Minimum wage rates increase from 1 April 2025

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The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will increase from 1 April 2025.

Employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates increase on 1 April of each year. This includes all National Minimum Wage rates and the National Living Wage rate. The new minimum wage rates apply to eligible workers in Northern Ireland from 1 April 2025.

Minimum wage | Increased rates from April 2025

See the table below that shows the current minimum wage rates and new minimum wage rates from 1 April 2025:

Minimum wage rate Current rate (2024-25) New rate (from April 2025) Increase
National Living Wage (21 years old and over) £11.44 £12.21 6.7%
National Minimum Wage (18-20 years old) £8.60 £10.00 16.3%
National Minimum Wage (16-17 years old) £6.40 £7.55 18.0%
National Minimum Wage (apprentice rate) £6.40 £7.55 18.0%
Accommodation Offset £9.99 £10.66 6.7%


Read more on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates.

First published 30 October 2024