Wages in the United Kingdom increased to 742 GBP/Week in January from 735 GBP/Week in December of 2025. Wages in the United Kingdom averaged 478.73 GBP/Week from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 742.00 GBP/Week in January 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 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 31.80 31.90 Hours Jan 2026
Claimant Count Change 24.70 4.70 Thousand Feb 2026
Employed Persons 34310.00 34244.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Change 84.00 52.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Rate 75.10 75.00 percent Jan 2026
Full Time Employment 25523.00 25499.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 721.00 730.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.30 79.20 percent Jan 2026
Labour Costs 112.70 110.70 points Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change 20.17 6.47 Thousand Feb 2026
Part Time Employment 8787.00 8745.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Population 69.49 69.28 Million Dec 2025
Labour Productivity 99.00 99.60 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1666.90 1662.20 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 5.20 5.20 percent Jan 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 3.90 4.20 percent Jan 2026
Average Weekly Wages 742.00 735.00 GBP/Week Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 809.00 809.00 GBP/Week Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.50 14.00 percent Jan 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
742.00 735.00 742.00 300.00 2000 - 2026 GBP/Week Monthly
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