Increases in the National Minimum Wage, 1999-2010

Effective date

Adult NMW (age 22 and over)

% increase

April 1999

£3.60

-

October 2000

£3.70

2.8

October 2001

£4.10

10.8

October 2002

£4.20

2.4

October 2003

£4.50

7.1

October 2004

£4.85

7.8

October 2005

£5.05

4.1

October 2006

£5.35

5.9

October 2007

£5.52

3.2

October 2008

£5.73

3.8

October 2009

£5.80

1.2

October 2010

£5.93

2.2