FX.co ★ UK Total Pay Rises Less Than Anticipated

In the United Kingdom, total average weekly earnings, which account for bonuses, increased by 5.3% year-over-year, reaching GBP 720 per week over the three months leading to April 2025. This represents the slowest growth in seven months, following a 5.6% rise in the preceding period and falling short of the anticipated 5.5%. Wage growth decelerated in the private sector, registering at 5.3%—the lowest since the period ending in August 2024—down from 5.5%. Conversely, the public sector experienced a slight acceleration in wage growth, moving to 5.5% from 5.4%. When adjusted for inflation, the real growth in total earnings stood at 1.5%, marking the slowest pace since the three months ending in July 2024.