Median gross full-time annual income climbs to £27600,but most of extra cash going to London and south-east England, says ONSBritons enjoyed a rise in earnings of almost 2% in the past year after near-zero inflation boosted seize-domestic pay by the biggest margin since the financial crash.
Confirming that the UK’s long pay squeeze has come to an halt, and workers secured a 1.8% rise in average annual earnings in the year to April. This figure went up to a genuine increase of 1.9% after being adjusted for inflation,the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, as it published an annual survey of hours and earnings (Ashe).
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Source: theguardian.com