Monthly estimates concerning payrolled employees and their corresponding pay have been published today, 20 October 2026. The data comes from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) and is a joint release with the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The report, titled 'Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK: October 2026', includes both non-seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted statistics. It also provides a revision triangle for previous earnings and employment data.
These statistics are accredited official statistics, having been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics.