WageSight

Ards and North Down

Data to Sep 2026

Published at ITL3 (sub-regional) grain.

Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-09-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,531
+3.5% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-09-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
-0.1%
CPIH 3.60%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-09-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-09-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
67,591
+0.6% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-09-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, rising over the period, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
Lisburn and Castlereagh£2,695+3.1%-0.4%68,185
Antrim and Newtownabbey£2,591+3.4%-0.2%67,499
Ards and North Down£2,531+3.5%-0.1%67,591
Mid Ulster£2,505+4.1%+0.5%68,401
Newry Mourne and Down£2,380+3.8%+0.2%73,377
United Kingdom£2,660+4.4%+0.8%30,280,860

Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.

Everyday & leisure spending

Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.

Eating out basket£86.23
Night out for two£190.82
Night out with friends£62.78
Family day out£338.74
Household essentials (monthly)£60.82
Dog owner monthly costs£40.09
Monthly leisure activities£133.63

Priced at Northern Ireland prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 61.8 healthy years at birth (58.9–64.6) · Northern Ireland 60.7 — not significantly different from Northern Ireland

Men: 61.9 healthy years at birth (59.3–64.6) · Northern Ireland 60.8 — not significantly different from Northern Ireland

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.60%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.