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Regular pay growth

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

Regular pay, annual growth

3.7%

Aug 2026

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 12:02 UTC
Regular pay, annual growth
−2%0%2%4%6%8%Sep 16May 18Jan 20Sep 21May 23Jan 25Aug 263.7%

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

Data table

120 periods, newest first

PeriodRegular pay, annual growth
Aug 20263.7%
Jul 20263.6%
Jun 20263.5%
May 20263.4%
Apr 20263.4%
Mar 20263.4%
Feb 20263.6%
Jan 20263.8%
Dec 20254.1%
Nov 20254.4%
Oct 20254.6%
Sep 20254.7%
Aug 20254.7%
Jul 20254.8%
Jun 20254.9%
May 20255.0%
Apr 20255.3%
Mar 20255.6%
Feb 20255.9%
Jan 20255.8%
Dec 20245.9%
Nov 20245.6%
Oct 20245.4%
Sep 20245.1%
Aug 20245.2%
Jul 20245.3%
Jun 20245.5%
May 20245.8%
Apr 20245.9%
Mar 20245.9%
Feb 20246.0%
Jan 20246.1%
Dec 20236.2%
Nov 20236.6%
Oct 20237.2%
Sep 20237.8%
Aug 20237.9%
Jul 20237.8%
Jun 20237.8%
May 20237.5%
Apr 20237.3%
Mar 20236.9%
Feb 20236.7%
Jan 20236.7%
Dec 20226.7%
Nov 20226.6%
Oct 20226.2%
Sep 20225.8%
Aug 20225.5%
Jul 20225.3%
Jun 20224.9%
May 20224.7%
Apr 20224.5%
Mar 20224.6%
Feb 20224.3%
Jan 20224.1%
Dec 20213.9%
Nov 20214.0%
Oct 20214.4%
Sep 20215.1%
Aug 20216.0%
Jul 20216.8%
Jun 20217.4%
May 20216.6%
Apr 20215.7%
Mar 20214.6%
Feb 20214.4%
Jan 20214.3%
Dec 20204.0%
Nov 20203.5%
Oct 20202.8%
Sep 20201.9%
Aug 20200.9%
Jul 20200.2%
Jun 2020−0.2%
May 20200.7%
Apr 20201.7%
Mar 20202.7%
Feb 20202.9%
Jan 20203.1%
Dec 20193.2%
Nov 20193.3%
Oct 20193.5%
Sep 20193.6%
Aug 20193.8%
Jul 20193.9%
Jun 20193.9%
May 20193.6%
Apr 20193.4%
Mar 20193.4%
Feb 20193.4%
Jan 20193.5%
Dec 20183.4%
Nov 20183.3%
Oct 20183.3%
Sep 20183.2%
Aug 20183.1%
Jul 20182.9%
Jun 20182.7%
May 20182.8%
Apr 20182.9%
Mar 20182.9%
Feb 20182.8%
Jan 20182.6%
Dec 20172.5%
Nov 20172.3%
Oct 20172.3%
Sep 20172.2%
Aug 20172.1%
Jul 20172.1%
Jun 20172.0%
May 20172.0%
Apr 20171.8%
Mar 20171.9%
Feb 20172.0%
Jan 20172.3%
Dec 20162.5%
Nov 20162.6%
Oct 20162.5%
Sep 20162.4%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/kai9/lms
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
29 October 2026, 11:52 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 Regular Pay Excluding Arrears (KAI9, dataset LMS)
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Verification

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 12:02 UTC Run at 29 October 2026, 12:02 UTC; 120 of 120 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-29T11:52:42Z; 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/kai9/lms
PassONS series is currentlast released 2026-10-19, 9 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 17 November 2026
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/timeseries/kai9/lms – HTTP 200