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Total pay growth

Average weekly earnings including bonuses, whole economy, three-month average change on a year earlier, Great Britain, since 2001.

Total pay, annual growth

3.7%

Aug 2026

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:51 UTC
Total pay, annual growth
−5%0%5%10%Mar 01Jun 05Sep 09Dec 13Mar 18Jun 22Aug 263.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

306 periods, newest first

PeriodTotal pay, annual growth
Aug 20263.7%
Jul 20263.9%
Jun 20264.2%
May 20264.4%
Apr 20264.4%
Mar 20264.4%
Feb 20263.9%
Jan 20264.1%
Dec 20254.2%
Nov 20254.6%
Oct 20254.8%
Sep 20254.9%
Aug 20255.0%
Jul 20254.8%
Jun 20254.7%
May 20255.0%
Apr 20255.3%
Mar 20255.5%
Feb 20255.7%
Jan 20255.7%
Dec 20246.0%
Nov 20245.5%
Oct 20245.3%
Sep 20244.6%
Aug 20244.1%
Jul 20244.4%
Jun 20244.8%
May 20245.7%
Apr 20245.7%
Mar 20245.8%
Feb 20245.7%
Jan 20245.8%
Dec 20235.8%
Nov 20236.6%
Oct 20237.1%
Sep 20237.9%
Aug 20238.2%
Jul 20238.5%
Jun 20238.3%
May 20237.2%
Apr 20236.7%
Mar 20236.2%
Feb 20235.9%
Jan 20236.1%
Dec 20226.2%
Nov 20226.6%
Oct 20226.2%
Sep 20226.0%
Aug 20226.1%
Jul 20225.5%
Jun 20225.3%
May 20226.5%
Apr 20227.1%
Mar 20227.2%
Feb 20225.9%
Jan 20225.2%
Dec 20214.9%
Nov 20214.4%
Oct 20215.1%
Sep 20216.0%
Aug 20217.2%
Jul 20218.4%
Jun 20218.9%
May 20217.4%
Apr 20215.6%
Mar 20214.2%
Feb 20214.5%
Jan 20214.8%
Dec 20204.6%
Nov 20203.7%
Oct 20202.8%
Sep 20201.5%
Aug 20200.2%
Jul 2020−0.9%
Jun 2020−1.2%
May 2020−0.4%
Apr 20200.9%
Mar 20202.2%
Feb 20202.8%
Jan 20203.0%
Dec 20192.7%
Nov 20193.2%
Oct 20193.2%
Sep 20193.8%
Aug 20193.8%
Jul 20194.0%
Jun 20193.9%
May 20193.3%
Apr 20193.2%
Mar 20193.3%
Feb 20193.6%
Jan 20193.4%
Dec 20183.5%
Nov 20183.4%
Oct 20183.4%
Sep 20183.1%
Aug 20182.9%
Jul 20182.7%
Jun 20182.4%
May 20182.5%
Apr 20182.6%
Mar 20182.6%
Feb 20182.9%
Jan 20182.7%
Dec 20172.6%
Nov 20172.5%
Oct 20172.6%
Sep 20172.3%
Aug 20172.4%
Jul 20172.2%
Jun 20172.2%
May 20171.9%
Apr 20172.2%
Mar 20172.3%
Feb 20172.1%
Jan 20172.1%
Dec 20162.5%
Nov 20162.7%
Oct 20162.5%
Sep 20162.4%
Aug 20162.4%
Jul 20162.5%
Jun 20162.6%
May 20162.4%
Apr 20162.2%
Mar 20162.1%
Feb 20162.0%
Jan 20162.2%
Dec 20151.9%
Nov 20152.0%
Oct 20152.4%
Sep 20152.9%
Aug 20153.0%
Jul 20152.8%
Jun 20152.5%
May 20153.1%
Apr 20152.7%
Mar 20152.3%
Feb 20151.7%
Jan 20151.8%
Dec 20142.0%
Nov 20141.7%
Oct 20141.4%
Sep 20140.9%
Aug 20140.6%
Jul 20140.5%
Jun 2014−0.3%
May 20140.0%
Apr 20140.6%
Mar 20141.8%
Feb 20141.7%
Jan 20141.2%
Dec 20131.0%
Nov 20130.8%
Oct 20130.8%
Sep 20130.7%
Aug 20130.8%
Jul 20131.2%
Jun 20132.2%
May 20131.6%
Apr 20131.4%
Mar 20130.5%
Feb 20131.0%
Jan 20131.1%
Dec 20121.2%
Nov 20121.5%
Oct 20121.7%
Sep 20121.8%
Aug 20121.7%
Jul 20121.5%
Jun 20121.6%
May 20121.5%
Apr 20121.3%
Mar 20120.6%
Feb 20120.8%
Jan 20121.2%
Dec 20111.9%
Nov 20111.9%
Oct 20111.9%
Sep 20112.2%
Aug 20112.7%
Jul 20112.8%
Jun 20112.5%
May 20112.4%
Apr 20112.1%
Mar 20112.8%
Feb 20112.6%
Jan 20112.7%
Dec 20101.9%
Nov 20101.8%
Oct 20101.7%
Sep 20101.5%
Aug 20101.3%
Jul 20101.2%
Jun 20101.0%
May 20101.3%
Apr 20103.8%
Mar 20105.0%
