Regular pay in the UK, excluding bonuses, rose 4.6% year-on-year to GBP 684 per week in the three months to September 2025, easing slightly from 4.7% in the previous quarter and aligning with market expectations. This was the weakest regular pay growth since February–April 2022, as private sector wages slowed to 4.2% from 4.4%, the lowest since late 2021. Public sector pay, however, accelerated to 6.6% from 6.0%, the steepest rise since late 2023. By industry, the fastest annual gains were seen in wholesale, retail, hotels, and restaurants (5.7%), followed by services (4.7%), manufacturing (4.4%), construction (3.5%), and finance and business services (2.7%). Adjusted for inflation, real wages rose 0.5%, the weakest growth since 2023.