WageSight

Telford and Wrekin

Data to May 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 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,530
+5.3% 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
+2.2%
CPIH 2.97%
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
85,508
+0.4% 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, 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
Warwick£3,020+3.6%+0.6%72,055
Solihull£2,739+4.3%+1.3%97,066
Nuneaton and Bedworth£2,583+4.1%+1.1%63,475
Telford and Wrekin£2,530+5.3%+2.2%85,508
Herefordshire£2,408+3.7%+0.7%80,824
West Midlands£2,508+4.9%+1.9%2,618,160
United Kingdom£2,626+4.6%+1.6%30,253,517

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£80.52
Night out for two£185.52
Night out with friends£59.88
Family day out£359.25
Household essentials (monthly)£57.19
Dog owner monthly costs£47.97
Monthly leisure activities£135.32

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 55.4 healthy years at birth (50.8–60.1) · England 61.3 — significantly lower than England

Men: 56.7 healthy years at birth (52.8–60.6) · 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 (2.97%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.