Total average weekly earnings in the UK, including bonuses, rose 4.8% year-on-year to GBP 733 in the three months to September 2025, slowing from 5% in the previous period and slightly below market expectations of 4.9%. Private sector wage growth fell to 4.4% from 4.8%, marking the weakest pace since December 2020–February 2021. In contrast, public sector pay gains accelerated to 6.8%, the highest since August–October 2023, following a 5.8% rise. Adjusted for inflation, total earnings increased 0.7%, down from 0.9% in the prior quarter.