Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) was 45.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom, 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom stood at 45.9. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom peaked at 45.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.1, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.1 | — |
| 2009 | 38.4 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.7 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 39.3 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.1 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 40.8 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 44 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 44.6 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 45.1 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 45.9 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.25 | 38.1 | 38.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.6 | 38.2 | 45.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.2 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom was 45.9 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1 in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- United Kingdom ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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