The median annual earnings for full-time employees in Northern Ireland was approximately 37,052 British pounds in 2025, compared with 34,232 pounds in the previous year. At the start of the provided time period, in 1999, the average full-time salary in Northern Ireland was 15,798 pounds per year, with median earnings exceeding 20,000 pounds per year in 2005, and 30,000 pounds by 2022.

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The median annual earnings in the United Kingdom was 39,039 British pounds per year in 2025. Annual earnings varied significantly by region, ranging from 49,692 pounds in London to 34,403 pounds in the North East. Along with London, only South East England and Scotland had earnings above the UK average, at 39,983 pounds and 39,719 pounds respectively. Regional Inequality in the UK Various other indicators highlight the degree of regional inequality in the UK, especially between London and the rest of the country. Productivity in London, as measured by output per hour, was 26.2 percent higher than the UK average. By comparison, every other UK region, except the South East, fell below the UK average for productivity. In gross domestic product per head, London was also an outlier. The average GDP per head in the UK was just over 37,000 pounds in 2023, but for London it was almost 64,000 pounds. Again, the South East's GDP per head was slightly above the UK average, with every other region below it. Within London itself, there is also a great degree of inequality. In 2023, for example, the average earnings in Kensington and Chelsea were 964 pounds per week, compared with 675 pounds in Barking and Dagenham. Wages continue to grow in 2025 In March 2025, weekly wages in the UK were growing by around 5.6 percent, or 1.8 percent when adjusted for inflation. For almost two years, wages have grown faster than inflation after a long period where prices were rising faster than wages between 2021 and 2023. This was due to a sustained period of high inflation in the UK, which peaked in October 2022 at 11.1 percent. Although inflation started to slow the following month, it wasn't until June 2023 that wages started to outpace inflation. By this point, the damage caused by high energy and food inflation had led to the the worst Cost of Living Crisis in the UK for a generation.

Earnings statistics for Northern Ireland Employees. Source agency: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Northern Ireland)

In 2025, weekly earnings for full-time workers in London grew by 5.7 percent when compared with the previous year, with wages growing fastest in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland at 7.4 percent.

Provides information on potential living standards, as determined by disposable income. Source agency: Social Development (Northern Ireland) Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Households Below Average Income Reports (Northern Ireland)

🇬🇧 영국 English Earnings statistics for Northern Ireland Employees. Source agency: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Northern Ireland)

United Kingdom GHP: Mean: Northern Ireland: Total data was reported at 14.550 GBP in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.110 GBP for 2017. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: Northern Ireland: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 13.250 GBP from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2018, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.550 GBP in 2018 and a record low of 12.760 GBP in 2011. United Kingdom GHP: Mean: Northern Ireland: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G048: Gross Hourly Pay: Mean: by Region.

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is one of the largest surveys of the earnings of individuals in the UK. Data on the wages, paid hours of work, and pensions arrangements of nearly one per cent of the working population are collected. Other variables relating to age, occupation and industrial classification are also available. The ASHE sample is drawn from National Insurance records for working individuals, and the survey forms are sent to their respective employers to complete.

While limited in terms of personal characteristics compared to surveys such as the Labour Force Survey, the ASHE is useful not only because of its larger sample size, but also the responses regarding wages and hours are considered to be more accurate, since the responses are provided by employers rather than from employees themselves. A further advantage of the ASHE is that data for the same individuals are collected year after year. It is therefore possible to construct a panel dataset of responses for each individual running back as far as 1997, and to track how occupations, earnings and working hours change for individuals over time. Furthermore, using the unique business identifiers, it is possible to combine ASHE data with data from other business surveys, such as the Annual Business Survey (UK Data Archive SN 7451).

The ASHE replaced the New Earnings Survey (NES, SN 6704) in 2004. NES was developed in the 1970s in response to the policy needs of the time. The survey had changed very little in its thirty-year history. ASHE datasets for the years 1997-2003 were derived using ASHE methodologies applied to NES data.

