UK Wage Growth Accelerates to 5.0%

2025-10-14 06:09 By Joana Ferreira 1 min. read

Average weekly earnings (AWE) including bonuses in the UK increased by 5.0% year-on-year to £733 per week in the three months to August 2025, up from an upwardly revised 4.8% in the previous period and above market expectations of 4.7%.

This marked the fastest pace of pay growth since the three months to May, driven largely by slightly higher bonuses paid in August 2025 compared with a year earlier.

Public sector pay growth strengthened to 5.8% from 5.1%, while private sector earnings rose by 4.8%, up from 4.7% in the prior period.

Regular pay, which excludes bonuses, grew 4.7% in June to August, slightly down from 4.8% in the previous period and the lowest since February to April 2022.

After adjusting for inflation, real total earnings rose 0.8%, up from 0.6% in the previous period, while regular earnings increased 0.6%, slightly down from 0.7%.



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