UK Total Pay Growth Stays Strong

2026-06-18 06:19 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

Total average weekly earnings in the UK, including bonuses, rose 4.1% year-on-year to GBP 753 in the three months to April 2026, matching the upwardly revised increase in the previous period and slightly exceeding market expectations of 4.0%.

The pace remained the fastest since the three months to November 2025.

Private sector wage growth eased marginally to 4.2% from 4.3%, which had been the strongest since the three months to September 2025.

In contrast, public sector pay growth accelerated to 5.2% from 4.9%, rebounding from its weakest pace since late 2024.

Adjusted for inflation, total earnings increased 1.2%, up from 1.1% in the three months to March and marking the strongest real wage growth since the three months to April 2025.



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