WageSight

Sefton

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
£2,526
+4.9% 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
+1.9%
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
117,461
-0.7% 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, falling 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
Trafford£2,786+5.1%+2.0%110,555
Warrington£2,630+4.1%+1.1%100,924
Sefton£2,526+4.9%+1.9%117,461
Tameside£2,520+4.6%+1.5%104,567
Bolton£2,372+4.6%+1.6%126,583
North West£2,521+5.1%+2.1%3,311,055
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£90.81
Night out for two£274.15
Night out with friends£82.55
Family day out£441.35
Household essentials (monthly)£67.37
Dog owner monthly costs£49.48
Monthly leisure activities£180.68

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 59.5 healthy years at birth (55.9–63.1) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 59 healthy years at birth (55.5–62.5) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from 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.