WageSight

Ards and North Down

Data to May 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 2026-05-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,494
+3.4% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+0.4%
CPIH 2.97%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-05-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
67,545
+1.1% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-05-01
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£2,659+2.7%-0.3%68,239
Antrim and Newtownabbey£2,575+3.8%+0.8%67,410
Ards and North Down£2,494+3.4%+0.4%67,545
Mid Ulster£2,477+4.6%+1.6%68,395
Newry Mourne and Down£2,353+4.0%+1.0%73,184
United Kingdom£2,626+4.6%+1.6%30,253,517

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£85.72
Night out for two£187.17
Night out with friends£61.28
Family day out£332.92
Household essentials (monthly)£62.31
Dog owner monthly costs£39.13
Monthly leisure activities£130.28

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 (2.97%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.