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Income and Wages
There are two main types of data related this type of issue: Income and Earnings. It is important to recognise the differences between the information. Income data is based upon people’s area of residence, whereas earnings are collated based upon where people work. There can be significant differences between the results for income and earnings. The effect of people’s patterns of commuting to work is one major contributing factor to these differences. Therefore, considerable care is needed when interpreting the results.
Information about earnings at a local level is limited. Two main sources are used here:
- PayCheck Data 2007, which provides estimates of gross household income down to postcode level for residents of the county.
- The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2007 which has replaced the New Earnings Survey and is published annually by the Office for National Statistics.
PayCheck profiles income for all of the 1.7 million individual postcodes throughout the Great Britain, using information on over 6.1 million households from CACI’s lifestyle database, in conjunction with the Census and market research data, to increase the statistical reliability.
Average Household Income 2007 by District
| District | 2007 Average Income (£) | Change from 2006 (%) |
| Bromsgrove | 37,085 | 3.9 |
| Malvern Hills | 33,870 | 4.5 |
| Redditch | 34,799 | 4.9 |
| Worcester City | 34,034 | 4.8 |
| Wychavon | 35,853 | 4.4 |
| Wyre Forest | 32,629 | 4.8 |
| Worcestershire | 34,737 | 4.5 |
| West Midlands | 30,515 | 5.1 |
| Great Britain | 34,166 | 5.6 |
Source: CACI Ltd, PayCheck Data, 2007.
Average Earnings, 2007 – Residence Based
| Area | Median Hourly Earnings - excluding overtime (£) | Median Weekly Gross Earnings (£) | Median Gross Annual Earnings (£) |
| Bromsgrove | 12.84 | 526.7 | 28,371 |
| Malvern Hills | 12.04 | 456.1 | N/A |
| Redditch | 9.89 | 373.7 | 20,449 |
| Worcester City | 11.03 | 457.3 | 24,478 |
| Wychavon | 10.09 | 412.0 | 22,305 |
| Wyre Forest | 9.79 | 406.7 | 21,729 |
| Worcestershire | 10.63 | 433.8 | 23,225 |
| West Midlands | 10.53 | 430.4 | 22,546 |
| England and Wales | 11.46 | 460.0 | 24,242 |
Source: ASHE, 2007.
Note: Whereas the headline figure for the New Earnings Survey was mean average income, there has been a change to quoting the median earnings as the headline figure in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Average Earnings, 2007 – Workplace Based
| Area | Median Hourly Earnings - excluding overtime (£) | Median Weekly Gross Earnings (£) | Median Gross Annual Earnings (£) |
| Bromsgrove | 9.06 | 382.2 | 19,444 |
| Malvern Hills | 10.27 | 400.2 | N/A |
| Redditch | 10.16 | 379.5 | 19,870 |
| Worcester City | 10.27 | 408.4 | 22,091 |
| Wychavon | 8.46 | 374.5 | 20,000 |
| Wyre Forest | 9.52 | 414.9 | 20,315 |
| Worcestershire | 9.77 | 395.8 | 20,834 |
| West Midlands | 10.53 | 430.0 | 22,540 |
| England and Wales | 11.43 | 460.0 | 24,204 |
Source: ASHE, 2007.
Median Weekly Earnings (Gross) by County/Unitary Authority in the West Midlands, 2006
| County/Unitary Authority | Residence Based Earnings(£) | Rank | Workplace Based Earnings(£) | Rank |
| Worcestershire | 433.8 | 5 | 395.8 | 10 |
| Birmingham | 427.2 | 6 | 455.3 | 4 |
| Coventry | 405.6 | 10 | 459.7 | 3 |
| Dudley | 420.0 | 7 | 393.7 | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 383.3 | 13 | 384.4 | 13 |
| Sandwell | 389.2 | 12 | 417.1 | 7 |
| Shropshire | 440.7 | 4 | 400.2 | 9 |
| Solihull | 488.5 | 1 | 490.9 | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 452.4 | 3 | 416.6 | 8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 382.1 | 14 | 394.3 | 11 |
| Telford & Wrekin | 416.5 | 8 | 433.0 | 5 |
| Walsall | 399.8 | 11 | 379.7 | 14 |
| Warwickshire | 479.1 | 2 | 464.2 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton | 406.3 | 9 | 424.7 | 6 |
Source: ASHE, 2006.
Note: A ranking of 1 denotes the highest median weekly earnings (gross).
Distribution in Median Weekly Earnings between Full-Time Males and Females, 2007 – Residence Based
| Area | Males | Females | Difference (£) Male to Female | % Difference |
| Bromsgrove | 565.6 | 425.5 | 140.1 | 32.9 |
| Malvern Hills | 547.2 | 385.0 | 162.2 | 42.1 |
| Redditch | 379.4 | 355.1 | 24.3 | 6.8 |
| Worcester City | 480.6 | 401.5 | 79.1 | 19.7 |
| Wychavon | 504.6 | 350.1 | 154.5 | 44.1 |
| Wyre Forest | 434.9 | 344.1 | 90.8 | 26.4 |
| Worcestershire | 480.8 | 373.9 | 106.9 | 28.6 |
| West Midlands | 469.2 | 368.1 | 101.1 | 27.5 |
| England and Wales | 502.7 | 396.6 | 106.1 | 26.8 |
Source: ASHE, 2007.
N/A: Not available.
Overtime and Hours Worked – Residence Based
Full-time employees living in Worcestershire work an average of 38.1 hours a week, plus an average extra 4.5 hours overtime. In England and Wales employees work an average of 37.5 hours, with an extra 4.3 hours of overtime. In the West Midlands region full time employees work 37.5 hours and an average extra 4.5 hours overtime.
Source: ASHE, 2007.
Last modification: 15:54:39, 13th June, 2008 by Chris Baker
Review date: 08th April, 2009
