In the 2021/22 financial year, various measures of inequality in the United Kingdom increased when compared with previous years. Compared with ten years earlier, the S80/20 ratio has increased from 5.3 to 6.3, the P90/10 ratio from 4.1 to 4.5, and the Palma ratio has between 1.4 and 1.5.
Measures of income inequality in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for part-time employees in the UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Average part-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by percentile
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Wage Growth
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- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2023
- Basic Statistic Annual growth in earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2000-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth for full-time workers in the UK 2005-2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings growth for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2024
- Basic Statistic Average public sector and private sector weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2024
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK compared with inflation 2001-2024
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earning growth in the UK 2001-2023, by industry sector
Gender and Pay
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- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the UK 1997-2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1997-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 1997-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2023, by age and gender
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
- Premium Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Average full-time weekly wage in the UK 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Pay gap between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Median hourly pay in England and Wales 2022, by ethnicity
Sectors and qualifications
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average weekly earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average full-time hourly wage in the UK 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Highest paid occupations in the UK 2023
- Basic Statistic Lowest paid occupations in the UK 2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual salary of graduates and non-graduates in England 2007-2022
- Basic Statistic Average gross annual salary in the UK 2017, by education level and age
- Premium Statistic Average gross annual salary for graduates in the UK 2017, by degree subject
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 25, 2023). Measures of income inequality in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232581/income-inequality-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Measures of income inequality in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232581/income-inequality-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Measures of income inequality in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232581/income-inequality-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Measures of Income Inequality in The United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232581/income-inequality-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Measures of income inequality in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232581/income-inequality-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Measures of income inequality in the United Kingdom from 1977 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232581/income-inequality-uk/