With Rachel Reeves announcing an 6.7% rise to minimum wage in April 2025, bringing minimum wage up to £12.21 we looked at Office of National Statistics’ 2024 median wage data to find out how many people are due a pay rise in April 2025.
We found that:
- 2,638,740 full time UK workers are due a pay rise in April 2025
- Thats 13% of all UK full time workers
- The North East of England has the highest percentage of full time workers needing a pay rise, at 18%
The table below shows the percentage and number of full time workers who are due a pay rise when minimum wage increases in April 2025.
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| United Kingdom | 20,298,000 | 13% | 2,638,740 |
| North West | 2,170,000 | 15% | 325,500 |
| South East | 2,864,000 | 11% | 315,040 |
| London | 3,472,000 | 9% | 312,480 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 1,579,000 | 17% | 268,430 |
| West Midlands | 1,595,000 | 16% | 255,200 |
| East of England | 1,713,000 | 14% | 239,820 |
| South West | 1,598,000 | 15% | 239,700 |
| East Midlands | 1,328,000 | 16% | 212,480 |
| Scotland | 1,714,000 | 11% | 188,540 |
| Wales | 856,000 | 17% | 145,520 |
| Northern Ireland | 737,000 | 17% | 125,290 |
| North East | 674,000 | 18% | 121,320 |
North East of England
The table below shows the number of people in the North East of England who need a pay rise when minimum wage increases in April 2025
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| North East | 674,000 | 18% | 121,320 |
| Tyne and Wear Met County | 348,000 | 16% | 55,680 |
| County Durham UA | 116,000 | 22% | 25,520 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 136,000 | 14% | 19,040 |
| Sunderland | 76,000 | 16% | 12,160 |
| Stockton-on-Tees UA | 49,000 | 22% | 10,780 |
| Gateshead | 54,000 | 18% | 9,720 |
| North Tyneside | 57,000 | 17% | 9,690 |
| Northumberland UA | 53,000 | 17% | 9,010 |
| Middlesbrough UA | 36,000 | 20% | 7,200 |
| South Tyneside | 24,000 | 24% | 5,760 |
| Darlington UA | 31,000 | 17% | 5,270 |
| Redcar and Cleveland UA | 25,000 | 20% | 5,000 |
| Hartlepool UA | 16,000 | 21% | 3,360 |
North West
The table below shows the number of people in the North West of England who need a pay rise when the minimum wage increases in April 2025.
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| North West | 2,170,000 | 15% | 325,500 |
| Greater Manchester Met County | 872,000 | 15% | 130,800 |
| Lancashire | 326,000 | 17% | 55,420 |
| Merseyside Met County | 369,000 | 15% | 55,350 |
| Manchester | 335,000 | 10% | 33,500 |
| Liverpool | 180,000 | 14% | 25,200 |
| Cheshire East UA | 125,000 | 15% | 18,750 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | 108,000 | 15% | 16,200 |
| Wigan | 62,000 | 22% | 13,640 |
| Cumberland UA | 81,000 | 16% | 12,960 |
| Salford | 104,000 | 12% | 12,480 |
| Trafford | 73,000 | 17% | 12,410 |
| Stockport | 68,000 | 18% | 12,240 |
| Preston | 72,000 | 16% | 11,520 |
| Wirral | 60,000 | 19% | 11,400 |
| Warrington UA | 104,000 | 10% | 10,400 |
| Westmorland and Furness UA | 70,000 | 14% | 9,800 |
| Oldham | 51,000 | 19% | 9,690 |
| Blackburn with Darwen UA | 47,000 | 20% | 9,400 |
| Tameside | 38,000 | 24% | 9,120 |
| Bolton | 65,000 | 13% | 8,450 |
| Sefton | 50,000 | 16% | 8,000 |
| St. Helens | 38,000 | 20% | 7,600 |
| Rochdale | 42,000 | 18% | 7,560 |
| Lancaster | 32,000 | 22% | 7,040 |
| Bury | 34,000 | 17% | 5,780 |
| Blackpool UA | 29,000 | 19% | 5,510 |
| Burnley | 22,000 | 25% | 5,500 |
| South Ribble | 32,000 | 17% | 5,440 |
| Knowsley | 41,000 | 13% | 5,339 |
| West Lancashire | 30,000 | 17% | 5,100 |
| Halton UA | 40,000 | 12% | 4,800 |
| Wyre | 19,000 | 22% | 4,180 |
| Chorley | 26,000 | 16% | 4,160 |
| Pendle | 16,000 | 26% | 4,160 |
| Hyndburn | 18,000 | 19% | 3,420 |
| Fylde | 26,000 | 13% | 3,380 |
| Rossendale | 11,000 | 19% | 2,090 |
| Ribble Valley | 22,000 | 8% | 1,760 |
Yorkshire and the Humber
The table below shows the number of people in Yorkshire and the Humber who need a pay rise when the minimum wage increases in April 2025.
