"Figure 6: Percentage difference between median income in each region/nation and UK median income","" "for financial year ending 2008 and financial year ending 2017, accounting for housing costs","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "","three years average ending financial year 2017","three years average ending financial year 2008" " South East","11.8","14.8" " East of England","7.2","6.5" " Scotland","3.6","2" " South West","1.4","1.3" " England","0.2","0.3" " London","-0.7","4.8" " East Midlands","-1.2","-3.5" " Yorkshire and the Humber","-4.3","-6" " Northern Ireland","-5","-4.5" " North West","-5","-5" " West Midlands","-6","-8" " North East","-7.2","-7.8" " Wales","-7.9","-6.5"