Highlights
LMSB SA AWE total pay WE growth yr on yr 3 months average
Year on year 3 months average
2.7 %
2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 16 October 2018
- Next release:
- 13 November 2018
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: 2017 provisional and 2016 revised results
What's in the bulletin?
- In April 2017, median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK were £550, up 2.2% from £539 in 2016.
- The 2.2% growth seen this year is the joint highest since the economic downturn in 2008 (matching that seen in 2013 and 2016). Similarly the median gross weekly earnings for part-time employees also increased, from £177 in 2016 to £182 in 2017 (2.9%).
- Adjusted for inflation, full-time workers’ weekly earnings decreased by 0.4% compared with 2016. This is the first time since 2014 that there has been a fall in this measure and reflects a higher level of inflation in April 2017 (2.6%) compared with recent years, for example, in April 2016 inflation was 0.7%.
Time series related to Earnings and working hours
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LMSB SA AWE total pay WE growth yr on yr 3 months average
Year on year 3 months average
2.7 % 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 16 October 2018
- Next release:
- 13 November 2018
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£ 523 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 16 October 2018
- Next release:
- 13 November 2018
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LMSB SA AWE regular pay WE growth yr on yr 3 months average
Year on year 3 months average
3.1 % 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 16 October 2018
- Next release:
- 13 November 2018
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£ 492 2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 16 October 2018
- Next release:
- 13 November 2018
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37.3 hours 2018 JUN-AUG
- Release date:
- 16 October 2018
- Next release:
- 13 November 2018
Datasets related to Earnings and working hours
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EARN01: Average Weekly Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), seasonally adjusted. This spreadsheet includes the headline estimates of earnings growth based on the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.
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Average Weekly Earnings time series dataset
This dataset contains series for Average Weekly Earnings (AWE).
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ASHE 1997 to 2017 selected estimates
Selected estimates from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) series from 1997 to 2017.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) - Guide to tables
Guide to ASHE results tables.
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Annual survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) gender pay gap tables
Gender pay gap estimates for all, full-time and part-time employees by age, occupation, country, region, county, local authority, LEPs, parliamentary constituency, Travel To Work Area, public/private sector and industry, provided back to 1997.
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Index of Labour Costs per Hour, seasonally adjusted
Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH) values and yearly and quarterly growth for industries and sectors, seasonally adjusted, UK.
Publications related to Earnings and working hours
Statistical bulletins
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: 2017 provisional and 2016 revised results
Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time or part-time status in all industries and occupations.
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UK labour market: October 2018
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Index of labour costs per hour, UK: April to June 2018 (experimental statistics)
Changes in the costs of employing labour, analysed by sector and industry.
Articles
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National Living Wage earners fall short of average family spending
The National Living Wage is about to go up to £7.83 per hour – but how easy is it to live on? Our calculator lets you find out how affordable your lifestyle would be if you earned the National Living Wage.
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London had the smallest gender pay gap 20 years ago, but now it has the largest
The pay gap between men and women working in London has barely changed in over two decades, new ONS analysis shows.
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How do the jobs men and women do affect the gender pay gap?
Women are more likely than men to work in low-paid sectors, but even in roles dominated by women they often earn less.
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Contracts with No Guaranteed Hours
Latest figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show 744,000 people are employed on a “zero-hours contract” in their main job. This represents 2.4% of all people in employment, an increase of 0.4% from the same period in 2014. People on a “zero-hours contract” are more likely to be women, in full-time education or in young or older age groups. They are likely to work 25 hours a week.
Methodology related to Earnings and working hours
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Low Pay and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Pension Results QMI
- A guide to sources of data on earnings and income
- Average weekly earnings QMI
- Guide to interpreting Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) estimates
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) methodology and guidance
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