Standing view · pay · Calderdale and Kirklees
mixed, held with tentative confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Median monthly pay in Calderdale and Kirklees rose from £2,319 in December 2024 to £2,469 in July 2026. The path was interrupted twice: pay reached £2,338 in April 2025 and £2,352 in May, then £2,388 in January 2026, £2,452 in April, £2,458 in May, £2,459 in June and £2,469 in July. Three of the eight readings were recorded as unfavourable against the usual pattern for their month. Pay ends the period well above where it began, and the recent readings sit close together.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Calderdale and Kirklees. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Median pay | 2024-12 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2025-04 | improving |
| Median pay | 2025-05 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-01 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-04 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-05 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-06 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-07 | improving |