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| Yorkshire and The Humber | 1,579,000 | 17% | 268,430 |
| West Yorkshire Met County | 706,000 | 16% | 112,960 |
| South Yorkshire Met County | 397,000 | 17% | 67,490 |
| Leeds | 318,000 | 14% | 44,520 |
| Bradford | 127,000 | 23% | 29,210 |
| North Yorkshire UA | 158,000 | 18% | 28,440 |
| Kirklees | 105,000 | 22% | 23,100 |
| Sheffield | 208,000 | 14% | 21,920 |
| Wakefield | 102,000 | 15% | 15,300 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire UA | 80,000 | 19% | 15,200 |
| Doncaster | 74,000 | 18% | 13,320 |
| Kingston upon Hull UA | 80,000 | 16% | 12,800 |
| Rotherham | 60,000 | 21% | 12,660 |
| Barnsley | 55,000 | 19% | 10,450 |
| York UA | 72,000 | 14% | 10,080 |
| Calderdale | 54,000 | 14% | 7,560 |
| North Lincolnshire UA | 50,000 | 14% | 7,000 |
| North East Lincolnshire UA | 36,000 | 18% | 6,480 |
West Midlands
The table below shows the number of people in the West Midlands who need a pay rise when the minimum wage increases in April 2025.
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| West Midlands | 1,595,000 | 16% | 255,200 |
| West Midlands Met County | 756,000 | 15% | 113,400 |
| Birmingham | 320,000 | 14% | 44,800 |
| Staffordshire | 210,000 | 17% | 35,700 |
| Warwickshire | 189,000 | 14% | 26,460 |
| Worcestershire | 163,000 | 16% | 26,080 |
| Stoke-on-Trent UA | 91,000 | 18% | 16,380 |
| Coventry | 103,000 | 14% | 14,420 |
| Wolverhampton | 72,000 | 19% | 13,680 |
| Telford and Wrekin UA | 65,000 | 21% | 13,650 |
| Sandwell | 69,000 | 18% | 12,420 |
| Shropshire UA | 72,000 | 17% | 12,240 |
| Dudley | 66,000 | 18% | 11,880 |
| Warwick | 62,000 | 16% | 9,920 |
| Walsall | 49,000 | 20% | 9,800 |
| Herefordshire UA | 50,000 | 19% | 9,500 |
| Solihull | 77,000 | 12% | 9,240 |
| East Staffordshire | 45,000 | 16% | 7,200 |
| Worcester | 43,000 | 16% | 6,880 |
| Stafford | 37,000 | 18% | 6,660 |
| Wychavon | 43,000 | 15% | 6,450 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 25,000 | 25% | 6,250 |
| North Warwickshire | 36,000 | 16% | 5,760 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 26,000 | 22% | 5,720 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 33,000 | 13% | 4,290 |
| Cannock Chase | 25,000 | 17% | 4,250 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 15,000 | 27% | 4,050 |
| Redditch | 28,000 | 14% | 3,920 |
| Bromsgrove | 23,000 | 17% | 3,910 |
| Lichfield | 27,000 | 13% | 3,510 |
| South Staffordshire | 20,000 | 17% | 3,400 |
| Rugby | 32,000 | 10% | 3,200 |
| Wyre Forest | 16,000 | 18% | 2,880 |
| Tamworth | 15,000 | 15% | 2,250 |
East Midlands
The table below shows the number of people in the East Midlands who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| East Midlands | 1,328,000 | 16% | 212,480 |
| Derbyshire | 198,000 | 18% | 35,640 |
| Nottinghamshire | 197,000 | 18% | 35,460 |
| Lincolnshire | 192,000 | 18% | 34,560 |
| Leicestershire | 206,000 | 15% | 30,900 |
| Nottingham UA | 111,000 | 20% | 22,200 |
| West Northamptonshire UA | 132,000 | 12% | 15,840 |
| Leicester UA | 80,000 | 19% | 15,280 |
| North Northamptonshire UA | 95,000 | 16% | 15,200 |
