WageSight

Sheffield

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
£2,494
+5.3% 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
+2.2%
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
242,004
-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
Wakefield£2,577+4.4%+1.3%159,598
East Riding of Yorkshire£2,551+4.9%+1.8%148,101
Sheffield£2,494+5.3%+2.2%242,004
Kirklees (May 2026)£2,430+4.4%+1.4%185,526
Bradford£2,361+4.5%+1.4%217,263
Yorkshire and the Humber£2,496+4.8%+1.7%2,401,063
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£82.51
Night out for two£193.93
Night out with friends£65.62
Family day out£386.13
Household essentials (monthly)£61.78
Dog owner monthly costs£49.92
Monthly leisure activities£140.10

Priced at Yorkshire and The Humber prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 57.4 healthy years at birth (54.2–60.6) · England 61.3 — significantly lower than England

Men: 57.4 healthy years at birth (54.5–60.4) · England 60.9 — significantly lower than 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 (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.