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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

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