WageSight

Southend on Sea

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
£2,685
+5.1% 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
+2.1%
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
79,609
-0.8% 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
South Cambridgeshire£3,053+3.5%+0.5%78,932
Dacorum£2,900+4.7%+1.6%72,971
Thurrock£2,786+4.5%+1.5%85,553
Southend on Sea£2,685+5.1%+2.1%79,609
West Suffolk£2,613+4.5%+1.5%78,525
East£2,692+4.9%+1.8%2,900,188
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£78.79
Night out for two£179.81
Night out with friends£59.30
Family day out£354.85
Household essentials (monthly)£66.14
Dog owner monthly costs£46.60
Monthly leisure activities£130.04

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 61.4 healthy years at birth (57–65.8) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 61.3 healthy years at birth (58.1–64.6) · 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.