article_snippet: Workers in London have suffered a bigger wage squeeze since the recession than those almost anywhere else in the country, official figures have revealed.
article_snippet: This means London workers have seen London workers salaries rise by just over 1 per cent a year since 2008 – way below the rate of inflation.
article_snippet: Workers almost everywhere else in the country have seen Workers almost everywhere else in the country pay jump more quickly, with only the West Midlands and North West lagging behind.
article_snippet: Across England   as a whole, pay has jumped 7.6 per cent – with double digit wage growth in Wales, and Scotland.
article_snippet: Pay in the North East has risen by 13.4 per cent since 2008, 8.1 per cent in North West, 7.5 per cent in the East and East Midlands.
article_snippet: The median full-time salary in London hit £34,069 last year – up from £32,813 in 2008.
article_snippet: In the North East, by contrast, the average worker took home £24,876 last year.
article_snippet: Wages in the North East (left) have grown almost twice as fast as those in London since the recession in 2008 .
article_snippet: Over the past year pay has finally started to rise above of inflation.
article_snippet: Average earnings increased by 2.1 per cent in the past year to December, 0.3 per cent up on the previous month.
highlights_snippet: This means wages in London have risen by just over 1% a year since 2008 .
  
highlights_snippet: Workers almost everywhere else in Britain have enjoyed better pay rises .
  
highlights_snippet: Across England  pay has jumped 7.6% - and 13.4% in the North East .