# Economy and work in Southend-on-Sea The south east of the East of England. 185,214 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 42 square kilometres. 4 layers about economy and work for Southend-on-Sea, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## Median full-time pay Southend-on-Sea: **£41,554** (2025, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS earnings survey. Published 23 October 2025. Full-time workers living in Southend-on-Sea earned a median of £41,554 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay?place=E06000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy#l-median-pay-full-time ## People claiming out-of-work benefits Southend-on-Sea: **4,785** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Southend-on-Sea, 4,785 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants?place=E06000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate Southend-on-Sea: **4.2%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Southend-on-Sea, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%. - Against East of England: 27% higher (3.3%) - Against the UK: 8% higher (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate?place=E06000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy#l-claimant-rate ## Employment rate Southend-on-Sea: **79.2%** (March 2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS population survey. Published 21 July 2026. 79.2% of people aged 16 to 64 in Southend-on-Sea were in work in the year to March 2026. Southend-on-Sea is joint 107th highest of 348 for employment rate. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment?place=E06000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy#l-employment-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/planning) (3) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000033/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy#l-median-pay-full-time. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy