How much does your annual salary compare with the national average? And how about the average in your city? Jobs website, Adzuna, has just revealed the highest and lowest average wages for each of the UKs major cities outside London - and the place at the top of the list may surprise you. Here's a deeper look at what the data shows.
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00:00 The readily employed in Leeds are enjoying some of the highest salaries in the UK.
00:04 That's according to figures revealing the average wage in each area in the country outside of London.
00:10 The West Yorkshire city boasts an average £37,800 annual income,
00:15 with Cambridge, Bristol and Manchester following in the list.
00:18 Leeds isn't the biggest or the most populous place on the list,
00:22 so why is the average salary so high there?
00:24 Well, the city is home to two banking firms, First Direct and Yorkshire Bank,
00:28 supermarket giant Asda calls the city its home too,
00:31 along with broadcaster Channel 4 and delivery firm Every.
00:35 Unsurprisingly, the true top of the list is in the nation's capital,
00:38 in particular the Square Mile in East Central London.
00:41 Home to the financial district, the area houses the UK's highest paid postcode.
00:46 The analysis of around one million online jobs listings shows the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland,
00:52 Telford in the Midlands and Lerwick in Shetland are among the places
00:56 with the lowest average advertised salaries, according to the report.