Subtopic: National Minimum Wage

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Earnings (inflation adjusted) have risen by 62% since 1986 09-Feb-2013
Over the past 25 years pay rates have risen much faster for the wealthy than for the poorest, with the average full-time hourly rate being £12.62 in April 2011.
Video Summary: Earnings in the UK over the past 25 years 07-Nov-2012
This video summarises the key messages in the story on earnings in the UK over the past 25 years.

Patterns of Pay: Results from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997 to 2012 28-Feb-2013
This article presents summary analyses from the 2012 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and compares these against the 2011 estimates and, where relevant, with the 1997 to 2011 back series.
Real wages up 62% on average over the past 25 years. Read more... 07-Nov-2012
The story looks at how pay has changed in the UK since 1986, comparing increases for the lowest and highest paid. It looks at changes since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage and also the impact of recessions over the period. It also shows the types of jobs that pay the most as well as differences across the regions of the UK.

Patterns of Pay tables, 1997-2012 (Excel sheet 361Kb) 28-Feb-2013
These tables accompany the Patterns of Pay article which presents an analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) estimates from 1997 to 2012. ASHE is ONS's most detailed and comprehensive source of information on levels, make-up and distribution of the earnings of employees.
Earnings in the UK over the past 25 years, 2012 (Excel sheet 83Kb) 07-Nov-2012
The story looks at how pay has changed in the UK since 1986, comparing increases for the lowest and highest paid. It looks at changes since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage and also the impact of recessions over the period. It also shows the types of jobs that pay the most as well as differences across the regions of the UK.