Proportion of employees whose pay is set by collective bargaining

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional.

Data values	Data description	Year	Area	Sex	Collective bargaining
12,495,700	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
12,346,000	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
24,841,600	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Persons	Total
5,725,900	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
6,708,700	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
12,434,600	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Males	Total
6,769,700	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
5,637,300	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
12,407,000	Number of employees	2005	United Kingdom	Females	Total
12,131,500	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
12,057,900	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
24,189,400	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Persons	Total
5,565,800	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
6,550,000	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
12,115,900	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Males	Total
6,565,600	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
5,507,900	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
12,073,500	Number of employees	2005	Great Britain	Females	Total
10,153,400	Number of employees	2005	England	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
10,740,100	Number of employees	2005	England	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
20,893,500	Number of employees	2005	England	Persons	Total
4,708,800	Number of employees	2005	England	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
5,854,100	Number of employees	2005	England	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
10,562,800	Number of employees	2005	England	Males	Total
5,444,600	Number of employees	2005	England	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
4,886,000	Number of employees	2005	England	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
10,330,600	Number of employees	2005	England	Females	Total
585,600	Number of employees	2005	North East	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
401,800	Number of employees	2005	North East	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
987,400	Number of employees	2005	North East	Persons	Total
267,000	Number of employees	2005	North East	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
209,400	Number of employees	2005	North East	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
476,400	Number of employees	2005	North East	Males	Total
318,600	Number of employees	2005	North East	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
192,400	Number of employees	2005	North East	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
511,000	Number of employees	2005	North East	Females	Total
1,451,100	Number of employees	2005	North West	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,252,300	Number of employees	2005	North West	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
2,703,400	Number of employees	2005	North West	Persons	Total
671,600	Number of employees	2005	North West	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
669,700	Number of employees	2005	North West	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,341,400	Number of employees	2005	North West	Males	Total
779,500	Number of employees	2005	North West	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
582,600	Number of employees	2005	North West	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,362,100	Number of employees	2005	North West	Females	Total
1,178,000	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
954,300	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
2,132,300	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Persons	Total
541,300	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
520,000	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,061,400	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Males	Total
636,700	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
434,300	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,070,900	Number of employees	2005	Yorkshire and the Humber	Females	Total
908,600	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
856,000	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,764,700	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Persons	Total
451,400	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
476,000	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
927,400	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Males	Total
457,200	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
380,000	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
837,300	Number of employees	2005	East Midlands	Females	Total
1,160,800	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,095,700	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
2,256,500	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Persons	Total
545,500	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
600,200	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,145,700	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Males	Total
615,300	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
495,500	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,110,800	Number of employees	2005	West Midlands	Females	Total
988,400	Number of employees	2005	East	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,204,700	Number of employees	2005	East	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
2,193,100	Number of employees	2005	East	Persons	Total
453,600	Number of employees	2005	East	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
666,000	Number of employees	2005	East	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,119,700	Number of employees	2005	East	Males	Total
534,800	Number of employees	2005	East	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
538,600	Number of employees	2005	East	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,073,400	Number of employees	2005	East	Females	Total
1,467,100	Number of employees	2005	London	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,920,400	Number of employees	2005	London	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
3,387,500	Number of employees	2005	London	Persons	Total
704,700	Number of employees	2005	London	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,056,800	Number of employees	2005	London	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,761,600	Number of employees	2005	London	Males	Total
762,300	Number of employees	2005	London	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
863,600	Number of employees	2005	London	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,625,900	Number of employees	2005	London	Females	Total
1,397,600	Number of employees	2005	South East	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,973,200	Number of employees	2005	South East	Persons	Pay not set by collective bargaining
3,370,800	Number of employees	2005	South East	Persons	Total
620,300	Number of employees	2005	South East	Males	Pay set by collective bargaining
1,077,500	Number of employees	2005	South East	Males	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,697,800	Number of employees	2005	South East	Males	Total
777,300	Number of employees	2005	South East	Females	Pay set by collective bargaining
895,700	Number of employees	2005	South East	Females	Pay not set by collective bargaining
1,673,000	Number of employees	2005	South East	Females	Total
1,016,100	Number of employees	2005	South West	Persons	Pay set by collective bargaining

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Main information

• Most recent update: 28 October 2025
• Next update expected: October 2026
• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)

Data notes

• Revisions:
  • 28 October 2025
  • 23 October 2025
• Rounding applied:

  Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  These data show the number of employee jobs for those aged 16 and over, whose pay is set with reference to a collective agreement for the UK countries and English regions in April of the years shown. The data relate to all employees, both part-time and full-time. Area relates to the location of workplace, not the residence of the employee.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is based on a 1% sample of employee jobs taken from HM Revenue and Customs PAYE records. Consequently, individuals with more than one job may appear in the sample more than once. Information on earnings and hours is obtained from employers and treated confidentially. ASHE does not cover the self-employed or employees not paid during the reference period. Estimates from 2020 onwards include people on furlough.

• Statistical quality:

  The figures are taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which is run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2004, the ASHE replaced the New Earnings Survey (NES) by introducing a new methodology into the calculation of earnings data. This new methodology applies weights to the results to take account of the structure of the population in terms of age, gender, occupation and area of workplace (London and the South East or elsewhere in the UK). The NES data for 1997 to 2003 were reworked to provide a back-series of earnings data using the new methodology.

  There were further changes to the ASHE methodology in 2005 as a result of the introduction of a new questionnaire. 2004 data were reworked to be comparable with this new methodology, but it was not possible to do this for earlier years. Thus there are discontinuities in the data that must be taken account of when making comparisons over time.

  A new automatic coding system for occupations was introduced in 2007. The main impact of this was to move a number of jobs away from the top occupational groups to other occupational groups. This tended to lower the average earnings in the top occupational groups and to lower earnings overall. Partly in response to the change to the sample design, an additional weighting stratum was introduced for those large enterprises which submit electronic returns to the survey (special arrangements). There was no reduction in the sample amongst these enterprises.

  In 2007 and 2008, there was a sample reduction of around 20 per cent. The sample reduction was designed to be biggest in those industries where earnings exhibit lower levels of variation. In 2009 the original sample size was re-instated.

  For the publication of the 2011 ASHE estimates, the occupational groups were reclassified. Since the occupational classification forms part of the methodology by which ASHE data are weighted to produce estimates for the UK, this release marked the start of a new time series and therefore care should be taken when making comparisons with earlier years.

  As the results come from a survey, the results are sample-based estimates and therefore subject to differing degrees of sampling variability, i.e. the true value for any measure lies in a differing range about the estimated value. This range or sampling variability increases as the detail in the data increases, for example regional data are subject to higher variability than the Great Britain or United Kingdom data.

  For further information on the quality and methodology of the data please see ONS’ Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings quality and methodology information report.

• Related reports:
  • GOV.WALES Annual survey of hours and earnings

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: labourmarket.stats@gov.wales

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