The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Wage and Employment Dynamics project (WED) and Administrative Data Research UK ran the inaugural Earnings Symposium in collaboration with ESCoE. The event took place at 10 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ on Tuesday 29 April 2025.
The symposium was dedicated to exploring the latest developments, methodologies, and research applications relating to ONS earnings data and earnings statistics, focusing on the following datasets:
- The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE),
- HMRC PAYE-RTI data,
- The Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, and
- ASHE-Census and ASHE-HMRC datasets curated by the WED project
The symposium included presentations from the ONS and WED teams, outlining developments with these key earnings datasets. The event will also include a series of invited papers.
The event provided a unique platform to:
- Gain insights into current future developments directly from ONS and WED teams.
- Present and discuss innovative research leveraging ONS earnings datasets.
- Foster collaborations between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
- Explore the future of UK earnings statistics and their applications.