Pay data: three months to September 2021

Various research organisations have published pay data for the three months to the end of September 2021.

  • The median pay award across the economy remains at 2.0% for the three months to September 2021, according to the latest analysis by Incomes Data Research (interquartile range: 1.7%-2.8%).
  • Data from the Labour Research Department show the median standard increase for the three months to September 2021 was 2.0%.
  • XpertHR recorded a median basic pay award of 2.0% across the whole economy for the three months to the end of September 2021. Looking ahead, XpertHR says that private sector employers are predicting pay awards to rise to 2.5% in the 12 months to the end of August 2022.