| Derby UA | 104,000 | 12% | 12,480 |
| Bassetlaw | 48,000 | 22% | 10,560 |
| Charnwood | 47,000 | 18% | 8,460 |
| Chesterfield | 42,000 | 18% | 7,560 |
| North West Leicestershire | 49,000 | 14% | 6,860 |
| Lincoln | 43,000 | 15% | 6,450 |
| Amber Valley | 33,000 | 19% | 6,270 |
| East Lindsey | 23,000 | 26% | 5,980 |
| South Kesteven | 35,000 | 17% | 5,950 |
| Ashfield | 34,000 | 17% | 5,780 |
| High Peak | 20,000 | 27% | 5,400 |
| Rushcliffe | 26,000 | 20% | 5,200 |
| Blaby | 43,000 | 12% | 5,160 |
| Mansfield | 23,000 | 22% | 5,060 |
| South Holland | 26,000 | 19% | 4,940 |
| Bolsover | 23,000 | 21% | 4,830 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 29,000 | 15% | 4,350 |
| Newark and Sherwood | 28,000 | 15% | 4,200 |
| South Derbyshire | 25,000 | 16% | 4,000 |
| Boston | 19,000 | 19% | 3,610 |
| Harborough | 22,000 | 16% | 3,520 |
| West Lindsey | 19,000 | 18% | 3,420 |
| North Kesteven | 28,000 | 12% | 3,360 |
| Broxtowe | 21,000 | 16% | 3,360 |
| Erewash | 22,000 | 14% | 3,080 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 17,000 | 18% | 3,060 |
| Gedling | 18,000 | 16% | 2,880 |
| North East Derbyshire | 16,000 | 13% | 2,080 |
| Rutland UA | 11,000 | 13% | 1,430 |
East of England
The table below shows the number of people in the East of England who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| East of England | 1,713,000 | 14% | 239,820 |
| Essex | 336,000 | 14% | 47,040 |
| Norfolk | 241,000 | 17% | 40,970 |
| Hertfordshire | 352,000 | 10% | 35,200 |
| Suffolk | 211,000 | 16% | 33,760 |
| Cambridgeshire | 256,000 | 10% | 25,600 |
| Norwich | 59,000 | 21% | 12,390 |
| Central Bedfordshire UA | 74,000 | 15% | 11,100 |
| East Suffolk | 57,000 | 18% | 10,260 |
| West Suffolk | 50,000 | 20% | 10,000 |
| Peterborough UA | 68,000 | 14% | 9,520 |
| Colchester | 64,000 | 14% | 8,960 |
| Bedford UA | 52,000 | 17% | 8,840 |
| Cambridge | 83,000 | 10% | 8,300 |
| Ipswich | 59,000 | 14% | 8,260 |
| Southend-on-Sea UA | 38,000 | 21% | 7,980 |
| Dacorum | 56,000 | 13% | 7,280 |
| Basildon | 47,000 | 15% | 7,050 |
| Huntingdonshire | 57,000 | 12% | 6,840 |
| Breckland | 33,000 | 20% | 6,600 |
| Thurrock UA | 40,000 | 16% | 6,400 |
| Luton UA | 45,000 | 14% | 6,300 |
| South Norfolk | 42,000 | 14% | 5,880 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 38,000 | 14% | 5,320 |
| Chelmsford | 53,000 | 10% | 5,300 |
| Broadland | 34,000 | 14% | 4,760 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 78,000 | 6% | 4,680 |
| Watford | 35,000 | 13% | 4,550 |
| Great Yarmouth | 20,000 | 22% | 4,400 |
| Braintree | 30,000 | 14% | 4,200 |
| St Albans | 37,000 | 11% | 4,070 |
| Stevenage | 40,000 | 10% | 4,000 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 50,000 | 8% | 4,000 |
| Tendring | 19,000 | 20% | 3,800 |
| Harlow | 24,000 | 15% | 3,600 |
| Epping Forest | 26,000 | 13% | 3,380 |
| Babergh | 17,000 | 19% | 3,230 |
| North Hertfordshire | 32,000 | 10% | 3,200 |
| Mid Suffolk | 28,000 | 11% | 3,080 |
| Fenland | 18,000 | 17% | 3,060 |
| Rochford | 15,000 | 20% | 3,000 |
| Uttlesford | 24,000 | 12% | 2,880 |
| Hertsmere | 27,000 | 10% | 2,700 |
