Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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Latest results published 29 October 2019

The key points from the Northern Ireland ASHE 2019 show that:

• Weekly earnings increased over the year to April 2019 in nominal (3.3%) and real terms (1.2%) to £535.
• In the UK, weekly earnings were £585, an increase of 2.9% from 2018 (£568). Real UK weekly earnings increased by 0.9% over the year.
• Private sector weekly earnings increased by 3.4% over the year, while public sector weekly earnings increased by 0.7%. Public sector weekly earnings (£625) were 31% higher than private sector earnings (£479).
• Median hourly earnings (excluding overtime) for full-time females (£13.13) was 2.9% greater than those for full-time males (£12.76). NI remains the only region in the UK where full-time females earn more per hour on average than full-time males.

Publications 

• NI ASHE 2019
• Previous publications

Detailed Results

1. Headline statistics for Northern Ireland
2. Industry, occupation, age, public/private sector and skill level
3. NI geographies, by place of work and place of residence
4. Low pay analysis
5. All tables in Open Document Spreadsheet (ODS) format

HMRC PAYE RTI earnings

Experimental Median monthly earnings from HMRC PAYE Real Time Information System was published on 19th May 2020. The key points were:

• Median monthly pay for NI employees in the three months to March 2020 was £1,715
• (Nominal) growth in median pay over the quarter to March was 1.5%
• Growth in median pay in the three months to March 2020 compared to same period last year was 3.3%
• Latest UK regional time series

Data Visualisation

Earnings distribution chart

Explanation of gender pay gap

Pension Results

The provisional results from the pensions element of the Northern Ireland ASHE 2019 were published on 4th March 2020.

• NI ASHE 2019 Pension Results
• Previous publications

ASHE interactive maps

Click here for interactive earnings map

Geographically data refers to place of work.

• Gross weekly earnings
• Gross annual earnings
• Gross hourly earnings
• Total paid hours worked

NI ASHE Background Information

• Background to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
• Advice for completing the ASHE 2020 survey for businesses affected by COVID-19
• ONS quality and methodology for ASHE

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