Google's UK staff paid package of £226,000 on average in 2018

Company's employees benefit as it shares spoils of 350m stock scheme payout

Google's UK staff earned an average of 226,000 each last year as the company shared the spoils of a 350m payout from its stock scheme.

Google, with UK staff numbers jumping by almost 400 to 3,658 last year, footed an 829m wage and salary bill for the year to 30 June. The total was a 26% increase on the 656m paid to staff in 2017, according to the company's latest financial filings.