| East Cambridgeshire | 20,000 | 12% | 2,400 |
| East Hertfordshire | 30,000 | 8% | 2,400 |
| North Norfolk | 16,000 | 15% | 2,400 |
| Broxbourne | 19,000 | 11% | 2,090 |
| Three Rivers | 26,000 | 8% | 2,080 |
| Brentwood | 16,000 | 10% | 1,600 |
South East England
The table below shows the number of people in South East England who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| South East | 2,864,000 | 11% | 315,040 |
| Kent | 408,000 | 14% | 57,120 |
| Hampshire | 433,000 | 11% | 47,630 |
| Surrey | 376,000 | 10% | 37,600 |
| West Sussex | 249,000 | 14% | 34,860 |
| Oxfordshire | 296,000 | 9% | 26,640 |
| East Sussex | 115,000 | 16% | 18,400 |
| Milton Keynes UA | 143,000 | 11% | 15,730 |
| Buckinghamshire UA | 137,000 | 10% | 13,700 |
| Brighton and Hove UA | 104,000 | 10% | 10,400 |
| South Oxfordshire | 46,000 | 22% | 10,120 |
| Medway UA | 59,000 | 16% | 9,440 |
| Portsmouth UA | 73,000 | 11% | 8,030 |
| Maidstone | 59,000 | 13% | 7,670 |
| Southampton UA | 74,000 | 10% | 7,400 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 56,000 | 13% | 7,280 |
| Chichester | 42,000 | 17% | 7,140 |
| Winchester | 70,000 | 10% | 7,000 |
| Swale | 36,000 | 19% | 6,840 |
| Crawley | 66,000 | 10% | 6,600 |
| Dartford | 40,000 | 16% | 6,400 |
| Mid Sussex | 39,000 | 16% | 6,240 |
| Isle of Wight UA | 31,000 | 20% | 6,200 |
| Vale of White Horse | 60,000 | 10% | 6,000 |
| New Forest | 42,000 | 14% | 5,880 |
| Eastbourne | 25,000 | 23% | 5,750 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 44,000 | 13% | 5,720 |
| West Berkshire UA | 81,000 | 7% | 5,670 |
| Wokingham UA | 55,000 | 10% | 5,500 |
| Guildford | 61,000 | 9% | 5,490 |
| Eastleigh | 54,000 | 10% | 5,400 |
| Ashford | 38,000 | 14% | 5,320 |
| Woking | 38,000 | 14% | 5,320 |
| East Hampshire | 33,000 | 16% | 5,280 |
| Oxford | 88,000 | 6% | 5,280 |
| Worthing | 30,000 | 17% | 5,100 |
| Bracknell Forest UA | 41,000 | 12% | 4,920 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead UA | 61,000 | 8% | 4,880 |
| Wealden | 31,000 | 15% | 4,650 |
| Waverley | 31,000 | 15% | 4,650 |
| Slough UA | 56,000 | 8% | 4,480 |
| Canterbury | 37,000 | 12% | 4,440 |
| Reading UA | 85,000 | 5% | 4,250 |
| Horsham | 35,000 | 12% | 4,200 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 32,000 | 13% | 4,160 |
| Rushmoor | 41,000 | 10% | 4,100 |
| Test Valley | 45,000 | 9% | 4,050 |
| Thanet | 28,000 | 14% | 3,920 |
| Havant | 26,000 | 15% | 3,900 |
| Runnymede | 32,000 | 12% | 3,840 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 23,000 | 16% | 3,680 |
| Fareham | 34,000 | 10% | 3,400 |
| Arun | 26,000 | 13% | 3,380 |
| Dover | 23,000 | 14% | 3,220 |
| Reigate and Banstead | 50,000 | 6% | 3,000 |
| Lewes | 23,000 | 13% | 2,990 |
| West Oxfordshire | 37,000 | 8% | 2,960 |
| Hastings | 21,000 | 14% | 2,940 |
| Gravesham | 21,000 | 13% | 2,730 |
| Rother | 15,000 | 18% | 2,700 |
| Cherwell | 54,000 | 5% | 2,700 |
| Surrey Heath | 33,000 | 8% | 2,640 |
| Mole Valley | 36,000 | 7% | 2,520 |
| Tandridge | 17,000 | 14% | 2,380 |
| Hart | 20,000 | 10% | 2,000 |
| Elmbridge | 38,000 | 5% | 1,900 |
