The voluntarily paid living wage in the United Kingdom for 2022/23 is 10.90 British pounds per hour, compared with the legal minimum wage of 9.50 pounds per hour.
Living wage amounts in the United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by category (in GBP per hour)
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- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2022
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Living Wage Foundation. (March 9, 2023). Living wage amounts in the United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by category (in GBP per hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280076/uk-living-wage/
Living Wage Foundation. "Living wage amounts in the United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by category (in GBP per hour)." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280076/uk-living-wage/
Living Wage Foundation. (2023). Living wage amounts in the United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by category (in GBP per hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280076/uk-living-wage/
Living Wage Foundation. "Living Wage Amounts in The United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by Category (in Gbp per Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280076/uk-living-wage/
Living Wage Foundation, Living wage amounts in the United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by category (in GBP per hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280076/uk-living-wage/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Living wage amounts in the United Kingdom from 2003/04 to 2022/23, by category (in GBP per hour) [Graph], Living Wage Foundation, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280076/uk-living-wage/