Средний размер повышения зарплат в экономике Великобритании снизился до 3,3% в июле 2026 года

news | The median pay award across the economy has fallen from 3.5% to 3.3% in the three months to July 2026, according to the latest figures from Incomes Data Research (IDR). Its analysis of pay settlements across the economy between 1 May and 31 July was mostly at large organisations and covered 585,505 workers. This is the first time the median has dropped below 3.5% since December 2025, when it was 3%. A total of 54% of awards in the three months to July remain between 3% and 4%, up from 49% last month, while 32% of pay rises were worth at least 4% and 14% were between 2% and 2.99%. Analysis of awards in the 3% to 3.99% bracket revealed that pay rises worth between 3% and 3.49% grew from 28% last month to 67% in the three months to July. This is likely to have influenced the fall in the median pay award to 3.3%. This has been driven by outcomes in private services, where the median fell from 3.4% in June to 3% in the latest period, and the upper quartile was down from 4% to 3%. As a result, the median pay award in the three months to April was higher, at 3.5%, than it is now. The difference in the figures for July, compared to those last month, is a result of 73% of pay rises in the sector being worth between 3% and 3.99% and 27% occurring in the 2% to 2.99% bracket. These figures have increased from 41% and 20% in June respectively. In manufacturing, higher-end pay rises worth 6% or more doubled from 4% in June to 8% in July, while 58% of awards were between 4% and 4.99% in the three months to July, compared to 27% in June. Zoe Woolacott, senior pay researcher at IDR, said: “April is by far the most popular month for pay setting, so the latest median is somewhat less representative of the overall landscape than trends established earlier in the year.”