WageSight

Na h Eileanan Siar

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
£2,682
+2.9% 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
-0.7%
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
11,843
+0.8% 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
Shetland Islands£2,829+3.3%-0.3%11,561
Na h Eileanan Siar£2,682+2.9%-0.7%11,843
Orkney Islands£2,577+3.6%+0.0%9,988
Clackmannanshireunknown——unknown
East Ayrshireunknown——unknown
Scotland£2,698+4.0%+0.4%2,445,914
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£80.76
Night out for two£177.42
Night out with friends£57.30
Family day out£318.17
Household essentials (monthly)£63.32
Dog owner monthly costs£48.94
Monthly leisure activities£134.89

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 64.5 healthy years at birth (51–77.9) · Scotland 59.4 — not significantly different from Scotland

Men: 63.4 healthy years at birth (54.7–72.2) · Scotland 59.1 — not significantly different from Scotland

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.