WageSight

North Somerset

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
£2,623
+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
99,910
-0.2% 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
Swindon£2,692+3.5%+0.2%116,313
North Somerset£2,623+3.3%+0.0%99,910
Bath and North East Somerset£2,616+3.4%+0.1%83,844
Gloucester£2,564+2.6%-0.7%65,988
Plymouth£2,527+2.8%-0.5%119,357
South West£2,552+3.3%+0.0%2,501,850
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£78.99
Night out for two£182.74
Night out with friends£59.00
Family day out£333.87
Household essentials (monthly)£59.14
Dog owner monthly costs£47.12
Monthly leisure activities£131.71

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 62.4 healthy years at birth (58.8–65.9) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 62.6 healthy years at birth (59.7–65.4) · 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 (3.30%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.