Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Latest results published 23 October 2025

The key points from the 'Employee earnings in NI 2025' show that:

In NI, median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees (“weekly earnings”) in April 2025 were £713, an increase of 7.4% from £664 in 2024. This is the second largest annual increase on record and the fifth consecutive annual increase.
In the UK, weekly earnings were £767 in April 2025, an increase of 5.3% from 2024 (£728). This is the third largest annual increase on record and follows the second largest increase of 6.0% in 2024.
Over the past year, many large public sector organisations have agreed backdated multi-year pay settlements, leading to a significant 9.3% rise in public sector earnings in 2025 following two years of zero growth. Private sector earnings rose by 5.4%, continuing the strong upward trend seen since 2021.
Median annual earnings for full-time employees in NI were £37,100 in 2025, almost £2,000 lower than the UK median of £39,000. The highest 10% of full-time earners in NI earned at least £67,500.

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