Employee earnings in the UK 2025

24th October 2025

Median weekly earnings for full-time employees were £766.60 in April 2025, which is a 5.3% increase on the year in nominal terms and a 1.1% increase in real terms; this figure is adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH).

In April 2025, median weekly earnings for full-time employees increased across all major occupations and sector-level industries, when compared with April 2024.

Among the major occupations, the largest growth in median weekly earnings for full-time employee jobs was in caring, leisure and other service occupations, with a 7.1% increase between April 2024 and April 2025; all low-paid major occupations saw increases in hourly pay (excluding overtime) above or close to the National Living Wage increase in April 2025.

Across all regions and countries of the UK, Northern Ireland saw the highest growth in median weekly earnings for full-time employees (7.4%) in April 2025 compared with April 2024.

Median gross annual earnings for full-time employees were £39,039 in April 2025, compared with £37,439 in April 2024, which is an increase of 4.3%.

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