Employers are still looking to maintain a distance between their lowest domestic rates and the legal floor, according to our recent poll of minimum pay rates. The median minimum from our analysis of lowest rates across the low-paying sectors of the economy is £13.08. This is some 2.9% above the statutory minimum, which currently stands at £12.71. In London, where the cost of living is significantly higher, the median minimum rate is also higher, at £14.28, some 12% above the National Living Wage (NLW).
