WageSight

Powys

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
£2,399
+4.7% 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
+1.6%
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
49,891
-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

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
Vale of Glamorgan (May 2026)£2,613+5.0%+2.0%56,960
Powys£2,399+4.7%+1.6%49,891
Conwy (May 2026)£2,342+5.0%+1.9%44,920
Gwynedd£2,334+3.2%+0.2%48,617
Pembrokeshire (May 2026)£2,278+4.8%+1.8%47,495
Wales£2,518+4.4%+1.4%1,307,424
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£81.75
Night out for two£180.58
Night out with friends£59.98
Family day out£314.50
Household essentials (monthly)£66.34
Dog owner monthly costs£42.59
Monthly leisure activities£132.66

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 63.8 healthy years at birth (59.1–68.4) · Wales 58.5 — not significantly different from Wales

Men: 64.2 healthy years at birth (60.3–68.1) · Wales 59.2 — significantly higher than Wales

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 (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.