Average hourly earnings of employees in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Average hourly earnings of employees was 21.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees in United Kingdom, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 21.67 for average hourly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees in United Kingdom peaked at 21.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.31, in 1995.
United Kingdom ranks 51st of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.31 | — |
| 1996 | 8.7 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 9.32 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 11.21 | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 11.77 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 12.14 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.86 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 12.93 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.26 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.38 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.67 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.97 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 14.12 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.41 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.59 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.18 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.68 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 16.99 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 18.48 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 17.7 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 19.69 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 20.56 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 21.67 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.78 | 8.31 | 9.32 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.18 | 11.21 | 12.93 | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.52 | 13.26 | 16.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.43 | 17.7 | 21.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees in United Kingdom?
- Average hourly earnings of employees in United Kingdom was 21.67 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for average hourly earnings of employees?
- United Kingdom ranks 51st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees (Local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are converted to U.S. dollars as the common currency, using exchange rates or using purchasing power parity (PPP) rates for private consumption expenditures. The latter series allows for international comparisons by taking account of the differences in relative prices between countries. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.