Feb 20104.6%
Jan 20102.0%
Dec 20090.7%
Nov 20090.7%
Oct 20090.6%
Sep 20090.7%
Aug 20090.8%
Jul 20090.9%
Jun 20091.2%
May 20090.5%
Apr 2009−1.8%
Mar 2009−2.9%
Feb 2009−1.8%
Jan 20091.0%
Dec 20082.8%
Nov 20082.8%
Oct 20083.1%
Sep 20083.1%
Aug 20083.3%
Jul 20083.7%
Jun 20084.2%
May 20084.7%
Apr 20084.5%
Mar 20084.1%
Feb 20083.5%
Jan 20083.8%
Dec 20074.1%
Nov 20074.9%
Oct 20075.0%
Sep 20075.2%
Aug 20074.8%
Jul 20074.6%
Jun 20074.4%
May 20074.5%
Apr 20075.3%
Mar 20075.8%
Feb 20076.2%
Jan 20075.4%
Dec 20064.9%
Nov 20064.2%
Oct 20064.0%
Sep 20064.1%
Aug 20064.7%
Jul 20065.0%
Jun 20064.9%
May 20065.0%
Apr 20065.3%
Mar 20064.9%
Feb 20064.4%
Jan 20064.2%
Dec 20054.6%
Nov 20054.7%
Oct 20054.8%
Sep 20055.0%
Aug 20054.8%
Jul 20054.6%
Jun 20054.5%
May 20054.3%
Apr 20054.6%
Mar 20054.5%
Feb 20054.6%
Jan 20054.2%
Dec 20044.3%
Nov 20044.2%
Oct 20044.2%
Sep 20044.1%
Aug 20044.1%
Jul 20044.1%
Jun 20044.2%
May 20044.1%
Apr 20043.7%
Mar 20044.7%
Feb 20044.9%
Jan 20045.2%
Dec 20034.1%
Nov 20033.9%
Oct 20033.7%
Sep 20033.3%
Aug 20032.9%
Jul 20032.7%
Jun 20032.7%
May 20033.3%
Apr 20033.0%
Mar 20032.8%
Feb 20032.2%
Jan 20032.5%
Dec 20022.8%
Nov 20023.0%
Oct 20023.1%
Sep 20023.4%
Aug 20023.6%
Jul 20023.8%
Jun 20023.7%
May 20023.3%
Apr 20023.0%
Mar 20023.0%
Feb 20023.2%
Jan 20023.8%
Dec 20014.2%
Nov 20014.6%
Oct 20014.8%
Sep 20014.8%
Aug 20015.3%
Jul 20015.2%
Jun 20015.5%
May 20015.1%
Apr 20016.2%
Mar 20016.1%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/kac3/lms
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
28 October 2026, 12:39 UTC
Publisher release
2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z; next release 17 November 2026
Series as published
AWE: Whole Economy Year on Year Three Month Average Growth (%): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears (KAC3, dataset LMS)
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Verification

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:51 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 12:51 UTC; 306 of 306 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T12:39:04Z; 1 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2561 of 1 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures306 of 306 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers306 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure306 of 306 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS CSV download agrees306 of 306 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/kac3/lms
PassONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 8 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassONS table EARN01 agrees306 of 306 figures match column KAC3 of sheet '1. AWE Total Pay' in https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/averageweeklyearningsearn01/current/earn01oct2026.xls, rounded half up
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/kac3/lms – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Excludes arrears of pay. The ONS publishes the growth rate to one decimal place; table EARN01 holds the same figure unrounded.