Version: 5.2.0 | Published: 11 Nov 2025 | Updated: 26 days ago
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - GB
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 08 February 2024, ONS SRS Metadata
Catalogue, dataset, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - GB,
https://doi.org/10.57906/x25d-4j96
DOI Name:
Documentation
Description:
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), carried out in April each year, is the most comprehensive source of information on the structure and distribution of earnings in the UK. ASHE provides information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and paid hours worked for employees in all industries and occupations.
The ASHE tables contain estimates of earnings for employees by sex and full-time or part-time status. Further breakdowns include by region, occupation, industry, age group and public or private sector.
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
Great Britain
Geographical Levels:
- full postcode
- ITL121
- ITL221
- ITL321
- LAU1
- LEP
- LGD2014
- local authority district
- lsoa11
- msoa11
- NUTS1
- NUTS2
- NUTS3
- oa11
- region
- ttwa11
- Westminster parliamentary constituency
Temporal
Start Date:
01 January 1997
Latest Data:
19 April 2023
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Distribution Release Date:
08 February 2024
Provenance
Source:
Survey
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Output required for approval
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics
Access
Access Service:
- Safe Rooms, SafePods
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
- GB-EAW
- GB-SCT
- GB-NIR
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Access Level:
Access Level 3
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
- CSV
- SPSS
- STATA
Enrichment and Linkage
Related Datasets:
- Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Longitudinal - UK
- New Earnings Survey - Great Britain
Origin
Name:
ONS Secure Research Service