Wages in the United Kingdom decreased to 749 GBP/Week in May from 754 GBP/Week in April of 2026. Wages in the United Kingdom averaged 482.15 GBP/Week from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 754.00 GBP/Week in March of 2026 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 761.16 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 775.96 GBP/Week in 2027 and 792.25 GBP/Week in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Weekly Hours 31.90 31.80 Hours May 2026
Claimant Count Change 6.70 1.30 Thousand Jun 2026
Employed Persons 34475.00 34411.00 Thousand May 2026
Employment Change 148.00 99.00 Thousand May 2026
Employment Rate 75.10 75.10 percent May 2026
Full Time Employment 25695.00 25664.00 Thousand May 2026
Job Vacancies 712.00 710.00 Thousand May 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.10 79.00 percent May 2026
Labour Costs 112.50 111.50 points Dec 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change -3.86 2.83 Thousand Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 8780.00 8748.00 Thousand May 2026
Population 69.49 69.28 Million Dec 2025
Labour Productivity 99.99 99.10 points Mar 2026
Unemployed Persons 1681.90 1680.60 Thousand May 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.90 4.90 percent May 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 4.30 4.40 percent May 2026
Average Weekly Wages 749.00 754.00 GBP/Week May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 812.00 823.00 GBP/Week May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.80 14.50 percent May 2026


United Kingdom Average Weekly Wages
In the United Kingdom, wages are benchmarked using the average weekly earnings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
749.00 754.00 754.00 300.00 2000 - 2026 GBP/Week Monthly
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