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Gera Pay Index — UK Salary by Region
How far above or below the UK does each region pay? The Gera Pay Index answers that with one number per region, computed transparently from real ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings medians (April 2025).
Which UK region pays the most, and how does pay vary by region?
As of April 2025 (ONS ASHE 2025, published 23 October 2025), the UK full-time median salary is £39,039. The Gera Pay Index ranks London highest at 111.6 (UK = 100) and South West lowest at 92.6, computed from real ONS regional medians. GeraJobs re-dates this annually.
Gera Pay Index
Region-by-region UK pay, UK = 100. Top: London (111.6). Lowest: South West (92.6).
How this is calculatedUK regions ranked by the Gera Pay Index
| Region | Gera Pay Index | Regional median | Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 111.6 | £41,034 | 241 |
| South East | 101.8 | £36,391 | 260 |
| Scotland | 100.5 | £35,386 | 247 |
| East | 98.3 | £34,580 | 247 |
| East Midlands | 96.2 | £33,387 | 227 |
| North West | 95.8 | £34,131 | 266 |
| West Midlands | 94.9 | £32,913 | 233 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 94.1 | £32,606 | 231 |
| Wales | 93.2 | £32,778 | 200 |
| North East | 92.6 | £31,514 | 174 |
| South West | 92.6 | £32,878 | 234 |
Index = regional median of medians ÷ matching UK median of medians × 100. Built only from occupations ONS published a regional cell for; suppressed cells excluded, never estimated.
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Gera Pay Index — FAQ
- What is the Gera Pay Index?
- The Gera Pay Index is a regional pay index computed by GeraJobs from real ONS ASHE data. For each UK region it divides the median of that region's published occupation medians by the median of the matching UK-national medians, times 100. A value of 100 means pay matches the UK; above 100 is higher, below 100 is lower. Pairing on the same occupation set controls for occupation mix. The full method is published on this page.
- Which UK region has the highest salaries?
- London has the highest Gera Pay Index at 111.6 (UK = 100), with a regional median of £41,034 across 241 occupations ONS publishes for it. South West is lowest at 92.6 (£32,878).
- Is the Gera Pay Index based on real data?
- Yes. Every input is a real published ONS estimate — median gross annual pay for full-time employees by 4-digit SOC 2020 occupation, April 2025 reference period, 2025-10-23 release. No figure is modelled or interpolated; cells ONS suppressed are excluded, never estimated. The index is a transparent aggregation you can reproduce from the same ONS tables.
How the Gera Pay Index is calculated
For each UK region R, we take the set O(R) of occupations for which ONS published an unsuppressed regional median. The region's figure is the median over O(R) of the region-R medians; the paired UK figure is the median over the same occupations of the UK-national medians. The Gera Pay Index is regionalMedian ÷ pairedUkMedian × 100, to one decimal place. Pairing on the same occupation set controls for occupation mix, isolating the regional pay differential. Every input is a real published ONS ASHE figure (Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period); nothing is modelled or interpolated. The UK full-time headline median is £39,039 (ONS, April 2025).
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Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period. Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). The Gera Pay Index is computed by GeraJobs from these figures; no figure is modelled or interpolated.