The ASHE improves on the NES in the following ways:

• the NES questionnaire allowed too much variation in employer responses, leading to wide variations in the data
• weightings have been introduced to take account of the population size (significant biases were a known problem in NES data)
• the significant numbers of employees who change jobs between the sample selection and survey reference dates are retained in the ASHE sample, whereas these were dropped from the NES

Linking to other business studies
These data contain Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) reference numbers. These are anonymous but unique reference numbers assigned to business organisations. Their inclusion allows researchers to combine different business survey sources together. Researchers may consider applying for other business data to assist their research.

Observations from Northern Ireland
The ASHE data held by the UK Data Archive include very few observations from Northern Ireland. Users requiring access to Northern Ireland data are advised to contact the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, who administer this aspect of the survey.

Local unit reference variable, luref
The local unit reference variable 'luref', is generated to indicate multiple occurrences of the same local unit for disclosure checking purposes. It is inconsistent across years and is not an IDBR reference number. It should not be used to link ASHE with other business datasets.

For the thirteenth edition (November 2018), a revised 2017 data file and a provisional 2018 data file have been added to the study. Also added is a 2017-2018 panel data file.

This statistic shows the average income ratings in the United Kingdom in 2018, by region. Greater London had the highest rating for income in this year, compared with Northern Ireland, which had the lowest score. The four regions with the highest income scores were all located in Southern England while Northern England had two of the lowest scoring regions in this year (Yorkshire and the North East.)

ASHE is a key source of information on workplace pensions in the UK as it collects information on all types of workplace pension: occupational pension schemes, group personal pensions and group stakeholder pensions. The survey results are used widely in order to analyse pension participation and to monitor the impact of pension reforms. Source agency: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Northern Ireland Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

During the Troubles, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA, or often just known as the IRA) was the largest paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland. To fund their operations, estimated to cost over five million British pounds annually in the latter years of the conflict, the IRA used various illegal methods to raise money. Due to a lack of records and the illegal nature of these activities, it has proven incredibly difficult to estimate the total amount of cash raised by the IRA during the Troubles, however rough estimates for some sources of income do exist. Estimated sources of income In the 1970s, it was believed that the IRA raised over a million pounds per year by skimming money from legitimate businesses such as clubs, bars, or taxi companies, or through the sale of stolen or smuggled goods in such establishments. Additionally, bank robberies were common and estimated to have brought in over a quarter of a million annually, while donations from abroad* also generated a large amount of support. By the 1980s, the IRA's fundraising methods had become more complex. It was estimated that smuggling cost the Northern Irish economy over 100 million pounds per year in the 80s, with the IRA pocketing a large share of the profits. Cigarette smuggling from East and Southeast Asia netted the IRA 1.5 million pounds annually, while numerous smaller smuggling operations combined to generate millions more. This even included the smuggling of livestock and grain across the border into the North, where EEC subsidies could then be exploited. The IRA also produced illegal goods that were then distributed, with pirated VHS tapes raking in almost one million pounds annually. Other sources of income On top of the figures listed above, there were many other illegal practices generating income for the IRA, although estimates for these sources of income are less clear. By the end of the Troubles, one sources estimates that protection rackets generated over six million pounds annually for the IRA, with the majority of businesses in Northern Ireland believed to have some form of "damage insurance" agreement with paramilitary groups. A similar system was in place for drug dealers, who paid to be tolerated by paramilitaries, although this varied by time and place and was more prevalent in loyalist-controlled areas. Kidnappings could also generate substantial amounts, with numerous known cases of businessmen or bank workers ransomed for anywhere between several thousand pounds to several hundred thousand pounds, although these fell out of favor by the 1980s following a shootout with Irish security forces.

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In 1978, the Provisional IRA was the largest paramilitary organization during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and some sources estimated the organization had an annual income of roughly one million British pounds. The IRA raised funds through a variety of illegal methods, with theft believed to have been responsible for more than half the money raised in 1978. A different, more recent source estimates that, in the 1970s, the IRA had an average annual income well over two million pounds, with money raised through bars and clubs (through skimming, illegal slot machines, or the sale of stolen alcohol and cigarettes) bringing in over one million pounds per year.