Employment falls in Doncaster as pay rises to £2,439 a month
Employment falls in Doncaster as pay rises to £2,439 a month
Payrolled employment in Doncaster fell 0.2% over the year to May 2026, 274 fewer workers, with a further monthly dip of 0.2% sustaining the downward pressure.
Across Yorkshire and The Humber, payrolled employment edged down 0.3% over the year to May 2026. Doncaster ranked 6th of 23 towns and cities in Yorkshire and The Humber by employment change over the past year.
The median pay packet for workers in Doncaster stood at £2,439 in May 2026, up 5.04% over the past year and ahead of inflation at 2.97%.
After a period of sharp inflation from 2022 that eroded real earnings, wages have been recovering.
Workers in Doncaster are now £86 a month better off in real terms than in February 2022, when median earnings stood at £1,882 a month.
The total pay bill in Doncaster rose 4.8% over the year, faster than headcount, suggesting average earnings per worker are improving.
The data is from analysis of the latest HMRC Real Time Information (RTISA) and ONS Consumer Price Statistics by WageSight.
Paul Hebden, Campaign Salience, said: "Employers in Doncaster have reported a significant dip in payroll in the latest figures. It's too early to tell if this is businesses bracing agains the impact of the current economic uncertainty on inflation.
“On the flip side, wages for those in work continues to surge. The positive story is that workers in Doncaster are seeing their pay packets grow. That's money in people's pockets, and it matters for local businesses and public services. But there will be understandable concern at the employment picture."