The average hourly salary for full-time workers in the financial and insurance sector in the United Kingdom in 2022 was over 23.26 pounds an hour, the most of any sector in that year. By contrast, workers in the accommodation and food service sector earned an average of 11.11 pounds an hour.
Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector (in GBP)
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Statistics on Earnings and wages in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by percentile
- Basic Statistic Minimum wage amount in the UK 1999-2023, by wage category
Gender and Pay
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- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2022, by age and gender
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2004-2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average full-time weekly wage in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Pay gap between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Median hourly pay in England and Wales 2019, by ethnicity
Sectors and qualifications
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Highest paid occupations in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Lowest paid occupations in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Average annual salary of graduates and non-graduates in England 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Average gross annual salary in the UK 2017, by education level and age
- Premium Statistic Average gross annual salary for graduates in the UK 2017, by degree subject
Wage Growth
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- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth for full-time workers in the UK 2005-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2023
- Basic Statistic Average public sector and private sector weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK compared with inflation 2001-2023
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2023, by industry sector
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- Regional median hourly gross pay for full-time employee jobs in the UK 2019
- Trade union wage premium in the UK 1995-2021
- Share of adults who support a minimum wage increase U.S. April 2021, by age
- Gross median hourly pay for employees in the United Kingdom, by age
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- Regional median hourly gross pay for full-time employee jobs in the UK 2019
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- Gross median hourly pay for employees in the United Kingdom, by age
- Hourly labor cost across India in 2006 and 2015
- Mean hourly wage of tailors, dressmakers, and sewers in U.S. 2013-2021
- U.S. employer costs for civilian worker compensation 2021, by occupation group
- U.S. employer costs for private industry worker compensation 2021, by firm size
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 26, 2022). Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector (in GBP)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Hourly Earnings for Full-time Employees in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Industry Sector (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/