UK earnings growth in United Kingdom
Average weekly earnings in United Kingdom were 3.7% higher than a year earlier in the three months to August 2026. The value for August 2026 is the lowest since November 2020.
United Kingdom, August 2026
3.7%
Change from July 2026
−0.2percentage points
UK earnings growth in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% change on a year earlier, three-month average. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 3.7% |
| July 2026 | 3.9% |
| June 2026 | 4.2% |
| May 2026 | 4.4% |
| April 2026 | 4.4% |
| March 2026 | 4.4% |
| February 2026 | 3.9% |
| January 2026 | 4.1% |
| December 2025 | 4.2% |
| November 2025 | 4.6% |
| October 2025 | 4.8% |
| September 2025 | 4.9% |
| August 2025 | 5.0% |
| July 2025 | 4.8% |
| June 2025 | 4.7% |
| May 2025 | 5.0% |
| April 2025 | 5.3% |
| March 2025 | 5.5% |
| February 2025 | 5.7% |
| January 2025 | 5.7% |
| December 2024 | 6.0% |
| November 2024 | 5.5% |
| October 2024 | 5.3% |
| September 2024 | 4.6% |
| August 2024 | 4.1% |
| July 2024 | 4.4% |
| June 2024 | 4.8% |
| May 2024 | 5.7% |
| April 2024 | 5.7% |
| March 2024 | 5.8% |
| February 2024 | 5.7% |
| January 2024 | 5.8% |
| December 2023 | 5.8% |
| November 2023 | 6.6% |
| October 2023 | 7.1% |
| September 2023 | 7.9% |
| August 2023 | 8.2% |
| July 2023 | 8.5% |
| June 2023 | 8.3% |
| May 2023 | 7.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 3.9% in July 2026.
- Since October 2025, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
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UK inflation (CPI)
3.5%
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Median equivalised net income
€21,464 per year
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Unadjusted gender pay gap
19.8%
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Hourly labour cost
€27.9 per hour
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Monthly minimum wage
€1,583 per month
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Net annual earnings
€35,783 per year
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