Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2024

Summary of earnings statistics from the annual survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).


Employee Earnings

Gross Median Weekly Earnings for full-time employees, Scotland and UK

Gross median weekly earnings for full-time employees in Scotland were £739.70 in 2024. This was an increase of 4.3 per cent over the year in nominal terms, continuing the longer-term upward trend. 

In the UK, gross median weekly earnings for full-time employees were £728.30, an increase of 6.0 per cent since April 2023.

When adjusted for inflation (Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH)), gross median weekly earnings for full-time employees in Scotland increased by 1.2 per cent over the year while the UK increased by 2.9 per cent over the year.

Figure 1: Nominal median weekly earnings for full-time employees have been gradually increasing over time for Scotland and the UK

Gross median weekly earnings for full-time employees (nominal and real), Scotland and UK, April 2005 to April 2024

Chart showing Gross median weekly earnings for full-time employees (nominal and real), Scotland and UK, April 2005 to April 2024. Bars show that Nominal median weekly earnings for full-time employees have been gradually increasing over time for Scotland and the UK

Source: Scottish Government Analysis of Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ONS

Notes:

1. Estimates for 2024 data are provisional.

2. Employees are on adult rates, pay is unaffected by absence unless furloughed

3. Full-time is defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).

4. Real pay is pay adjusted for inflation using Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) for April 2024

5. Discontinuities in the series in 2006, 2011 and 2021. Discontinuity in 2021 is due to change in occupational coding from SOC 2010 to SOC 2020.

6. Due to methodological changes, data for 2023 and 2024 might not be directly comparable to data for 2022 and earlier years.

7. Data for 2020 and 2021 are subject to more uncertainty and should be treated with caution because of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the data and collection. 

Gross Median Weekly Earnings by sex and employment type, Scotland, 2024

Between April 2023 and April 2024, men's median weekly earnings increased at a faster rate than for women for all employees (4.9 per cent vs 4.8 per cent) and full-time employees (3.9 per cent vs 3.4 per cent). 

Gross median weekly earnings for full-time women increased by 3.4 per cent over the year to £701.00 in 2024 while median weekly earnings for full-time men increased by 3.9 per cent to £766.60 in 2024.

Median weekly earnings for part-time women increased by 8.2 per cent over the year to £286.80 in 2024 while median weekly earnings for part-time men increased by 3.7 per cent to £244.50 in 2024.

Figure 2: Men’s full-time earnings increased at a faster rate than for women between 2023 and 2024

Gross Median Weekly Earnings and annual percentage change in gross median weekly earnings by sex and employment type, Scotland, 2024

Source: Scottish Government Analysis of Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ONS

Notes:

1. Estimates for 2024 data are provisional.

2. Employees are on adult rates, pay is unaffected by absence

3. Full-time is defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).

4. Part-time is defined as employees working less than or equal to 30 paid hours per week (or less than 25 hours for the teaching professions).

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

Labour Market Statistics,
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
Telephone: 0131 244 6773,
E-mail: LMStats@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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