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Full-time employees: Average hourly wage in the UK 2006-2017

Median hourly earnings for full-time employees (excluding overtime pay and hours) in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2017 (in British Pounds)

The data displays the median hourly earnings for full-time employees (excluding overtime pay and hours) in the UK from 2006 to 2017. From 11.03 GBP in 2006, the median hourly earnings for full-time employees increased by 2.91 pounds to reach the latest 2017 figure of 13.94 pounds. By comparison, the hourly wage of part-time employees only amounted to 8.88 pounds in 2016, having risen by roughly 2 pounds from 2006 to 2016. A full-time employee thus earned almost 5 pounds more per hour than a part-time employee.

In regards to the gender pay gap for full-time employees in 2016, the median hourly earnings of male employees amounted to 14.

2006 11.03
2007 11.36
2008 11.88
2009 12.33
2010 12.5
2011 12.56
2012 12.77
2013 13.02
2014 13.09
2015 13.29
2016 13.59
2017 13.94