Pay rise: UK town with the biggest increase in wages in 2022 that’s way outside of London | Personal Finance | Finance

Living in a town or city where wages stretch further could vastly improve quality of life and latest figures show residents of Melton were given the biggest pay increase in 2022.

The Essex area of Maldon came in second place – the area had an average hourly wage of £14.67 in 2021, which  increased by 31.77 percent to £19.33 in 2022. 

The Cotswolds in Gloucestershire took third place. The area currently has an average hourly pay of £17.81, which has increased by 24.89 percent from 2021’s value of £14.26. 

Coming in fourth place is the London borough of Sutton. In 2021, the area had an average hourly pay of £16.82, which  increased 23.25 percent last year to £20.73

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