East of England average salary comparison
The average salary in East of England is £37.0k. The UK average salary was £38.6k in 2020. Gross average salary is calculated for full-time employees. Employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The data collected is Tax Year Ending. The data was published in November 2020. The income includes incentive payments and are available for local government districts/counties.| Region | Average salary in 2020 |
|---|
| East Midlands | £34.2k |
| East of England | £37.0k |
| United Kingdom | £38.6k |
| South East | £39.4k |
| London | £55.9k |
East of England average salary comparison by sex
The average salary for female in East of England is £31.7k. The UK average salary for female was £33.3k in 2020. The average salary for male in East of England is £40.3k. The UK average salary for male was £42.2k in 2020.| Region | Female average salary, 2020 | Male average salary |
|---|
| East Midlands | £29.0k | £37.3k |
| East of England | £31.7k | £40.3k |
| United Kingdom | £33.3k | £42.2k |
| South East | £33.3k | £43.4k |
| London | £45.5k | £63.6k |
East of England median salary comparison
The median salary in East of England is £31.0k. The UK median salary was £31.5k in 2020.| Region | Median salary in 2020 |
|---|
| East Midlands | £29.1k |
| East of England | £31.0k |
| United Kingdom | £31.5k |
| South East | £33.0k |
| London | £41.0k |
East of England median salary comparison by sex
The median salary for female in East of England is £27.0k. The UK median salary for female was £28.0k in 2020. The median salary for male in East of England is £33.4k. The UK median salary for male was £33.9k in 2020.| Region | Female median salary, 2020 | Male median salary |
|---|
| East Midlands | £24.7k | £32.0k |
| East of England | £27.0k | £33.4k |
| United Kingdom | £28.0k | £33.9k |
| South East | £28.3k | £36.3k |
| London | £35.8k | £45.2k |
East of England unemployment rate comparison
The unemployment rate in East of England is 4.2%. The UK unemployment rate was 4.5% in 2020.| Region | Unemployment rate in 2020 |
|---|
| South East | 3.5% |
| East of England | 4.2% |
| United Kingdom | 4.5% |
| East Midlands | 4.8% |
| London | 5.6% |
East of England house price to earnings ratio
The median property price to median earnings ratio in East of England is 9. Ie. East of England resident with middle-income needs 9 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. The England and Wales ratio was 7.7 in 2019.| Region | Median house price to median salary ratio in 2019 |
|---|
| East Midlands | 6.7 |
| England and Wales | 7.7 |
| East of England | 9 |
| South East | 9.7 |
| London | 12.8 |
East of England net household income map
Map shows the net average household income in 2016 by middle layer super output area (MSOA). The lowest average net household income was in Norfolk, with £33.2k. The area with the highest average net income was Hertfordshire, with £43.1k. Median income was £37.3k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £37.3k. Median income for England and Wales was 31.9k ( the lowest income was in Leeds 086, £16.8k, the highest in Tower Hamlets 033, £93.8k).
| Name | Net income |
|---|
| lowest | Norfolk | £33.2k |
| median | | £37.3k |
| highest | Hertfordshire | £43.1k |
East of England relative housing costs map
The map below shows housing costs share of net household income in 2016. The higher the share of income costs the darker the displayed color. An equivalisation scale and different models for income before housing costs and after housing costs may result in a few inconsitencies. Although there are some inconsistencies, it does not change significantly the overall picture of area comparison.
East of England working age population share
2019 population estimates.
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East of England
average age40.3
England & Wales
average age
| age group | head-count | % share of population | % for Eng & Wales |
|---|
| 0-15 | 1.2M | 19.4% | 19.1% |
| 16-64 | 3.8M | 60.7% | 62.3% |
| 65+ | 1.2M | 19.9% | 18.5% |
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