The New Earnings Survey (NES) was an annual sample survey of the earnings of employees in Great Britain from 1970 to 2004. The main purpose of the survey was to obtain information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings, and for the collective agreements which cover them. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment conducted a similar but separate survey in respect of employees in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics conducted the New Earnings Survey based on a 1 per cent sample of employees who are members of Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) income tax schemes.