Employment falls in Herefordshire, County of as pay rises to £2,474 a month
Figures as published on Aug 2026.
Herefordshire
Data to Jul 2026
Published at ITL3 (sub-regional) grain.
Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-07-01).
Median monthly pay
£2,474
+4.6% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+1.5%
CPIH 3.03%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-07-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
80,820
-0.3% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-07-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Median pay trend
How it compares
| Area | Median pay | Change, yr | Real terms | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick (May 2026) | £3,020 | +3.6% | +0.6% | 72,055 |
| Solihull | £2,763 | +4.4% | +1.3% | 96,898 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth (May 2026) | £2,583 | +4.1% | +1.1% | 63,475 |
| Telford and Wrekin | £2,545 | +4.8% | +1.7% | 85,492 |
| Herefordshire | £2,474 | +4.6% | +1.5% | 80,820 |
| West Midlands | £2,530 | +4.8% | +1.8% | 2,618,524 |
| United Kingdom | £2,642 | +4.2% | +1.2% | 30,263,016 |
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£80.64
Night out for two£185.39
Night out with friends£60.14
Family day out£361.19
Household essentials (monthly)£59.72
Dog owner monthly costs£48.07
Monthly leisure activities£137.05
Priced at West Midlands prices (CPI region), not the town.
Healthy life expectancy
Women: 61.7 healthy years at birth (57.9–65.5) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England
Men: 62.3 healthy years at birth (58.9–65.7) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England
Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.
Latest from the wire
Herefordshire, County of jobs show signs of recovery as median pay reaches £2,460 a month
Figures as published on Jul 2026.
About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.