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Income in the United Kingdom
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UK median household disposable income by income group for 2008-2016, indexed to 2008[1]
In terms of global poverty criteria, the United Kingdom is a wealthy country, with virtually no people living on less than £4 a day. In 2012-13, median personal income was approximately £21,000 a year but varies considerably by age, location, data source and occupation.[2] There is both significant income redistribution and income inequality; for instance, in 2013/14 income in the top and bottom fifth of households was £80,800 and £5,500, respectively, before taxes and benefits (15:1). After tax and benefits, household income disparities are significantly reduced to £60,000 and £15,500 (4:1).[3]
The UK Gini coefficient for 2013/14 estimated at 0.34.[4] There were 720,000 net worth Sterling millionaires in the United Kingdom in 2015 (1 in 65 adults).[5]
Contents
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1 Data sources
2 Taxable income
2.1 Income by location
2.2 Income by age and gender
2.3 Income by occupation
3 Post tax household income
4 Wealth
5 High income
6 Sources of income
7 See also
8 References
Data sources[edit]
There are a number of different sources of data on income which results in different estimates of income due to different sample sizes, population types (e.g. whether the population sample includes the self-employed, pensioners, individuals not liable to tax), definitions of income (e.g. gross earnings vs original income vs gross income vs net income vs post tax income).[6]
The Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) is a dataset from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) based on individuals who could be liable to tax. HMRC does not hold information on individuals whose income is below the personal allowance (£8,105 in 2012/13).[7] Furthermore, SPI does not include income from non taxable benefits such as housing benefits or job seekers allowance.[2][6]
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is a dataset from an annual survey of approximately 50,000 businesses by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and covers annual earnings, public and private sector pay differential and the gender pay gap. ASHE does not cover individuals who are self-employed.[6][8]
The Households Below Average Income (HBAI) dataset is based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It includes information on equalised household disposable income and can be used to represent the distribution of household income and income inequality (Gini coefficient).[4][6]
Other data sources include Average Weekly Earnings, Labour Force Survey, Index of Labour Cost per Hour, Unit Labour Costs, Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income / Living Costs and Food Survey, European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, Pensioners Income Series, Wealth and Assets Survey, National Accounts Estimates of Gross Disposable Household Income, and Small Area Income Estimates.[6]
Taxable income[edit]
Annual income percentiles for taxpayers in the UK, before and after income tax. In the SVG file, hover over a graph to highlight it.
The most recent SPI report (2012/13) gave annual median income as £21,000 before tax and £18,700 after tax.[2] The 2013/14 HBAI report gave median household income (2 adults) as £23,556.[4] The provisional results from the April 2014 ASHE report gives median gross annual earnings of £22,044 for all employees and £27,195 for full-time employees.[8]
According to the OECD the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is $27,029 a year (in USD, ranked 14/36 OECD countries), the average household net financial wealth per capita is estimated at $60,778 (in USD, ranked 8/36), and the average net-adjusted disposable income of the top 20% of the population is an estimated $57,010 a year, whereas the bottom 20% live on an estimated $10,195 a year giving a ratio of 5.6 (in USD, ranked 25/36).[9]
The 2013/14 HBAI reported that 15% of people had a relative low income (below 60% of median threshold) before housing costs.[4]
Data from HMRC 2012-13; incomes are before tax for individuals. The personal allowance or income tax threshold was £8,105 (people with incomes below this level did not pay income tax).[7]
Income by location[edit]
Median Income by location on the island of Great Britain
Income can vary considerably by location. For example, the locations (local administrative unit) with the highest incomes were the City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster with median annual incomes of £58,300, £37,800 and £35,200 respectively. The locations with the lowest incomes were Hyndburn, Torbay, and West Somerset with median annual incomes of £17,000, £16,900 and £16,000 respectively.
Income by age and gender[edit]
Data from the Survey of Personal Incomes 2012/13.
Income by occupation[edit]
The tables below shows the ten highest and ten lowest paid occupations in the UK respectively, as at April 2014.[10]
Occupation
Median full-time gross weekly pay (£)
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 1,746.6
Air traffic controllers 1,549.4
Chief executives and senior officials 1,533.3
Marketing and sales directors 1,298.7
Advertising and public relations directors 1,289.5
Information technology and telecommunications directors 1,226.7
Legal professionals (not included elsewhere) 1,217.3
Medical practitioners 1,167.1
Brokers 1,149.9
Financial managers and directors 1,143.0
Occupation
Median full-time gross weekly pay (£)
Cleaners and domestics 285.5
Nursery nurses and assistants 285.2
Other elementary services occupations (not included elsewhere) 279.9
Retail cashiers and check-out operators 278.7
Leisure and theme park attendants 272.7
Kitchen and catering assistants 268.4
Hairdressers and barbers 267.8
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers 259.3
Waiters and waitresses 257.6
Bar staff 253.6
Post tax household income[edit]
Data from the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) report from the Department of Work and Pensions 2013/14:
Data from HMRC – Percentile points of the income distribution as estimated from the Survey of Personal Incomes, note this only includes individuals who pay some income tax:
Wealth[edit]
This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2015)
The net worth information is based on data from HMRC for 2004–2005[11] and includes marketable assets including house equity, cash, shares, bonds and investment trusts. These values do not include personal possessions.
