The median annual earnings in the United Kingdom was British pounds per year in 2025. Annual earnings varied significantly by region, ranging from  pounds in London to pounds in the North East. Along with London, only South East England and Scotland had earnings above the UK average, at  pounds and  pounds respectively.
Regional Inequality in the UK
Various other indicators highlight the degree of regional inequality in the UK, especially between London and the rest of the country. Productivity in London, as measured by output per hour, was percent higher than the UK average. By comparison, every other UK region, except the South East, fell below the UK average for productivity. In gross domestic product per head, London was also an outlier. The average GDP per head in the UK was just over pounds in 2023, but for London it was almost pounds. Again, the South East's GDP per head was slightly above the UK average, with every other region below it. Within London itself, there is also a great degree of inequality. In 2023, for example, the average earnings in Kensington and Chelsea were pounds per week, compared with pounds in Barking and Dagenham.
Wages continue to grow in 2025
In March 2025, weekly wages in the UK were growing by around percent, or percent when adjusted for inflation. For almost two years, wages have grown faster than inflation after a long period where prices were rising faster than wages between 2021 and 2023. This was due to a sustained period of high inflation in the UK, which peaked in October 2022 at percent. Although inflation started to slow the following month, it wasn't until June 2023 that wages started to outpace inflation. By this point, the damage caused by high energy and food inflation had led to the the worst Cost of Living Crisis in the UK for a generation.
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