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Digital Sector Economic Estimates: Earnings

This series brings together the most up to date Digital Sector earnings datasets.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 11 July 2024
• Last updated: 1 August 2024 — See all updates

About

DSIT earnings estimates provide important information on earnings within the Digital Sector.

Included estimates:

DSIT currently release (or plan to release) the following estimates for earnings:

• headline measures of earnings calculated based on the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This survey uses employee data sampled from the PAYE system, but does not provide detailed employee characteristics. The ASHE dataset provides a snapshot of earnings in the UK for April of each year, with DSIT planning to produce estimates for employee median annual earnings, median weekly earnings, and the gender Pay Gap
• hourly earnings estimates are calculated based on the Annual Population Survey (APS) produced by the ONS. The APS provides self-reported earnings data and estimates are therefore less robust than those from the ASHE. The APS includes more demographic information and can be used to estimate earnings for different demographic groups.

For information on how these estimates are produced please see the relevant technical report for each release.

In releases before April 2024, figures for the Digital Sector (and its subsectors, including Telecommunications) were produced by DCMS as part of their DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates series.

DSIT are currently conducting a review of the Digital Sector Economic Estimates series and are consulting with users on potential changes. If you would like to contribute to this consultation, please do so using this link. The consultation will close at 11:59pm on 26 September.

A summary of the responses to this consultation will be provided in a published response within 12 weeks of the consultation closing.

Digital Sector Economic Estimates, APS Earnings (Calendar Year)

Available: 2022 - 2023

• Economic Estimates: Employment and Earnings in the Digital Sector, January 2023 to December 2023
  • 8 November 2024
  • Accredited official statistics

Published 11 July 2024
Last updated 1 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 1 August 2024

   A link to the DSIT Digital Sector Economic Estimates Consultation has been added

2. 11 July 2024

   First published.