The EES includes data from ASHE. The ASHE is a UK wide survey that provides data on hourly, weekly and annual earnings by gender, work patterns, industry and occupation, including public versus private sector pay comparisons. The sample used comprises approximately 1% of all employees in NI who were covered by Pay As You Earn (PAYE) schemes. The EES links ASHE variables with variables from the Census of Population and Housing 2011. The Census of Population and Housing collects information every 10 years about people and households in Northern Ireland. It is used by central and local government, health authorities and many other organisations to plan and provide future services. It is hoped that research involving the EES data will help to inform the development and monitoring of public policy as well as provide an evidence base for decision making. There are a number of potential EES research themes. These include, but are not limited to, factors influencing variation in median pay, graduates and the workplace, disparity in pay and migration, public versus private jobs, and geography and pay. For more info please visit:

https://www.nisra.gov.uk/support/administrative-data-research-northern-ireland-adr-ni-themed-datasets/earnings-and-employees