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Pay data: three months to April 2022

Various research organisations have published pay data for the three months to the end of April 2022.

  • XpertHR recorded a median basic pay award of 4.0% across the whole economy for the three months to the end of April (lower quartile: 2.6%; upper quartile: 5.5%). Pay freezes remain rare.
  • The median pay award across the whole economy stood at 3.7% for the three months to April, according to the latest analysis by Incomes Data Research - (interquartile range: 3.0%-5.1%).
  • The CIPD’s Spring Labour Market Outlook shows that the median expected basic pay increase stands at 3%. The figure also stands at 3% for the private and voluntary sectors.