Employment growth easing in Kingston upon Hull, City of as pay holds at £2,423 a month

Payrolled employment in Kingston upon Hull, City of remained 0.1% higher than a year ago in July 2026, but was broadly unchanged 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. Kingston upon Hull, City of ranked 3rd of 12 sub-regional areas in Yorkshire and The Humber by employment change over the past year.

The median pay packet for workers in Kingston upon Hull, City of stood at £2,423 in July 2026, up 5.5% 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of are now £119 a month better off in real terms than in February 2022, when median earnings stood at £1,822 a month. The total pay bill in Kingston upon Hull, City of rose 5.3% over the year, faster than headcount, suggesting average earnings per worker are improving.

Kingston upon Hull, City of 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.