| Sevenoaks | 29,000 | 6% | 1,740 |
| Gosport | 13,000 | 12% | 1,560 |
| Spelthorne | 22,000 | 6% | 1,320 |
| Epsom and Ewell | 19,000 | 1% | 190 |
London
The table below shows the number of people in London who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| London | 3,472,000 | 9% | 312,480 |
| Inner London | 2,479,000 | 2% | 49,580 |
| Westminster | 471,000 | 4% | 18,840 |
| Outer London | 993,000 | 1% | 9,930 |
| Hillingdon | 107,000 | 6% | 6,420 |
| Brent | 61,000 | 10% | 6,100 |
| Hounslow | 87,000 | 7% | 6,090 |
| Ealing | 67,000 | 9% | 6,030 |
| Lambeth | 98,000 | 6% | 5,880 |
| Newham | 94,000 | 6% | 5,640 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 46,000 | 12% | 5,520 |
| Croydon | 88,000 | 6% | 5,280 |
| Bromley | 55,000 | 9% | 4,950 |
| Enfield | 47,000 | 10% | 4,700 |
| Greenwich | 53,000 | 8% | 4,240 |
| Havering | 51,000 | 8% | 4,080 |
| Redbridge | 29,000 | 14% | 4,060 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 85,000 | 4% | 3,400 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 46,000 | 7% | 3,220 |
| Waltham Forest | 26,000 | 12% | 3,120 |
| Haringey | 31,000 | 10% | 3,100 |
| Harrow | 31,000 | 10% | 3,100 |
| Barnet | 60,000 | 5% | 3,000 |
| Merton | 41,000 | 7% | 2,870 |
| Lewisham | 40,000 | 7% | 2,800 |
| Tower Hamlets | 264,000 | 1% | 2,640 |
| Hackney | 79,000 | 3% | 2,370 |
| Sutton | 39,000 | 5% | 1,950 |
| Bexley | 37,000 | 5% | 1,850 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 24,000 | 7% | 1,680 |
| Wandsworth | 79,000 | 2% | 1,580 |
| Camden | 297,000 | 0% | 0 |
| City of London | 524,000 | 0% | 0 |
| Islington | 152,000 | 0% | 0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 66,000 | 0% | 0 |
| Southwark | 199,000 | 0% | 0 |
South West England
The table below shows the number of people in South West England who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| South West | 1,598,000 | 15% | 239,700 |
| Devon | 210,000 | 16% | 33,600 |
| Somerset UA | 149,000 | 18% | 26,820 |
| Gloucestershire | 174,000 | 14% | 24,360 |
| Cornwall UA | 120,000 | 18% | 21,600 |
| Bristol, City of UA | 220,000 | 9% | 19,800 |
| Wiltshire UA | 129,000 | 15% | 19,350 |
| Dorset UA | 89,000 | 16% | 14,240 |
| Plymouth UA | 79,000 | 17% | 13,430 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA | 99,000 | 13% | 12,870 |
| South Gloucestershire UA | 115,000 | 11% | 12,650 |
| Swindon UA | 70,000 | 16% | 11,200 |
| Exeter | 63,000 | 15% | 9,450 |
| North Somerset UA | 52,000 | 16% | 8,320 |
| Bath and North East Somerset UA | 60,000 | 12% | 7,200 |
| Stroud | 35,000 | 20% | 7,000 |
| Tewkesbury | 32,000 | 19% | 6,080 |
| Torbay UA | 30,000 | 20% | 6,000 |
| Teignbridge | 30,000 | 19% | 5,700 |
| North Devon | 29,000 | 17% | 4,950 |
| Gloucester | 34,000 | 14% | 4,760 |
| Cheltenham | 39,000 | 12% | 4,680 |
| South Hams | 23,000 | 16% | 3,680 |
| East Devon | 28,000 | 13% | 3,640 |
| Cotswold | 22,000 | 15% | 3,300 |
| Torridge | 14,000 | 21% | 2,940 |
| Forest of Dean | 12,000 | 17% | 2,040 |
| Mid Devon | 17,000 | 11% | 1,870 |
Scotland
The table below shows the number of people in Scotland who are due a pay rise in April 2024.
