WageSight

Leicester

Data to May 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 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,301
+5.1% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+2.1%
CPIH 2.97%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-05-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
169,446
-0.6% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, falling over the period, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
West Northamptonshire£2,625+4.0%+1.0%207,133
North Northamptonshire£2,580+4.5%+1.4%173,586
Northampton£2,525+3.9%+0.9%119,520
Nottingham£2,354+4.4%+1.4%134,220
Leicester£2,301+5.1%+2.1%169,446
East Midlands£2,517+5.0%+2.0%2,208,721
United Kingdom£2,626+4.6%+1.6%30,253,517

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£81.56
Night out for two£200.37
Night out with friends£76.07
Family day out£371.28
Household essentials (monthly)£58.19
Dog owner monthly costs£46.55
Monthly leisure activities£131.03

Priced at East Midlands prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 57.9 healthy years at birth (54.3–61.6) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 57.8 healthy years at birth (54.7–60.8) · 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.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (2.97%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.