Economy and work in Windsor and Maidenhead
Unitary authorityThe north west of the South East. 159,776 people in 198 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Windsor and Maidenhead, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Windsor and Maidenhead’s 89 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 85.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Windsor and Maidenhead earned a median of £47,387 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Windsor and Maidenhead, 2,465 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Windsor and Maidenhead, 2.5% 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
- 19% lower3.1%
- Against the UK
- 36% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only78.9% of people aged 16 to 64 in Windsor and Maidenhead were in work in the year to March 2026.
Windsor and Maidenhead is 112th highest of 348 for employment rate.