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The largest UK Cities: Residence Based Annual Earnings
London: £46,465
Aberdeen: £34,694
Edinburgh: £34,442
Cardiff: £29,999
Bristol: £29,309
Leeds: £29,098
Glasgow: £28,207
Sheffield: £28,030
Newcastle: £27,880
Birmingham: £27,787
Swansea: £27,325
Liverpool: £27,212
Portsmouth: £27,199
Nottingham: £27,158
Southampton: £26,883
Bradford: £26,354
Manchester: £26,058
Plymouth: £25,078
Leicester: £25,200
By Country:
England: £33,486
Scotland: £29,948
N.Ireland: £27,249
Wales: £27,187
A few thoughts:
1-Lies, damned lies and statistics ALWAYS applies!
2-No figures for Belfast unfortunately
3-For all that the UK is deemed a London-centric economy (which it is) the spread of the top 6 wage cities (London, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Cardiff, Bristol and Leeds) is very well spread out amongst the UK
4-The fact that 3 of the top 4 are 'capital cities' perhaps demonstrates the benefits of devolution in the UK, especially when compared to the national averages
5-What is happening in Manchester? A city that has seen unprecedented development but still seemingly a low-wage city? Are Manchester wages really £1,500 below those in Swansea?
Full Data here on the GMB Union site http://www.gmb.org.uk/pdf/2011 ASHE mean annual average.pdf
taken from the National Statistics Office here:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-235202
London: £46,465
Aberdeen: £34,694
Edinburgh: £34,442
Cardiff: £29,999
Bristol: £29,309
Leeds: £29,098
Glasgow: £28,207
Sheffield: £28,030
Newcastle: £27,880
Birmingham: £27,787
Swansea: £27,325
Liverpool: £27,212
Portsmouth: £27,199
Nottingham: £27,158
Southampton: £26,883
Bradford: £26,354
Manchester: £26,058
Plymouth: £25,078
Leicester: £25,200
By Country:
England: £33,486
Scotland: £29,948
N.Ireland: £27,249
Wales: £27,187
A few thoughts:
1-Lies, damned lies and statistics ALWAYS applies!
2-No figures for Belfast unfortunately
3-For all that the UK is deemed a London-centric economy (which it is) the spread of the top 6 wage cities (London, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Cardiff, Bristol and Leeds) is very well spread out amongst the UK
4-The fact that 3 of the top 4 are 'capital cities' perhaps demonstrates the benefits of devolution in the UK, especially when compared to the national averages
5-What is happening in Manchester? A city that has seen unprecedented development but still seemingly a low-wage city? Are Manchester wages really £1,500 below those in Swansea?
Full Data here on the GMB Union site http://www.gmb.org.uk/pdf/2011 ASHE mean annual average.pdf
taken from the National Statistics Office here:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-235202