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Real pay growth

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

Real total pay, annual growth

0.7%

Aug 2026

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:52 UTC
Real total pay, annual growth
−4%−2%0%2%4%6%8%Sep 16May 18Jan 20Sep 21May 23Jan 25Aug 260.7%

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

Data table

120 periods, newest first

PeriodReal total pay, annual growth
Aug 20260.7%
Jul 20261.0%
Jun 20261.2%
May 20261.2%
Apr 20261.2%
Mar 20261.1%
Feb 20260.6%
Jan 20260.8%
Dec 20250.5%
Nov 20250.7%
Oct 20250.8%
Sep 20250.8%
Aug 20250.9%
Jul 20250.6%
Jun 20250.4%
May 20250.8%
Apr 20251.4%
Mar 20251.8%
Feb 20252.1%
Jan 20252.0%
Dec 20242.5%
Nov 20242.3%
Oct 20242.3%
Sep 20241.7%
Aug 20241.1%
Jul 20241.4%
Jun 20241.8%
May 20242.3%
Apr 20242.1%
Mar 20241.8%
Feb 20241.8%
Jan 20241.6%
Dec 20231.5%
Nov 20231.5%
Oct 20231.3%
Sep 20231.4%
Aug 20231.4%
Jul 20231.2%
Jun 20230.5%
May 2023−1.1%
Apr 2023−1.8%
Mar 2023−2.5%
Feb 2023−2.7%
Jan 2023−2.7%
Dec 2022−2.9%
Nov 2022−2.5%
Oct 2022−2.6%
Sep 2022−2.6%
Aug 2022−2.3%
Jul 2022−2.5%
Jun 2022−2.5%
May 2022−0.8%
Apr 20220.6%
Mar 20221.7%
Feb 20221.0%
Jan 20220.4%
Dec 20210.5%
Nov 20210.6%
Oct 20211.7%
Sep 20213.1%
Aug 20214.7%
Jul 20216.2%
Jun 20216.8%
May 20215.8%
Apr 20214.5%
Mar 20213.2%
Feb 20213.6%
Jan 20213.9%
Dec 20203.8%
Nov 20203.0%
Oct 20202.1%
Sep 20200.7%
Aug 2020−0.6%
Jul 2020−1.7%
Jun 2020−1.8%
May 2020−1.2%
Apr 2020−0.4%
Mar 20200.5%
Feb 20200.9%
Jan 20201.3%
Dec 20191.2%
Nov 20191.6%
Oct 20191.6%
Sep 20192.0%
Aug 20191.9%
Jul 20192.1%
Jun 20192.1%
May 20191.7%
Apr 20191.4%
Mar 20191.3%
Feb 20191.3%
Jan 20191.2%
Dec 20181.3%
Nov 20181.2%
Oct 20181.1%
Sep 20180.8%
Aug 20180.6%
Jul 20180.4%
Jun 20180.3%
May 20180.4%
Apr 20180.3%
Mar 20180.1%
Feb 20180.0%
Jan 2018−0.2%
Dec 2017−0.2%
Nov 2017−0.3%
Oct 2017−0.2%
Sep 2017−0.4%
Aug 2017−0.3%
Jul 2017−0.3%
Jun 2017−0.4%
May 2017−0.5%
Apr 2017−0.2%
Mar 20170.1%
Feb 20170.1%
Jan 20170.4%
Dec 20160.9%
Nov 20161.3%
Oct 20161.3%
Sep 20161.4%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/a3ww/lms
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
30 October 2026, 11:45 UTC
Publisher release
2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z; next release 17 November 2026
Series as published
AWE: Whole Economy Real Terms Year on Year Three Month Growth (%): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay (A3WW, dataset LMS)
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Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:52 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:52 UTC; 120 of 120 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:45:07Z; 1 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2561 of 1 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures120 of 120 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers120 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure120 of 120 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS CSV download agrees120 of 120 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/a3ww/lms
PassONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 10 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/a3ww/lms – HTTP 200