WageSight

Na h Eileanan Siar

Data to Aug 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 2026-08-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,678
+3.6% 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
+0.3%
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
11,801
+0.5% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, broadly flat, 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
Shetland Islands£2,788-1.5%-4.6%11,547
Na h Eileanan Siar£2,678+3.6%+0.3%11,801
Orkney Islands£2,556+3.2%-0.1%9,942
Clackmannanshireunknown——unknown
East Ayrshireunknown——unknown
Scotland£2,686+3.6%+0.3%2,441,670
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£80.45
Night out for two£175.48
Night out with friends£56.94
Family day out£315.48
Household essentials (monthly)£64.20
Dog owner monthly costs£47.84
Monthly leisure activities£133.47

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 64.5 healthy years at birth (51–77.9) · Scotland 59.4 — not significantly different from Scotland

Men: 63.4 healthy years at birth (54.7–72.2) · Scotland 59.1 — not significantly different from Scotland

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 (3.30%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.