WageSight

Vale of Glamorgan

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
£2,613
+5.0% 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
+2.0%
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
56,960
-0.3% 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
Vale of Glamorgan£2,613+5.0%+2.0%56,960
Bridgend£2,584+5.0%+2.0%61,253
Wrexham£2,519+5.0%+2.0%61,523
Neath Port Talbot£2,510+5.3%+2.2%57,190
Powys£2,372+5.0%+2.0%50,021
Wales£2,497+5.1%+2.1%1,308,304
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£81.53
Night out for two£180.03
Night out with friends£60.47
Family day out£312.82
Household essentials (monthly)£64.19
Dog owner monthly costs£37.41
Monthly leisure activities£131.80

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

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 62.3 healthy years at birth (58.5–66.2) · Wales 58.5 — not significantly different from Wales

Men: 62.7 healthy years at birth (59–66.3) · Wales 59.2 — not significantly different from Wales

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.