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Real wages down by 8.5% since 2009
05-Apr-2013A summary of the article looking at how the average earnings of employees in London and the UK changed between 2002 and 2012, once adjusted to take account of inflation.
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Earnings (inflation adjusted) have risen by 62% since 1986
09-Feb-2013Over the past 25 years pay rates have risen much faster for the wealthy than for the poorest, with the average full-time hourly rate being £12.62 in April 2011.
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Video Summary: Earnings in the UK over the past 25 years
07-Nov-2012This video summarises the key messages in the story on earnings in the UK over the past 25 years.
Latest Summaries
Latest Publications
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2014 Provisional Results
19-Nov-2014Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time/part-time status in all industries and occupations.
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Patterns of Pay: Estimates from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, UK, 1997 to 2013
27-Feb-2014Patterns of Pay describes trends in UK earnings. The article examines earnings trends for full-time and part-time employees, by industry, occupation, region and age, with a particular focus on gender pay differences.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2013 Provisional Results
12-Dec-2013The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is based on a 1% sample of employee jobs. This is drawn from HM Revenue and Customs Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records. This bulletin contains provisional results from the 2013 survey and revised results from the 2012 survey.
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Patterns of Pay: Results from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997 to 2012
28-Feb-2013This article presents summary analyses from the 2012 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and compares these against the 2011 estimates and, where relevant, with the 1997 to 2011 back series.
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Changes in real earnings in the UK and London, 2002 to 2012
13-Feb-2013An analysis of average earnings of employees in the UK and in London from 2002 to 2012, covering how earnings have changed over time in real terms, differences between full-time and part-time employees in the private and public sectors, and the implications these changes might have for the economy and economic indicators.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2012 Provisional Results
22-Nov-2012The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is based on a 1% sample of employee jobs. This is drawn from HM Revenue and Customs Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records. This bulletin contains provisional results from the 2012 survey and revised results from the 2011 survey.
Latest Data
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Patterns of Pay reference tables, 1997-2013 (Excel sheet 340Kb)
27-Feb-2014These tables accompany the Patterns of Pay article which presents an analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) estimates from 1997 to 2013. ASHE is ONS's most detailed and comprehensive source of information on levels, make-up and distribution of the earnings of employees.
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Patterns of Pay tables, 1997-2012 (Excel sheet 361Kb)
28-Feb-2013These tables accompany the Patterns of Pay article which presents an analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) estimates from 1997 to 2012. ASHE is ONS's most detailed and comprehensive source of information on levels, make-up and distribution of the earnings of employees.
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Earnings in the UK over the past 25 years, 2012 (Excel sheet 83Kb)
07-Nov-2012The story looks at how pay has changed in the UK since 1986, comparing increases for the lowest and highest paid. It looks at changes since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage and also the impact of recessions over the period. It also shows the types of jobs that pay the most as well as differences across the regions of the UK.
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Patterns of Pay, 1997-2011 ASHE Results (Excel sheet 261Kb)
24-Feb-2012The Patterns of Pay article presents and analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) results. ASHE is ONS's most detailed and comprehensive source of information on levels of earnings, make-up of total earnings and distribution of the earnings of employees.