§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average annual salary was, broken down by region and industry in the last 12 months. [73963]
Gross Average Annual Earnings of full time employees on adult rates who have been in the same job for more than 12 months Region of workplace Agriculture, hunting and forestry Fishing Mining and quarrying Manufacturing Electricity, gas and water supply Construction Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods Hotels and restaurants Transport, storage and communication (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) North East .. .. .. 20,546 26,671 19,511 16,154 .. 19,761 NorthWest .. .. .. 22,168 25,636 21,477 18,583 13,504 20,650 Yorkshire and the Humber .. .. .. 21,035 24,908 21,556 18,563 .. 18,822 East Midlands 16,038 .. .. 20,853 .. 21,155 19,731 .. 19,110 West Midlands .. .. .. 20,718 .. .. .. .. 20,138 SouthWest .. .. .. 22,488 .. 21,136 18,199 12,045 20,563 East 16,111 .. .. 24,404 .. 24,980 20,454 .. 23,134 London .. .. .. 30,219 .. 29,657 24,394 18,681 30,225 South East 16,256 .. .. 26,272 27,466 24,012 24,295 17,164 23,705 England 15,984 .. 27,767 22,872 28,214 23,171 20,897 15,967 23,240 Wales .. .. .. 20,271 .. 19,585 16,243 .. 19,018 Scotland 15,371 .. .. 21,179 25,229 21,813 17,586 12,814 20,293. Great Britain 15,805 .. 30,599 22,632 27,827 22,909 20,455 15,515 22,906
Region or workplace Financial intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Public administration and defence: compulsory social security Education Health and social work Other community, social and personal service activities Private household with employed persons Extra-territorial organizations and bodies (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) North East .. 21,138 19,808 19,992 19,024 .. .. .. North West 23,773 24,590 20,610 20,972 19,519 .. .. .. Yorkshire and the Humber 25,501 20,935 21,496 21,125 20,323 17,326 .. .. .. East Midlands 24,025 23,114 21,213 21,504 19,595 16,896 .. .. West Midlands 25,830 26,353 22,292 21,472 20,477 .. .. .. South West 27,059 22,927 21,702 21,454 18,608 17,894 .. .. East 24,712 26,107 22,401 23,066 20,070 19,439 .. .. London .. 39,293 25,633 25,979 24,248 31,442 .. .. South East 29,998 29,717 22,731 22,854 20,183 .. .. .. England 41,943 28,878 22,291 22,299 20,425 22,860 .. .. Wales .. .. 21,073 21,135 19,781 17,354 .. .. Scotland 26,069 23,712 21,168 21,001 20,226 .. .. .. Great Britain 39,861 28,223 22,050 22,094 20,364 22,560 .. .. Note:
".." denotes the data has been suppressed in line with NES publication criteria.
Source:
New Earnings Survey, April 2001
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§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Bill Wiggin, dated 15 October 2002:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the average annual salary by region and industry. (73963)The New Earnings Survey (NES) provides earnings data for Great Britain for full-time employees on adult rates of pay. The attached table shows the average annual earnings by region and industry for April 2001, the latest date for which figures are available.