Earnings and working hours

The level and growth rate of average weekly earnings (regular and bonus pay), and average weekly hours worked by full-time and part-time workers.

Highlights

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2017 OCT

The whole economy Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH), seasonally adjusted, increased by 3.0% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2017, compared with Quarter 3 2016 and increased by 1.1% compared with the previous quarter, Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2017.
Wage costs per hour worked increased by 2.5% in Quarter 3 2017 compared with Quarter 3 2016 and non-wage costs per hour worked increased by 5.8%.
Private sector labour costs per hour increased by 3.0% in Quarter 3 2017 compared with Quarter 3 2016, while public sector labour costs per hour increased by 2.8%.

EARN01: Average Weekly Earnings

Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), seasonally adjusted. This spreadsheet includes the headline estimates of earnings growth based on the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.
Annual survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) gender pay gap tables

Gender pay gap estimates for all, full-time and part-time employees by age, occupation, country, region, county, local authority, LEPs, parliamentary constituency, Travel To Work Area, public/private sector and industry, provided back to 1997.
Region by Occupation (4 digit SOC) - ASHE: Table 15

Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time/part-time status in all industries and occupations.
Occupation (4 digit SOC) - ASHE: Table 14

Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time/part-time status in all industries and occupations.
All Employees - ASHE: Table 1

Estimates of paid hours worked, weekly, hourly and annual earnings for UK employees by gender and full-time/part-time workers.

Index of UK labour costs per hour, experimental: July to September 2017

Changes in the costs of employing labour, analysed by sector and industry.
UK labour market: December 2017

Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: 2017 provisional and 2016 revised results

Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time or part-time status in all industries and occupations.
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings pension tables, UK: 2016 provisional and 2015 revised results

Membership and contributions to workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by type, age, industry, public and private sector, occupation and size of company.
Low pay in the UK: Apr 2016

Bulletin presents statistics on the number of employee jobs with pay less than the National Minimum Wage or the new National Living Wage in the UK

London had the smallest gender pay gap 20 years ago, but now it has the largest

The pay gap between men and women working in London has barely changed in over two decades, new ONS analysis shows.
Contracts with No Guaranteed Hours: 2015

Latest figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show 744,000 people are employed on a “zero-hours contract” in their main job. This represents 2.4% of all people in employment, an increase of 0.4% from the same period in 2014. People on a “zero-hours contract” are more likely to be women, in full-time education or in young or older age groups. They are likely to work 25 hours a week.
Public and Private Sector Earnings: March 2014

A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics.