One-off payments to NHS staff and civil servants have pushed up public sector bonuses

Bonus pay 3 month average, year on year % change, Great Britain

Whole Economy

Private sector

Public sector

1,500%

1,000

500

0

-500

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Whole Economy

Private sector

Public sector

1,500%

1,000

500

0

-500

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Guardian graphic. Source: ONS. Average weekly earnings. Note: seasonally adjusted