As of the third quarter of 2024, wages in the UK finance and business services sector grew by approximately 4.1 percent, compared with 5.8 percent in the manufacturing sector, and 5.4 percent in the construction industry.
Average growth of weekly earnings in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024, by industry sector
Characteristic
Services
Finance and business services
Manufacturing
Construction
Wholesaling, retailing, hotels & restaurants
Q3 2024
4.1%
4.1%
5.8%
5.4%
4.9%
Q2 2024
4.4%
5.9%
6.7%
3.3%
5%
Q1 2024
6.1%
6.8%
6.2%
2.3%
4.8%
Q4 2023
6%
6.2%
6%
4.4%
6%
Q3 2023
7.9%
9%
7.5%
4.6%
5.8%
Q2 2023
8.5%
8.5%
8%
5.2%
4.5%
Q1 2023
6.4%
7.7%
6.5%
4%
4%
Q4 2022
6.5%
5.1%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
Q3 2022
5.9%
6%
5%
5.2%
6.8%
Q2 2022
5.4%
6.5%
4%
6.1%
7.7%
Q1 2022
7.2%
10.3%
4.4%
7.3%
8.7%
Q4 2021
5%
9%
2.6%
2.5%
4.5%
Q3 2021
6.2%
9.5%
3.9%
7.2%
6%
Q2 2021
8.8%
12.4%
7%
14.3%
11.2%
Q1 2021
4.8%
6%
2%
1.1%
2.5%
Q4 2020
5.2%
6.9%
1.6%
2.1%
4.2%
Q3 2020
2.1%
2.7%
-0.4%
-3.8%
-0.4%
Q2 2020
-0.3%
-1%
-3.5%
-10.3%
-5.4%
Q1 2020
2.5%
1.8%
1.8%
2.2%
2.1%
Q4 2019
2.7%
3.5%
2.6%
3.1%
1%
Q3 2019
3.8%
4.6%
2.6%
6.1%
3.1%
Q2 2019
4.1%
5.4%
2.6%
6%
2.3%
Q1 2019
3.4%
3.3%
1.7%
4%
1.7%
Q4 2018
3.6%
3.8%
1.6%
4.4%
2.9%
Q3 2018
3.2%
2.4%
2.1%
3.6%
3.5%
Q2 2018
2.1%
1%
2.6%
5.2%
3.1%
Q1 2018
2.7%
2.8%
2.8%
4.6%
2.3%
Q4 2017
2.6%
2.9%
3.1%
1.4%
2.1%
Q3 2017
2.3%
3%
1.9%
2.4%
1.4%
Q2 2017
2.5%
2.6%
1.2%
0.1%
2.2%
Q1 2017
2.3%
1.6%
1.8%
1.8%
2.9%
Q4 2016
2.3%
0.9%
1.6%
6.4%
3.7%
Q3 2016
2.2%
2.1%
2.4%
4.3%
3.2%
Q2 2016
2.5%
3.5%
2.8%
5%
2.6%
Q1 2016
2%
3.2%
2.3%
4.5%
1.1%
Q4 2015
1.9%
2.2%
1.9%
2.3%
3.1%
Q3 2015
3.1%
3.6%
2%
2.3%
4.2%
Q2 2015
2.5%
2.9%
1.4%
3.6%
3.7%
Q1 2015
2.7%
2.3%
0.8%
1.4%
4.5%
Q4 2014
2.1%
3.1%
1.5%
2.5%
1.3%
Q3 2014
0.7%
0.7%
1.8%
1.7%
-0.5%
Q2 2014
-0.2%
-2.8%
1.5%
-2.1%
1%
Q1 2014
1.4%
-0.1%
3.1%
2.4%
3.5%
Q4 2013
0.9%
-0.3%
2.5%
0.2%
