You asked:

Please provide the following information;

  • Average UK Salary between 1980 - 1997 for all age groups
  • Average UK Salary between 1980 - 1997 for age group 22-29 or similar

We said:

Thank you for your request. Average UK salary data by age group for the years 1980 to 1996 are available on our website at the following link:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/adhocs/006810newearningssurveynesagegroupgrossweeklyandhourlyexcludingovertimedata

The data are not available in electronic format so have been published as scanned images taken from the New Earnings Survey (NES) publication, which was the precursor to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

It should be noted that the NES data are provided for gross weekly pay and gross hourly pay (excluding overtime) only. The data are presented separately for full-time males and full-time females (but not the two combined). As the data prior to 1997 are from a different survey to those from 1997 onwards they are not directly comparable and so care should be taken when analysing long-term trends over time.