WageSight

Sheffield

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
£2,498
+4.1% 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
+0.5%
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
241,160
-0.7% 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, 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
Wakefield£2,602+5.2%+1.6%159,308
East Riding of Yorkshire£2,569+5.1%+1.5%148,241
Sheffield£2,498+4.1%+0.5%241,160
Kirklees (Aug 2026)£2,451+3.4%+0.1%185,374
Bradford£2,374+4.2%+0.5%217,061
Yorkshire and the Humber£2,505+4.5%+0.9%2,398,254
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£82.88
Night out for two£196.18
Night out with friends£66.67
Family day out£387.92
Household essentials (monthly)£61.26
Dog owner monthly costs£51.51
Monthly leisure activities£141.02

Priced at Yorkshire and The Humber prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 57.4 healthy years at birth (54.2–60.6) · England 61.3 — significantly lower than England

Men: 57.4 healthy years at birth (54.5–60.4) · England 60.9 — significantly lower 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 (3.60%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.