2.9%
Q3 2013
0.6%
-1.1%
1.8%
0.6%
3.7%
Q2 2013
2.2%
2.9%
2.5%
0.4%
3.1%
Q1 2013
0.5%
-0.7%
2.2%
-2.8%
0.7%
Q4 2012
1.3%
-0.3%
1.8%
-0.7%
2.5%
Q3 2012
1.9%
1.7%
2%
0.1%
3%
Q2 2012
1.4%
0.7%
2.5%
2.8%
2.2%
Q1 2012
0.5%
-1.7%
0.8%
0.5%
2.6%
Q4 2011
2.1%
3.3%
1.4%
2.9%
2.1%
Q3 2011
2.4%
4.6%
1.5%
2.7%
1.2%
Q2 2011
3.1%
6.5%
1.5%
1.3%
2%
Q1 2011
3%
7.1%
1.3%
0.4%
-0.9%
Q4 2010
2.1%
2.7%
3%
-1.8%
1.3%
Q3 2010
2%
1.7%
4.5%
-1%
2.1%
Q2 2010
1.1%
0.5%
3.5%
0%
1.9%
Q1 2010
4.1%
14%
5%
2.7%
3.6%
Q4 2009
0.1%
0.1%
2.2%
1.2%
2%
Q3 2009
0.2%
-0.5%
0.8%
0.3%
1.3%
Q2 2009
0.7%
0.2%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
Q1 2009
-1.6%
-10.9%
1.2%
1.7%
1.6%
Q4 2008
3.2%
4.2%
2.6%
-0.5%
1.2%
Q3 2008
3.3%
4.3%
3%
-0.6%
1.6%
Q2 2008
4.3%
5.5%
4%
4.3%
3.3%
Q1 2008
4.1%
5%
2.5%
4.2%
4%
Q4 2007
4%
2.7%
3.7%
7.6%
5%
Q3 2007
5.2%
5.1%
4.2%
8.3%
6.5%
Q2 2007
4.6%
3%
3.6%
4.6%
6.7%
Q1 2007
6.2%
9.2%
4.3%
5.7%
5.8%
Q4 2006
5.1%
7.3%
3.8%
5.6%
3.9%
Q3 2006
3.9%
5%
3.3%
7.2%
3.4%
Q2 2006
5%
7.5%
4.2%
7.2%
3.3%
Q1 2006
5.1%
7.5%
4.4%
5%
3.2%
Q4 2005
4.6%
5%
3%
6.1%
4%
Q3 2005
5.4%
7.2%
3.5%
3.3%
3.5%
Q2 2005
4.9%
4.7%
3.8%
1.1%
3.3%
Q1 2005
5.2%
7.3%
4.2%
1.1%
4.5%
Q4 2004
5.5%
8.3%
5.2%
0.4%
3.9%
Q3 2004
5.1%
5.5%
4.9%
2.6%
4.3%
Q2 2004
4.4%
5.6%
5%
4.2%
3.9%
Q1 2004
4.2%
2.9%
4.4%
4%
1.8%
Q4 2003
4.1%
2.8%
4%
5.6%
2.2%
Q3 2003
3.3%
2.3%
3.7%
3.9%
1.3%
Q2 2003
3%
3.3%
3.4%
3.3%
1.5%
Q1 2003
2.6%
1.6%
3.4%
4.7%
3.8%
Q4 2002
2.8%
1.5%
3.4%
0.8%
4%
Q3 2002
3.6%
3.2%
3.9%
1.3%
3.8%
Q2 2002
3.7%
1.5%
3.9%
3.4%
4.5%
Q1 2002
3.2%
0%
3.3%
5.1%
3%
Q4 2001
4.3%
2.8%
3.8%
6.1%
2.8%
Q3 2001
4.8%
5%
4.1%
9.1%
4.4%
Q2 2001
6.2%
7.3%
3%
8.8%
4.2%
Q1 2001
6.9%
13.1%
3.9%
7%
4.6%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Average growth of weekly earnings in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800680/wage-growth-uk-by-industry-sector/
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