Release

Employee earnings in the UK: 2026

Provisional release date: October 2026
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Summary

Measures of employee earnings, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

This release consists of 3 bulletins:

Employee earnings in the UK: 2026

Measures of employee earnings, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

Low and high pay in the UK: 2026

The distribution of hourly earnings of high-paid and low-paid jobs and jobs paid below the National Minimum Wage, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

Gender pay gap in the UK: 2026

Differences in pay between women and men, using data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest