The East has seen average pay plummet by 10%, while London has seen relative decreases of 6%, the South East 5%, and the East Midlands 2%.
In second place was the South East, as per the Office For National Statistics’ findings, at £779 per week, while the East saw £15 less at £764.
Likewise, a 2024 study from Instant Offices analysed the impact that age has on salary averages – and found that those aged between 40 and 49 earned around £40,040, while those in the 50 to 59 bracket took home less at £37,804.
Up in Scotland, the figures averaged out at £740 per week, while at the other end of the spectrum, full-time workers in the North East are paid almost £200 less than a Londoner each week, at £661.
Both the South West and Wales saw a 1% (albeit rather measly) improvement in pay, while Scotland saw 3% and Northern Ireland 4%.
