Standing view · pay · Nottingham
mixed, held with tentative confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Median monthly pay in Nottingham rose from £2,256 in April 2025 to £2,380 in July 2026. Four of the eight readings were recorded as unfavourable against the usual pattern for their months: £2,267 in May 2025, £2,261 in June, £2,311 in December and £2,368 in May 2026. The favourable readings were £2,356 in April 2026, £2,379 in June and £2,380 in July. Pay ends the period well above where it began and the most recent readings rose.
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 Nottingham. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Median pay | 2025-04 | improving |
| Median pay | 2025-05 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2025-06 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2025-12 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-04 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-05 | deteriorating |
| Median pay | 2026-06 | improving |
| Median pay | 2026-07 | improving |