Wages in the United Kingdom increased to 745 GBP/Week in February from 743 GBP/Week in January of 2026. Wages in the United Kingdom averaged 479.58 GBP/Week from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 745.00 GBP/Week in February of 2026 and a record low of 300.00 GBP/Week in February of 2000. source: Office for National Statistics

Wages in the United Kingdom is expected to be 748.93 GBP/Week by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Average Weekly Wages is projected to trend around 771.45 GBP/Week in 2027 and 787.65 GBP/Week in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Weekly Hours 31.70 31.80 Hours Feb 2026
Claimant Count Change 26.80 17.10 Thousand Mar 2026
Employed Persons 34328.00 34310.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Change 25.00 84.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Rate 75.00 75.10 percent Feb 2026
Full Time Employment 25584.00 25523.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Job Vacancies 711.00 721.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.00 79.30 percent Feb 2026
Labour Costs 112.70 110.70 points Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change -11.00 -5.66 Thousand Mar 2026
Part Time Employment 8743.00 8787.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Population 69.49 69.28 Million Dec 2025
Labour Productivity 99.00 99.60 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1667.40 1650.30 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.90 5.20 percent Feb 2026
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 3.80 4.10 percent Feb 2026
Average Weekly Wages 745.00 743.00 GBP/Week Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 814.00 810.00 GBP/Week Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.30 14.50 percent Feb 2026


United Kingdom Average Weekly Wages
In the United Kingdom, wages are benchmarked using the average weekly earnings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
745.00 743.00 745.00 300.00 2000 - 2026 GBP/Week Monthly
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