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| Scotland | 1,714,000 | 11% | 188,540 |
| Glasgow City | 338,000 | 10% | 33,800 |
| City of Edinburgh | 297,000 | 10% | 29,700 |
| North Lanarkshire | 92,000 | 13% | 11,860 |
| Aberdeenshire | 49,000 | 24% | 11,760 |
| Fife | 95,000 | 12% | 11,400 |
| Highland | 71,000 | 14% | 9,940 |
| Falkirk | 42,000 | 20% | 8,400 |
| Aberdeen City | 99,000 | 8% | 7,920 |
| South Lanarkshire | 65,000 | 12% | 7,800 |
| Renfrewshire | 53,000 | 14% | 7,420 |
| Perth and Kinross | 44,000 | 14% | 6,160 |
| Dundee City | 56,000 | 10% | 5,600 |
| West Lothian | 55,000 | 10% | 5,500 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 37,000 | 14% | 5,180 |
| East Ayrshire | 28,000 | 18% | 5,040 |
| East Lothian | 19,000 | 18% | 4,320 |
| Scottish Borders | 26,000 | 16% | 4,160 |
| Stirling | 32,000 | 11% | 3,520 |
| Midlothian | 25,000 | 14% | 3,500 |
| South Ayrshire | 26,000 | 13% | 3,380 |
| Angus | 19,000 | 15% | 2,850 |
| Moray | 18,000 | 15% | 2,700 |
| North Ayrshire | 25,000 | 9% | 2,250 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 11,000 | 19% | 2,090 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 20,000 | 10% | 2,000 |
| Inverclyde | 13,000 | 15% | 1,950 |
| Clackmannanshire | 12,000 | 15% | 1,800 |
| Argyll and Bute | 19,000 | 9% | 1,710 |
| East Renfrewshire | 12,000 | 7% | 840 |
Wales
The table below shows the number of people in Wales who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| Wales | 856,000 | 17% | 145,520 |
| Cardiff | 174,000 | 14% | 24,360 |
| Swansea | 74,000 | 21% | 15,540 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 62,000 | 19% | 11,780 |
| Wrexham | 41,000 | 24% | 9,840 |
| Newport | 52,000 | 18% | 9,360 |
| Bridgend | 39,000 | 16% | 6,240 |
| Flintshire | 49,000 | 12% | 5,880 |
| Caerphilly | 32,000 | 18% | 5,760 |
| Pembrokeshire | 27,000 | 21% | 5,670 |
| Gwynedd | 28,000 | 20% | 5,600 |
| Denbighshire | 26,000 | 19% | 4,940 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 17,000 | 28% | 4,760 |
| Powys | 24,000 | 17% | 4,080 |
| Torfaen | 25,000 | 16% | 4,000 |
| Carmarthenshire | 44,000 | 9% | 3,960 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 36,000 | 10% | 3,600 |
| Monmouthshire | 22,000 | 15% | 3,300 |
| Ceredigion | 18,000 | 18% | 3,240 |
| Conwy | 23,000 | 14% | 3,220 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 14,000 | 19% | 2,660 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 21,000 | 11% | 2,310 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 10,000 | 13% | 1,300 |
Northern Ireland
The table below shows the number of people in Northern Ireland who are due a pay rise in April 2025.
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| Northern Ireland | 737,000 | 17% | 125,290 |
To find out the number of people who are due a pay rise in April 2025, GoForma looked at the Office of National Statistics average weekly earnings for October 2024.
The report gave us the percentiles of gross weekly earnings for full time workers by region, and from this we worked out the percentage of full time workers in each region who were earning less than the 2025 minimum wage of £12.21.
Since the £12.21 minimum wage only applies to people over the age of 21, we multiplied our percentages by 0.95 to account for the Office of National Statistics findings that 5% of the workforce is under 21.
Our findings assume that “full time” equates to 40 hours per week.
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