Employment growth easing in East Riding of Yorkshire as pay holds at £2,551 a month
WageSight Wire · Aug 2026
- Employment
- 148,101 workers (July 2026)
- Monthly change
- -0.1% (-162 workers)
- Annual change
- +0.1% (+186 workers)
- Median pay
- £2,551/month (YoY: +4.9%, £119 more in cash terms)
- Total pay bill
- +4.9% on the year
- Real pay vs Feb 2022
- +£106 better off in real terms
Payrolled employment in East Riding of Yorkshire remained 0.1% higher than a year ago in July 2026, but slipped 0.1% on the month, a sign that growth may be moderating.
Across Yorkshire and The Humber, payrolled employment was broadly flat, down 0.2% over the year to July 2026. East Riding of Yorkshire ranked 2nd of 12 sub-regional areas in Yorkshire and The Humber by employment change over the past year.
The median pay packet for workers in East Riding of Yorkshire stood at £2,551 in July 2026, up 4.9% over the past year and ahead of inflation at 3.03%. After a period of sharp inflation from 2022 that eroded real earnings, wages have been recovering. Workers in East Riding of Yorkshire are now £106 a month better off in real terms than in February 2022, when median earnings stood at £1,941 a month. The total pay bill in East Riding of Yorkshire rose 4.9% over the year, faster than headcount, suggesting average earnings per worker are improving.
East Riding of Yorkshire outperformed the UK as a whole, where payrolled employment edged down 0.3% over the year to July 2026. Across the UK, 580,736 workers entered payrolled employment in June 2026, the most recently available flow data, while 594,229 left, a net loss of 13,493 workers.
“Employment in East Riding of Yorkshire continues to grow, but the pace is beginning to ease. After a period of strong momentum, some moderation is not unexpected, the question is whether this represents a healthy consolidation or the early signs of a slowdown. The next few months of data will be telling.”
— Paul Hebden, Director, Campaign Salience
Yorkshire and The Humber — employment and pay
| # | Area | Workers | Jobs (yr) | Median pay | Pay (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North and North East Lincolnshire | 142,989 | +0.1% | £2,444 | +4.5% |
| 2 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 148,101 | +0.1% | £2,551 | +4.9% |
| 3 | Hull | 122,683 | +0.1% | £2,423 | +5.5% |
| 4 | Leeds | 374,185 | +0.0% | £2,578 | +4.2% |
| 5 | York | 93,572 | +0.0% | £2,548 | +4.6% |
| 6 | Doncaster | 135,268 | -0.2% | £2,439 | +5.0% |
| 7 | Bradford | 217,263 | -0.2% | £2,361 | +4.5% |
| 8 | Calderdale and Kirklees | 273,178 | -0.3% | £2,474 | +4.4% |
| 9 | Barnsley | 106,577 | -0.5% | £2,456 | +5.0% |
| 10 | Rotherham | 113,503 | -0.7% | £2,442 | +4.6% |
| 11 | Wakefield | 159,598 | -0.8% | £2,577 | +4.4% |
| 12 | Sheffield | 271,688 | -0.9% | unknown | unknown |
Notes to editors
Figures from WageSight, derived from ONS / HMRC PAYE Real Time Information. Full method at wagesight.com/methodology.
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