Average weekly earnings in Great Britain: May 2025

13th May 2025

The following information is for the period from January to March 2025.

Annual growth in employees' average earnings for regular earnings (excluding bonuses) was 5.6% and total earnings (including bonuses) was 5.5%.

Annual growth in real terms, adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH), was 1.8% for regular pay and 1.7% for total pay.

Alternatively, using the Consumer Prices Index excluding owner occupiers' housing costs (CPI) to adjust for inflation, annual growth in real terms was 2.6% for both regular and total pay.

Annual average regular earnings growth was 5.6% for the private sector and 5.5% for the public sector.

The wholesaling, retailing, hotels and restaurants sector, followed by the construction sector, showed the strongest regular annual growth rates.

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