Treasury written question – answered at on 3 May 2006.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average earnings of full-time employees based on the annual survey of hours and earnings were for (a) Birmingham, (b) Sandwell, (c) Dudley, (d) Walsall, (e) Wolverhampton, (f) Solihull, (g) Coventry, (h) Worcestershire, (i) Herefordshire, (j) Shropshire, (k) Telford and Wrekin, (l) Staffordshire, (m) Warwickshire and (n) Gloucestershire in each year since 2000.
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 earnings of full-time employees in (a) Birmingham, (b) Sandwell, (c) Dudley, (d) Walsall, (e) Wolverhampton, (f) Solihull, (g) Coventry, (h)Worcestershire, (i) Herefordshire, (j) Shropshire, (k) Telford and Wrekin, (1) Staffordshire, (m) Warwickshire and (n)Gloucestershire was in each year since 2000. (67401)
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 tables showing Average Gross Weekly Earnings by place of work for the years 2000 to 2005 for Full Time Employees on Adult Rates. These statistics are already published on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=13101.
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.
Median | Mean | |
---|---|---|
Birmingham | ||
2000 | 357 | 418 |
2001 | 392 | 462 |
2002 | 393 | 469 |
2003 | 398 | 465 |
2004 | 413 | 475 |
2004(28) | 404 | 466 |
2005 | 425 | 488 |
Sandwell | ||
2000 | 340 | 391 |
2001 | 341 | 382 |
2002 | 353 | 411 |
2003 | 362 | 429 |
2004 | 370 | 451 |
2004(28) | 365 | 441 |
2005 | 403 | *509 |
Dudley | ||
2000 | 318 | 370 |
2001 | 335 | 388 |
2002 | 345 | 399 |
2003 | 346 | 395 |
2004 | 367 | 411 |
2004(28) | 358 | 402 |
2005 | 369 | 425 |
Walsall | ||
2000 | *311 | 350 |
2001 | 329 | 370 |
2002 | 319 | 371 |
2003 | 341 | 390 |
2004 | 361 | 409 |
2004(28) | 363 | 407 |
2005 | 359 | 423 |
Wolverhampton | ||
2000 | 342 | 381 |
2001 | 359 | 415 |
2002 | *387 | 439 |
2003 | 379 | 436 |
2004 | 405 | 462 |
2004(28) | 389 | 451 |
2005 | *400 | 478 |
Solihull | ||
2000 | *393 | 443 |
2001 | 402 | 464 |
2002 | *429 | 478 |
2003 | 445 | 511 |
2004 | 480 | 547 |
2004(28) | 471 | 539 |
2005 | 468 | 525 |
Coventry | ||
2000 | 364 | 424 |
2001 | 389 | 474 |
2002 | 424 | 501 |
2003 | 412 | 509 |
2004 | 444 | 535 |
2004(28) | 442 | 522 |
2005 | 453 | 545 |
Worcestershire | ||
2000 | 336 | 379 |
2001 | 346 | 400 |
2002 | 342 | 403 |
2003 | 373 | 456 |
2004 | 373 | 446 |
2004(28) | 372 | 444 |
2005 | 385 | 464 |
Herefordshire | ||
2000 | 290 | 326 |
2001 | *318 | 368 |
2002 | *329 | 375 |
2003 | *376 | 455 |
2004 | *360 | 415 |
2004(28) | *346 | 406 |
2005 | *351 | 418 |
Shropshire | ||
2000 | *307 | 358 |
2001 | 324 | 375 |
2002 | 340 | 396 |
2003 | 375 | 468 |
2004 | 380 | 452 |
2004(28) | 374 | 447 |
2005 | 375 | 455 |
Telford and Wrekin | ||
2000 | 326 | 375 |
2001 | 335 | 379 |
2002 | *362 | 409 |
2003 | 392 | 458 |
2004 | *381 | 441 |
2004(28) | *375 | 436 |
2005 | 389 | 443 |
Staffordshire | ||
2000 | 335 | 378 |
2001 | 351 | 399 |
2002 | 360 | 418 |
2003 | 357 | 428 |
2004 | 392 | 449 |
2004(28) | 388 | 445 |
2005 | 395 | 466 |
Warwickshire | ||
2000 | 349 | 423 |
2001 | 370 | *476 |
2002 | 375 | 462 |
2003 | 383 | 440 |
2004 | 421 | 488 |
2004(28) | 415 | 472 |
2005 | 423 | 497 |
Gloucestershire | ||
2000 | 357 | 409 |
2001 | 365 | 441 |
2002 | 378 | 456 |
2003 | 377 | 448 |
2004 | 411 | 484 |
2004(28) | 411 | 482 |
2005 | 423 | 493 |
(27)Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
(28)includes Supplementary survey data
Notes:
Guide to quality:
The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of a figure, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality.
The true value is likely to lie within ± twice the CV e.g. for an average of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent., we would expect the population average to be within the range 180 to 220.
Key
CV}5%
* CV>5% and }10%
The median replaces the mean as the headline statistic. The weighted mean is the sum of the weighted values divided by the sum of the weights. The median is the value below which 50 per cent. of employees fall. It is preferred over the mean for earnings data as it is influenced less.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.
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