Average hourly earnings of STEM employees in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Average hourly earnings of STEM employees was 26.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees in United Kingdom, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly earnings of stem employees in United Kingdom is 26.34, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of stem employees in United Kingdom peaked at 26.34 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.68, in 2009.
That places United Kingdom 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.68 | — |
| 2010 | 17.34 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.83 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 18.29 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.53 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18.86 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.46 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.93 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 19.78 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 20.23 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.25 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 21.16 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 23.13 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 24.23 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 24.95 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 26.34 | +5.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 26.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.79, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 26.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.35, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.68 | 16.68 | 16.68 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.81 | 17.34 | 20.23 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.68 | 21.16 | 26.34 | 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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of stem employees in United Kingdom?
- Average hourly earnings of stem employees in United Kingdom was 26.34 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of stem employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 26.34 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of stem employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom rank for average hourly earnings of stem employees?
- United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly earnings of stem employees rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 STEM employees. 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. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.