Treasury written question – answered at on 10 January 2006.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average weekly wage was for workers in the (a) private and (b) public sector in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the average weekly wage was for workers in the (a) private and (b) public sector in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. (39793)
Currently average earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), and are provided for full time employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence. This is the standard definition used for ASHE. The ASHE does not collect data on the self employed and people who do unpaid work.
I attach a table showing the Average Gross Weekly Earnings for full time employees by private and public sector for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2005. Results prior to 1997 are not available.
The ASHE, carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a one per cent sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes.
Public | Private | |||
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Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
1997 | 353 | 377 | 315 | 380 |
1998 | 367 | 392 | 330 | 404 |
1999 | 379 | 407 | 341 | 419 |
2000 | 391 | 422 | 355 | 438 |
2001 | 407 | 442 | 374 | 466 |
2002 | 423 | 462 | 387 | 491 |
2003 | 436 | 483 | 401 | 504 |
2004 | 456 | 505 | 420 | 523 |
2004(21) | 461 | 509 | 412 | 510 |
2005 | 479 | 535 | 421 | 525 |
(20) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
(21) Due to changes in the survey, results from 2004 are discontinuous with previous results. These changes Include Improvements to survey coverage, a change In the definition of gross weekly pay to exclude Irregular bonuses and Improvements to the collect more earnings relating to allowances. 2004 statistics are presented on both basis for comparison purposes.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
Public | Private | |||
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Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
1997 | 336 | 356 | 287 | 337 |
1998 | 344 | 369 | 298 | 355 |
1999 | 358 | 385 | 314 | 371 |
2000 | 369 | 397 | 322 | 384 |
2001 | 392 | 424 | 336 | 405 |
2002 | 411 | 440 | 349 | 434 |
2003 | 415 | 456 | 358 | 444 |
2004 | 439 | 477 | 369 | 452 |
2004(23) | 442 | 481 | 362 | 442 |
2005 | 464 | 517 | 375 | 459 |
(22) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
(23) Due to changes In the survey, results from 2004 are discontinuous with previous results. These changes include improvements to survey coverage, a change in the definition of gross weekly pay to exclude irregular bonuses and improvements to the collect more earnings relating to allowances. 2004 statistics are presented on both basis for comparison purposes.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
Public | Private | |||
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Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
1997 | 326 | 351 | 288 | 330 |
1998 | 333 | 364 | 299 | 341 |
1999 | 348 | 382 | 305 | 347 |
2000 | 359 | 396 | 315 | 361 |
2001 | 379 | 413 | 320 | 371 |
2002 | 397 | 434 | 328 | 389 |
2003 | 405 | 454 | 340 | 403 |
2004 | 422 | 474 | 367 | 426 |
2004(25) | 424 | 477 | 357 | 416 |
2005 | 449 | 504 | 359 | 423 |
(24) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
(25) Due to changes in the survey, results from 2004 are discontinuous with previous results. These changes include improvements to survey coverage, a change in the definition of gross weekly pay to exclude irregular bonuses and improvements to the collect more earnings relating to allowances. 2004 statistics are presented on both basis for comparison purposes.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
Public | Private | |||
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Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
1997 | 359 | 379 | 246 | 294 |
1998 | 380 | 395 | 259 | 304 |
1999 | 387 | 406 | 270 | 318 |
2000 | 408 | 420 | 283 | 334 |
2001 | 408 | 431 | 298 | 353 |
2002 | 427 | 455 | 314 | 364 |
2003 | 440 | 474 | 317 | 377 |
2004 | 470 | 498 | 330 | 394 |
2004(27) | 469 | 500 | 329 | 390 |
2005 | 489 | 522 | 340 | 402 |
(26) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
(27) Due to changes in the survey, results from 2004 are discontinuous with previous results. These changes include improvements to survey coverage, a change in the definition of gross weekly pay to exclude irregular bonuses and improvements to the collect more earnings relating to allowances. 2004 statistics are presented on both basis for comparison purposes.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
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