Jobs hold steady in North Nottinghamshire as median pay reaches £2,495 a month
WageSight Wire · Jul 2026
- Employment
- 214,536 workers (June 2026)
- Monthly change
- +0.1% (+247 workers)
- Annual change
- +77 workers
- Median pay
- £2,495/month (YoY: +5.1%, £121 more in cash terms)
- Total pay bill
- +4.5% on the year
- Real pay vs Feb 2022
- +£91 better off in real terms
Payrolled employment in North Nottinghamshire was broadly stable in June 2026, with 214,536 workers on payroll, 77 more than a year ago.
Across the East Midlands, payrolled employment was broadly flat, down 0.1% over the year to June 2026. North Nottinghamshire ranked 4th of 11 sub-regional areas in the East Midlands by employment change over the past year.
The median pay packet for workers in North Nottinghamshire stood at £2,495 in June 2026, up 5.1% over the past year and ahead of inflation at 2.82%. After a period of sharp inflation from 2022 that eroded real earnings, wages have been recovering. Workers in North Nottinghamshire are now £91 a month better off in real terms than in February 2022, when median earnings stood at £1,918 a month. The total pay bill in North Nottinghamshire rose 4.5% over the year, faster than headcount, suggesting average earnings per worker are improving.
North Nottinghamshire outperformed the UK as a whole, where payrolled employment was broadly flat, down 0.2% over the year to June 2026. Across the UK, 599,257 workers entered payrolled employment in May 2026, the most recently available flow data, while 596,423 left, a net gain of 2,834 workers.
“The employment picture in North Nottinghamshire is genuinely encouraging. More people in work and real pay rising means households have more money in their pockets. That kind of momentum matters for local businesses and public services alike.”
— Paul Hebden, Director, Campaign Salience
East Midlands — employment and pay
| # | Area | Workers | Jobs (yr) | Median pay | Pay (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Northamptonshire | 174,081 | +0.6% | unknown | unknown |
| 2 | Leicestershire CC and Rutland | 343,495 | +0.4% | £2,630 | +4.5% |
| 3 | South Nottinghamshire | 157,706 | +0.1% | £2,674 | +5.1% |
| 4 | North Nottinghamshire | 214,536 | +0.0% | £2,495 | +5.1% |
| 5 | Derby | 119,258 | -0.1% | £2,513 | +5.3% |
| 6 | West Northamptonshire | 207,395 | -0.1% | unknown | unknown |
| 7 | East Derbyshire | 125,888 | -0.2% | £2,492 | +5.1% |
| 8 | Leicester | 169,908 | -0.4% | £2,314 | +5.3% |
| 9 | Lincolnshire CC | 333,917 | -0.4% | £2,475 | +5.0% |
| 10 | South and West Derbyshire | 230,433 | -0.4% | £2,586 | +4.8% |
| 11 | Nottingham | 134,250 | -0.6% | £2,372 | +5.0% |
Notes to editors
Figures from WageSight, derived from ONS / HMRC PAYE Real Time Information. Full method at wagesight.com/methodology.
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