FX.co ★ UK Total Pay Growth Below Forecasts

During the three months leading up to September 2025, total average weekly earnings in the UK, which include bonuses, experienced a year-on-year increase of 4.8%, reaching GBP 733. This growth represents a deceleration from the previous period's 5% and falls slightly below the anticipated market forecast of 4.9%. The private sector saw wage growth dip to 4.4% from 4.8%, marking its slowest rate since the December 2020 to February 2021 period. Conversely, public sector wages surged by 6.8%, the highest growth recorded since August to October 2023, building upon a previous rise of 5.8%. When adjusted for inflation, total earnings rose by 0.7%, a slight decline from the 0.9% increase of the prior quarter.