Total average weekly earnings in the UK, including bonuses, rose 4.6% year-on-year to GBP 724 per week in the three months to June 2025, the slowest pace in nine months, down from 5.0% in the previous period and slightly below market forecasts of 4.7%. Private sector wage growth eased (4.7% vs 5.0%), marking the lowest figure since the three months to March 2021, while public sector growth held steady at 5.3%. Adjusted for inflation, total earnings increased 0.5%, the weakest gain since the three months to June 2023.