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Gross weekly pay in South Tyneside

Over the four years 2002 to 2007 weekly pay increased by:
  % Change 2002 2007
Great Britain 15.4% £326.3 £376.5
North East 18.7% £280.3 £332.6
South Tyneside 18.7% £263.7 £313.0

While the % Change in weekly pay shows a better performance for North East and South Tyneside as compared to Great Britain as a whole, the wage figures at local authority level are subject to a greater margin of error – so the narrowing of the gap implied by these figures may be real, or it may not be.

Full-Time Weekly Gross Wages

Between 2002 and 2007 (latest figures) gross weekly full-time pay in South Tyneside increased by 8.4%, from £358.6 per week to £388.7 per week.

 This was about half the national average (16.9%), and regional average (16.7%).

Between 2002 and 2006, full time gross pay in Great Britain rose from £392.7 to £449.6 per week, the North East saw wages rise from £343.2 to £393.6 per week.

Part-Time Weekly Gross Wages

The average part time pay is less than half that for the average weekly wage for all employees, so in 2007 the average part-time weekly wage for South Tyneside was £146.8 per week compared to £313 per week for all employees.

However the data for part-time workers is subject to an even greater level of error and should be treated with caution.

Full Time Workers Weekly pay - gross
Great Britain North East South Tyneside
2002 392.7 343.2 358.6
2003 406.2 350.5 343.8
2004 421.3 368.8 367.0
2005 432.8 383.3 367.8
2006 449.6 393.6 380.6
2007 459.0 400.5 388.7
Change 2002 to 2007 66.3 57.3 30.1
% Change 16.9% 16.7% 8.4%

Fuul time weekly pay 2002-2007

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2002 -2006, Office of National Statistics

NOTE: The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) replaces the New Earnings Survey.

Since the ASHE is based on a survey some of the change could be caused by sampling variations.

Date of Next Update : December 2008

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