Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 83.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 83.8% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom peaked at 83.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2014.
That places United Kingdom 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 81.6% | — |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 83.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 83.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 81.5% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 80.5% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.0% | 83.8% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom was 83.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- United Kingdom ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.