Standing view · pay · Angus and Dundee City
improving, held with established confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Median pay in Angus and Dundee City rose from £2,428 in June 2025 to £2,566 in July 2026. The increase was not continuous: pay rose to £2,460 in July 2025 and £2,494 in August, fell to £2,461 in September, then recovered to £2,539 by April 2026, £2,551 in May and £2,559 in June. Four of the eight readings are increases and the level is higher at the end than the start, which is a rise rather than a steady climb. The reversals are small relative to the overall movement.
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 Angus and Dundee City. 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 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-06 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-07 | deteriorating |