# United Kingdom AWE: Private Sector Level (GBP): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears

United Kingdom AWE: Private Sector Level (GBP): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears was up 2.7% year on year in August 2026, compared with 3.1% in July 2026.
The level stood at 757.0 GBP/week.
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Jun 2020) to 12.1% (Mar 2022), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.AWE.M.SA.SECTOR-PRIVATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: GBP/week
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (320 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/awe-private-sector-level-gbp-seasonally-adjusted-total-pay-excluding

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 757.0 GBP/week | 2.7 |
| July 2026 | 757.0 GBP/week | 3.1 |
| June 2026 | 757.0 GBP/week | 3.6 |
| May 2026 | 753.0 GBP/week | 3.3 |
| April 2026 | 756.0 GBP/week | 4.4 |
| March 2026 | 758.0 GBP/week | 4.6 |
| February 2026 | 750.0 GBP/week | 3.7 |
| January 2026 | 747.0 GBP/week | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 741.0 GBP/week | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 742.0 GBP/week | 3.9 |
| October 2025 | 742.0 GBP/week | 4.1 |
| September 2025 | 737.0 GBP/week | 3.7 |
| August 2025 | 737.0 GBP/week | 4.8 |
| July 2025 | 734.0 GBP/week | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 731.0 GBP/week | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 729.0 GBP/week | 4.6 |
| April 2025 | 724.0 GBP/week | 4.3 |
| March 2025 | 725.0 GBP/week | 5.8 |
| February 2025 | 723.0 GBP/week | 5.7 |
| January 2025 | 714.0 GBP/week | 5.2 |
| December 2024 | 721.0 GBP/week | 6.5 |
| November 2024 | 714.0 GBP/week | 5.8 |
| October 2024 | 713.0 GBP/week | 6.9 |
| September 2024 | 711.0 GBP/week | 4.9 |

## API

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

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