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UK Average Earnings 17 July 2025

UK Average Earnings 17 July 2025: 5% for May 2025, in line with the forecast and against 5.4% in April 2025 (first reported as 5.3%). It is the lowest reading since September 2024. It was released on Thu 17 Jul 2025 at 06:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
5%
May 2025
Forecast
5%
The market consensus
Previous
5.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: Sterling usually moves little if the figure matches expectations and regular pay growth is unchanged.

UK Average Earnings 17 July 2025: 5% for May 2025 against a 5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Jul 2025May5%5%5.4%
10 Jun 2025Apr5.3%5.5%5.6%
13 May 2025Mar5.5%5.2%5.7%
15 Apr 2025Feb5.6%5.7%5.6%
20 Mar 2025Jan5.8%5.9%6.1%
18 Feb 2025Dec6%5.9%5.5%
21 Jan 2025Nov5.6%5.6%5.2%
17 Dec 2024Oct5.2%4.6%4.4%
12 Nov 2024Sep4.3%3.9%3.9%
15 Oct 2024Aug3.8%3.8%4.1%
10 Sep 2024Jul4%4.1%4.6%
13 Aug 2024Jun4.5%—5.7%
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