# Scotland removes industry real living wage table after error

> The government said it plans to update the table in the coming weeks; it affected 2024 and 2025 estimates.

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- Published: 2026-10-10T16:36:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-10T16:36:58+00:00
- Event / data period: 2026-10-07
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The Scottish Government removed an industry-level table from the supporting tables for its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 on 7 October. An error had been identified the previous day in Table 5.4.2, which reported the share of employees aged 18 and over earning at least the Real Living Wage by industry; it affected the 2024 and 2025 estimates.

The government said the table would be updated in the coming weeks and details of the issue would accompany the revised tables. It did not publish corrected figures or a timetable, so this report does not repeat the withdrawn estimates.

## Data

### Withdrawal of living-wage table

Quality notice and table removal in Scotland’s 2025 hours-and-earnings tables.

Methodology: Dates follow the October 2026 notice on the gov.scot ASHE 2025 page: the error was identified on 6 October and Table 5.4.2 was removed from the published supporting tables on 7 October. The updated workbook sheet contains only the withdrawal notice; affected estimates are not reproduced.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Error identified | An error in Table 5.4.2 affected the 2024 and 2025 industry estimates. | occurred |
| 2026-10-07 | Table removed from published supporting data | The Scottish Government said it would update the table and publish details with revised tables. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.gov.scot/publications/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025/>, <https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2025/10/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025/documents/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025---supporting-tables/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025---supporting-tables/govscot%3Adocument/Annual%2BSurvey%2Bof%2BHours%2Band%2BEarnings%2B2025%2B-%2BTables%2B-%2B07%2BOctober%2B2026.xlsx> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-withdraws-ashe-real-living-wage-industry-table-2026/data/ashe-table-5-4-2-withdrawal?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-withdraws-ashe-real-living-wage-industry-table-2026/data/ashe-table-5-4-2-withdrawal?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Scottish Government (gov.scot)](<https://www.gov.scot/publications/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-07)
- [Scottish Government, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 supporting tables (updated workbook)](<https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2025/10/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025/documents/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025---supporting-tables/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2025---supporting-tables/govscot%3Adocument/Annual%2BSurvey%2Bof%2BHours%2Band%2BEarnings%2B2025%2B-%2BTables%2B-%2B07%2BOctober%2B2026.xlsx>) (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-07)

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