Measure · Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - workplace analysis
The gross hourly rate nine in ten full-time employees earn less than.
| Published by | ONS |
|---|---|
| Series | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - workplace analysis |
| How often | Annual |
| Basis | survey |
| Covers | April 30, 1997 to April 30, 2025 (29 periods) |
| Geographies | country, county_ua, lad, parliamentary_constituency, region |
| Areas held | 1208, of which 1080 withheld (89.4%) |
| Licence | OGL-UK-3.0 |
Each of these is measured from the data rather than written down, so it stays true as the data changes.
1080 of 1208 areas are withheld by the producer. Most commonly: These figures are suppressed as statistically unreliable
Harvested from ONS, not written by us. We link rather than copy: the methodology belongs on their page, where it stays current.
correctionnotice · 12 March 2026
An error has been identified in Table 9 of our Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings time series of selected estimates dataset. This affects the percentage annual change of median gross weekly earnings for the private sector from 2021 to 2025. We apologise for this error which has now been corrected.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) methodology and guidance
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datasetpage · 22 October 2025
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings time series of selected estimates
Selected annual estimates of earnings and paid hours worked by UK employees using ASHE data from 1997 to 2025.
sourcemetadata · 3 November 2025
annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis
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Contact: Earnings Helpline
A definition is often only clear beside its siblings.
| Measure | What it counts |
|---|---|
| 10 percentile | the gross hourly rate a tenth of full-time employees earn less than |
| 25 percentile | the gross hourly rate a quarter of full-time employees earn less than |
| 75 percentile | the gross hourly rate three quarters of full-time employees earn less than |
| Median | gross hourly pay before tax for full-time employees, in the pay period covering a set date in April |
| Area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Bermondsey and Old Southwark | 50.6 | 2025 |
| Birmingham | 39.6 | 2025 |
| Birmingham Ladywood | 44.4 | 2025 |
| Bradford | 30.3 | 2025 |
| Bristol Central | 45.6 | 2025 |
| Bristol, City of | 42.1 | 2025 |
| Buckinghamshire | 44.2 | 2025 |
| Camden | 59.4 | 2025 |
| Cardiff | 36.5 | 2025 |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | 35.6 | 2025 |
| Cheshire East | 39.8 | 2025 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 36.5 | 2025 |