Percentile point
Wealth to qualify
Percentage of total wealth owned
by people at and above this level
Top 1% £688,228 21% of total UK wealth
2% £460,179 28% of total UK wealth
5% £270,164 40% of total UK wealth
10% £176,221 53% of total UK wealth
25% £76,098 72% of total UK wealth
50% £35,807 93% of total UK wealth
High income[edit]
This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2015)
The Institute for Fiscal Studies issued a report on the UK's highest earners in January 2008. There are 42 million adults in the UK of whom 29 million are income tax payers. (The remainder are pensioners, students, homemakers, the unemployed, those earning under the personal allowance, and other unwaged.) A summary of key findings is shown in the table below:
All taxpayers
Top 10% to 1% (adults)
Top 1% to 0.1% (adults)
Top 0.1% (adults)
Number 29.5 million 4.21 million 421,000 42,000
Entry level for group £5,093 £35,345 £99,727 £351,137
Mean value for group £24,769 £49,960 £155,832 £780,043
Average income tax paid £4,415 £10,550 £49,477 £274,482
Percentage of national personal income 100% 27.6% 8.6% 4.2%
The top 0.1% are 90% male and 50% of these people are in the 45 to 54 year age group. 31% of these people live in London and 21% in South East England. 33% of these people are company directors (as reported to HMRC). 30% work in finance and 38% in general business (includes law). The very richest rely on earnings (salary and bonuses) for 58% of income. Income from self-employment (such as partnerships in law or accountancy firms) accounts for 23% of income and about 18% from investment income (interest and share dividends).
Sources of income[edit]
This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2015)
The Family Resources Survey is a document produced by the Department for Work and Pensions. This details income amongst a representative sample of the British population. This report tabulates sources of income as a percentage of total income.[12]
Region
Employment (salaries & wages)
Self employed
Investment income
Working tax credit
State pensions
Occupational pensions
Disability benefits
Other social security benefits
Other income sources
UK 64% 11% 2% 1% 6% 7% 2% 5% 2%
Northern Ireland 60% 11% 1% 2% 7% 5% 4% 7% 3%
Scotland 66% 7% 2% 2% 7% 7% 3% 5% 2%
Wales 60% 8% 2% 2% 8% 8% 4% 6% 1%
England 64% 11% 2% 1% 6% 7% 2% 5% 2%
North East England 64% 5% 2% 2% 8% 6% 4% 7% 2%
North West England 59% 13% 2% 2% 7% 7% 3% 6% 2%
Yorkshire 64% 7% 2% 2% 7% 7% 2% 5% 3%
East Midlands 65% 9% 2% 1% 7% 6% 2% 5% 3%
West Midlands 62% 8% 3% 2% 8% 6% 2% 5% 3%
Eastern England 56% 22% 2% 1% 5% 7% 1% 3% 2%
London 71% 10% 2% 1% 4% 4% 1% 5% 3%
South East 66% 9% 4% 1% 7% 8% 1% 4% 2%
South West England 60% 9% 4% 1% 7% 10% 2% 4% 2%
Other social security benefits include: Housing Benefit, Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance
See also[edit]
Poverty in the United Kingdom
Taxation in the United Kingdom
Pension provision in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom labour law
References[edit]
Jump up ^ https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/householddisposableincomeandinequality/financialyearending2016
^ Jump up to: a b c "Personal income by tax year". HM Revenue and Customs. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
Jump up ^ "The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, Financial Year Ending 2014". Office for National Statistics. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Households below average income (HBAI) statistics". Department for Work and Pensions. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
Jump up ^ "One in 65 UK adults now a millionaire, figures show". The Guardian. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2015-09-15. >
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "A Guide to Sources of Data on Earnings and Income" (PDF). Office for National Statistics. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
^ Jump up to: a b "Income Tax rates and allowances: current and past". HM Revenue & Customs. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
^ Jump up to: a b "Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings". Office for National Statistics. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
Jump up ^ "OECD Better Life Index". OECD Better Life Index. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
Jump up ^ "Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2014 Provisional Results, Selected Estimates, Table 11". Officer for National Statistics. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
Jump up ^ HMRC Distribution among the adult population of marketable wealth (Series C) (Table 13.5)
Jump up ^ Family Resources Survey 2005-06
HMRC statistics – [1]
IFS – [2]

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