WageSight

Southwark

Data to May 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 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£3,414
+4.6% 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
+1.6%
CPIH 3.03%
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
165,037
-1.1% 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
Lambeth (Jul 2026)£3,513+4.0%+1.0%169,892
Southwark£3,414+4.6%+1.6%165,037
Tower Hamlets (Jul 2026)£3,330+3.7%+0.7%170,542
Barnet (Jul 2026)£2,942+4.8%+1.8%174,745
Brent (Jul 2026)£2,738+5.0%+1.9%169,580
London (Jul 2026)£3,116+4.5%+1.5%4,349,941
United Kingdom (Jul 2026)£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£79.67
Night out for two£190.42
Night out with friends£59.23
Family day out£426.41
Household essentials (monthly)£59.24
Dog owner monthly costs£43.42
Monthly leisure activities£138.46

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 62.7 healthy years at birth (56.8–68.5) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 62.6 healthy years at birth (55.2–70) · 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 (3.03%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.