In 2023, the average annual growth in weekly earnings for full-time workers in the United Kingdom grew for all age groups, with over those aged 16 to 17 seeing their earnings rise by the fastest rate, at 20.3 percent.
Annual growth in median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, by age group
Characteristic
16 to 17
18 to 21
22 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 and over
2023
20.3%
9.8%
6.3%
5.8%
5.3%
6.8%
8.3%
2022
4.4%
7.5%
5.1%
4.9%
3.6%
5.1%
4.8%
2021
8.2%
7.1%
4.5%
3.5%
4.3%
3.3%
6.6%
2020
1%
-0.3%
0.7%
-0.4%
-0.5%
0.5%
-2%
2019
8.2%
4.4%
3.3%
3.2%
4%
3.3%
3.8%
2018
3.2%
3.2%
4.1%
3%
3.9%
1.1%
1%
2017
3.6%
3.4%
2.3%
2.1%
2.4%
2.1%
2.9%
2016
7.9%
4%
3.6%
1.7%
2.1%
2.8%
2.4%
2015
5%
4.1%
2.2%
0.5%
2%
2.4%
1.5%
2014
-2.2%
0.9%
1.1%
0.6%
1.4%
0.9%
0.2%
2013
-3.2%
2.8%
1.9%
0.9%
1.2%
2.8%
3%
2012
-0.2%
2.1%
2%
1.3%
2.2%
0.9%
2%
2011
-7.9%
0%
-1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.8%
1.7%
-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 1, 2023). Annual growth in median weekly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/801924/weekly-earning-growth-in-the-uk-by-age/
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