Standing view · pay · Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
improving, held with established confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Median monthly pay in Perth and Kinross and Stirling rose from £2,523 in June 2025 to £2,659 in July 2026. The path was interrupted twice: pay reached £2,535 in July 2025 and £2,561 in August, fell to £2,543 in September, then rose to £2,622 in April 2026 and £2,638 in May, eased to £2,625 in June and reached £2,659 in July. Six of the eight readings were favourable and pay ends the period well above where it began.
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 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Median pay | 2025-06 | improving |
| Median pay | 2025-07 | improving |
| Median pay | 2025-08 | improving |
| Median pay | 2025-09 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-04 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-05 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-06 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-07 | improving |