Some 23% of jobs outside London paid less than the living wage in 2014, compared with 19% in London, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The living wage in April 2014 was £8.80 an hour in London and £7.65 an hour outside London.
This wage is set by the Living Wage Foundation and Mayor of London.
The
living wage rates have since been increased to £7.85 an hour outside
London and £9.15 in London, and are expected to be uprated next month.
