Median weekly earnings of full-time employees by place of residence, pounds sterling in Orkney Islands
Median weekly earnings of full-time employees by place of residence, pounds sterling in Orkney Islands was £786 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.4% from 2024.
Median weekly earnings of full-time employees by place of residence, pounds sterling in Orkney Islands, 2009 to 2025
All 17 values
| Period | GBP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 786 Provisional |
| 2024 | 775.5 |
| 2023 | 767.5 |
| 2022 | 662.3 |
| 2021 | 563 |
| 2020 | 579.5 |
| 2019 | 598.1 |
| 2018 | 636.8 |
| 2017 | 520.6 |
| 2016 | 557 |
| 2015 | 518.3 |
| 2014 | 518 |
| 2013 | 540.7 |
| 2012 | 473.3 |
| 2011 | 427.4 |
| 2010 | 467.6 |
| 2009 | 434.2 |
Compared with Scotland
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Orkney Islands | 786 |
| Scotland | 775.6 |
Definition
Median gross weekly pay, in pounds sterling, of full-time employees living in an area, from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) of the Office for National Statistics. Full-time means working more than 30 paid hours a week (25 or more for teaching professions). Pay relates to one pay period in April each year (the one that includes 30 April in 2025 and 17 April in 2024). Nominal pounds of each year, not adjusted for inflation. United Kingdom regions and local authorities, grouped by where employees live.
The place is where the employee lives, which can differ from where the job is: see median_weekly_earnings_full_time_workplace_gbp for place of work. Gross pay before tax, not disposable income. The ONS marks the latest year provisional and revises it the next year, and warns that data from 2023 onwards might not be directly comparable with 2022 because of methodological changes. Nomis suppresses figures it calls statistically unreliable.
How to cite
Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis: full-time workers, median gross weekly pay (ONS, Nomis NM_30_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_30_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&sex=8&item=2&pay=1&measures=20100&time=2008,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the median weekly earnings of full-time employees by place of residence, pounds sterling in Orkney Islands?
Median weekly earnings of full-time employees by place of residence, pounds sterling in Orkney Islands was £786 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.4% from 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis: full-time workers, median gross weekly pay (ONS, Nomis NM_30_1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest median weekly earnings of full-time employees by place of residence, pounds sterling in Orkney Islands?
£786 in 2025, the highest value since 2009 in this series.