Employment falls in Bromley as pay rises to £3,385 a month
Figures as published on Jul 2026.
Bromley
Data to Aug 2026
Published at local authority grain.
Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-08-01).
Median monthly pay
£3,412
+3.3% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+0.0%
CPIH 3.30%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-08-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
152,534
-0.8% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Median pay trend
How it compares
| Area | Median pay | Change, yr | Real terms | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | £3,412 | +3.3% | +0.0% | 152,534 |
| Lewisham | £3,189 | +3.4% | +0.1% | 148,900 |
| Hillingdon | £2,866 | +3.5% | +0.2% | 149,819 |
| Hounslow | £2,808 | +2.9% | -0.4% | 148,775 |
| Redbridge | £2,725 | +3.8% | +0.5% | 148,063 |
| London | £3,118 | +3.2% | -0.1% | 4,342,482 |
| United Kingdom | £2,657 | +3.5% | +0.2% | 30,227,243 |
Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.
Everyday & leisure spending
Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.
Eating out basket£79.67
Night out for two£190.42
Night out with friends£59.23
Family day out£426.41
Household essentials (monthly)£59.24
Dog owner monthly costs£43.42
Monthly leisure activities£138.46
Priced at London prices (CPI region), not the town.
Healthy life expectancy
Women: 67.7 healthy years at birth (64–71.4) · England 61.3 — significantly higher than England
Men: 67.5 healthy years at birth (64.4–70.6) · England 60.9 — significantly higher than England
Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.
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About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.30%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.