Pay levels and awards

New and updated

• Type:

  Economic data

  ONS pay rate data: ASHE 2024

  Updated to include the latest headline pay data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2024. The next ONS release date is November 2025. 

• Type:

  Economic data

  ONS gender pay gap data: ASHE 2024

  Updated to include the latest headline gender pay gap data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2024. The next ONS release date is November 2025. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay spine

  Updated to reflect the NJC pay scale, as agreed in October 2024, applicable from 1 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Survey analysis and Benchmarking data: The complete list

  Updated to include new benchmarking survey data and analysis on: pay awards October 2024; and pay award forecasts for 2025. 

• Date:

  24 October 2024

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Forecasts for pay awards in 2024/2025

  With pay awards continuing to fall, alongside cooling inflation, we examine whether this trend will continue into 2025. Our latest survey explores anticipated pay awards for the next 12 months and the factors influencing these decisions.

• Date:

  24 October 2024

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay trends October 2024: Pay deals flatten in third quarter but are set to fall in 2025

  We look at the latest data on pay increases and share our forecasts for the likely direction of pay awards in 2025.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Fair Pay Agreement in adult social care sector

  The Employment Rights Bill includes provisions to introduce a framework for a Fair Pay Agreement process in the adult social care sector.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the living wage used by the Living Wage Foundation and how is it calculated?

  Updated to reflect increases to the "real living wage", as set by the Living Wage Foundation, from 23 October 2024.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Re-establishment of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body

  The Employment Rights Bill includes provisions to re-establish a negotiating body for school support staff.

• Date:

  4 October 2024

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Review of pay awards 2024: Industry analysis

  Pay awards across the economy have fallen over the past year, but how have individual sectors and industries fared? We breakdown our pay settlement data to provide a detailed look at pay award activity.