WageSight

Bracknell Forest

Data to May 2026

Published at local authority 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
£3,039
+3.3% 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
+0.3%
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
64,904
-0.1% 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, broadly flat, 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
Bracknell Forest£3,039+3.3%+0.3%64,904
Horsham£2,830+4.5%+1.5%66,532
Swale£2,611+4.4%+1.4%66,050
Wealden£2,524+4.2%+1.2%65,767
Canterbury£2,479+4.8%+1.8%63,147
South East£2,767+4.7%+1.7%4,271,290
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£80.00
Night out for two£181.43
Night out with friends£60.48
Family day out£348.20
Household essentials (monthly)£65.42
Dog owner monthly costs£47.51
Monthly leisure activities£130.16

Priced at South East prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 67 healthy years at birth (63.6–70.4) · England 61.3 — significantly higher than England

Men: 65.2 healthy years at birth (62.1–68.2) · England 60.9 — significantly higher than England

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.