ONS · 13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024

Average weekly pay during the Conservative 2019–2024 government

2019 Q3 → 2024 Q2 · 19 periods

↑ 27.5%+£149 £

Average weekly pay rose by 27.5% over the period, from £542 £ (2019 Q3, the level when the government took office) to £691 (2024 Q2, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level 2019 Q3: £542
Level when it left 2024 Q2: £691
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

Average weekly earnings including bonuses for employees in Great Britain, from the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, seasonally adjusted, in cash terms.

Doesn’t measure: Self-employed income, the pay of any particular person, or what the money buys once prices are taken into account.