# United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings: Construction sector, total pay excl. arrears (SA)

United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings: Construction sector, total pay excl. arrears (SA) was up 1.0% year on year in August 2026, compared with 1.6% in July 2026.
The level stood at 818.0 GBP/week.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Apr 2020) to 14.8% (May 2021), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.AWE.M.SA.SECTOR-CONSTRUCTION`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: GBP/week
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (320 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/average-weekly-earnings-construction-sector-total-pay-excl-arrears-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 818.0 GBP/week | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 823.0 GBP/week | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 816.0 GBP/week | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 808.0 GBP/week | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 820.0 GBP/week | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 794.0 GBP/week | −2.6 |
| February 2026 | 799.0 GBP/week | −2.1 |
| January 2026 | 797.0 GBP/week | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 809.0 GBP/week | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 808.0 GBP/week | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 826.0 GBP/week | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 809.0 GBP/week | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 810.0 GBP/week | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 810.0 GBP/week | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 811.0 GBP/week | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 804.0 GBP/week | 5.0 |
| April 2025 | 806.0 GBP/week | 5.5 |
| March 2025 | 815.0 GBP/week | 9.5 |
| February 2025 | 816.0 GBP/week | 7.9 |
| January 2025 | 797.0 GBP/week | 6.1 |
| December 2024 | 801.0 GBP/week | 4.7 |
| November 2024 | 795.0 GBP/week | 7.1 |
| October 2024 | 796.0 GBP/week | 7.7 |
| September 2024 | 792.0 GBP/week | 7.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.SA.SECTOR-CONSTRUCTION"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.SA.SECTOR-CONSTRUCTION",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```