Median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees, April 2007
Male full-time employees are still earning more than their full-time female equivalents throughout the UK according to the median* gross weekly earnings for 2007. This is true for every region and country within the UK. The East and South East showed the largest differences in median earnings between the sexes (£131 and £137 per week respectively). Northern Ireland showed the least difference (£52).
In April 2007, median full-time earnings for men were highest in London, the South East and the East at £596, £559 and £532 per week respectively. These were the only regions above the UK median of £498. The lowest median earnings were in Northern Ireland, the North East and Wales at £425, £439 and £450 per week respectively.
Median full-time earnings for women were also highest in London, the South East and the East at £506, £422 and £400 per week respectively. These were the only regions where earnings were higher than the UK median of £394. The lowest median earnings were in the North East, and Yorkshire and The Humber at £345 and £356 per week respectively.
Although women in London earned the most, they were the least likely to be in employment in the second quarter of 2007, with an employment rate of 63 per cent. This compared with 75 per cent in the South West. For men, the highest employment rate was 83 per cent in both the East and the South East. The lowest was 75 per cent in the North East.
*Note: Median earnings is a value where half of the given population earn less than this amount and half earn more.
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