# Economy and work in Vale of White Horse The north west of the South East. 152,217 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 579 square kilometres. 4 layers about economy and work for Vale of White Horse, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) ## Median full-time pay Vale of White Horse: **£44,454** (2025, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS earnings survey. Published 23 October 2025. Full-time workers living in Vale of White Horse earned a median of £44,454 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay#place=E07000180) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/economy#l-median-pay-full-time ## People claiming out-of-work benefits Vale of White Horse: **1,835** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Vale of White Horse, 1,835 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants#place=E07000180) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate Vale of White Horse: **2.0%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Vale of White Horse, 2.0% 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 South East: 35% lower (3.1%) - Against the UK: 49% lower (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate#place=E07000180) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/economy#l-claimant-rate ## Employment rate Vale of White Horse: **79.3%** (March 2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS population survey. Published 21 July 2026. 79.3% of people aged 16 to 64 in Vale of White Horse were in work in the year to March 2026. Vale of White Horse is joint 101st highest of 348 for employment rate. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment#place=E07000180) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/economy#l-employment-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/planning) (3) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000180/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/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 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/economy