1.7%, the least since the three months to September 2024.



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