Wages in the United Kingdom decreased to 735 GBP/Week in December from 740 GBP/Week in November of 2025. Wages in the United Kingdom averaged 477.88 GBP/Week from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 740.00 GBP/Week in October of 2025 and a record low of 300.00 GBP/Week in February of 2000. source: Office for National Statistics

Wages in the United Kingdom is expected to be 752.55 GBP/Week 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 Wages is projected to trend around 771.45 GBP/Week in 2027 and 787.65 GBP/Week in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Weekly Hours 31.90 31.80 Hours Dec 2025
Claimant Count Change 28.60 2.70 Thousand Jan 2026
Employed Persons 34244.00 34303.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 52.00 82.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 75.00 75.10 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 25499.00 25537.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 726.00 736.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.20 79.20 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 112.70 110.70 points Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change -10.56 -5.65 Thousand Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 8745.00 8766.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 69.28 68.49 Million Dec 2024
Labour Productivity 99.00 99.60 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1662.20 1659.50 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.20 5.10 percent Dec 2025
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 4.20 4.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Wages 735.00 740.00 GBP/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 810.00 807.00 GBP/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.00 13.70 percent Dec 2025


United Kingdom Average Weekly Wages
In the United Kingdom, wages are benchmarked using the average weekly earnings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
735.00 740.00 740.00 300.00 2000 - 2025 GBP/Week Monthly
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