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UK Salary by Occupation
Median gross annual pay for 359 UK occupations, taken directly from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings ( ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Every figure is a real published estimate — by occupation and, where ONS published it, by region.
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Across 359 UK occupations, the highest median gross annual pay is £99,944 (Chief executives and senior officials) and the lowest is £21,239 (Teaching assistants). All figures are real ONS estimates — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3. Pick an occupation below for its median, the 25th–75th percentile range, regional breakdown, and a tool to compare your own pay.
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All 359 occupations
Sorted by median gross annual pay, highest first.
- Chief executives and senior officials£99,944
- Marketing, sales and advertising directors£94,135
- Specialist medical practitioners£92,847
- Information technology directors£91,671
- Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport£83,447
- Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers£82,746
- Financial managers and directors£76,447
- Train and tram drivers£76,327
- Functional managers and directors n.e.c.£75,711
- Public relations and communications directors£72,887
- Head teachers and principals£72,192
- Senior police officers£66,690
- Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£64,322
- Production managers and directors in mining and energy£63,241
- Health services and public health managers and directors£61,573
- Financial and accounting technicians£60,575
- Electrical engineers£60,303
- IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£60,288
- Business and financial project management professionals£59,834
- Production managers and directors in manufacturing£58,640
- IT project managers£58,373
- Clinical psychologists£58,366
- Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.£58,341
- Purchasing managers and directors£58,005
- Sales accounts and business development managers£57,625
- Human resource managers and directors£57,529
- Rail transport operatives£57,088
- Solicitors and lawyers£56,977
- Programmers and software development professionals£56,914
- Brokers£56,689
- IT managers£56,438
- Production managers and directors in construction£56,021
- Aerospace engineers£55,839
- Research and development (R&D) managers£55,519
- Physical scientists£55,518
- Generalist medical practitioners£55,494
- Managers and directors in the creative industries£54,772
- Cyber security professionals£54,647
- Information technology professionals n.e.c.£54,107
- Paramedics£53,818
- Pharmacists£53,772
- Marketing and commercial managers£53,703
- Actuaries, economists and statisticians£53,342
- Management consultants and business analysts£53,295
- Engineering project managers and project engineers£53,064
- Higher education teaching professionals£52,835
- Quantity surveyors£52,537
- Electronics engineers£52,518
- Civil engineers£51,366
- Mechanical engineers£51,110
- Veterinarians£51,058
- Optometrists£51,030
- Barristers and judges£50,915
- Finance and investment analysts and advisers£50,330
- Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£50,083
- Chartered and certified accountants£50,062
- Taxation experts£49,850
- Waste disposal and environmental services managers£49,763
- Financial accounts managers£48,980
- Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£48,977
- IT network professionals£48,907
- Engineering professionals n.e.c.£48,776
- Web design professionals£48,629
- Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.£48,571
- Social services managers and directors£48,549
- Medical radiographers£48,439
- Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists£47,971
- Production and process engineers£47,946
- Biochemists and biomedical scientists£47,892
- Podiatrists£47,699
- Construction project managers and related professionals£47,665
- Secondary education teaching professionals£47,632
- Managers in transport and distribution£47,504
- Special needs education teaching professionals£47,432
- Architects£47,143
- IT quality and testing professionals£47,118
- Midwifery nurses£46,990
- Education managers£46,581
- Crane drivers£46,463
- Health and safety managers and officers£46,444
- Rail construction and maintenance operatives£46,403
- Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.£46,271
- Chartered surveyors£46,184
- Managers in logistics£46,143
- Nurse practitioners£46,069
- Rail travel assistants£46,062
- Primary education teaching professionals£45,939
- Aircraft maintenance and related trades£45,779
- Arts officers, producers and directors£45,534
- Speech and language therapists£45,511
- Biological scientists£45,382
- Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors£45,150
- Specialist nurses£45,140
- Construction and building trades supervisors£45,021
- Engineering technicians£44,843
- Other researchers, unspecified discipline£44,580
- Social workers£44,550
- Education advisers and school inspectors£44,549
- Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters£44,534
- Occupational therapists£44,040
- Fire service officers (watch manager and below)£44,033
- Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.£44,007
- Quality control and planning engineers£43,592
- Physiotherapists£43,532
- Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.£43,384
- Property, housing and estate managers£43,365
- Environment professionals£43,362
- Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£42,700
- Mental health nurses£42,692
- Pipe fitters£42,580
- Health care practice managers£42,559
- Newspaper and periodical editors£42,451
- Other nursing professionals£42,300
- Further education teaching professionals£42,218
- Other health professionals n.e.c.£42,079
- Children's nurses£41,963
- Environmental health professionals£41,725
- Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers£41,662
- Insurance underwriters£41,610
- Scaffolders, stagers and riggers£41,548
- Prison service officers (below principal officer)£41,287
- Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers£41,166
- Business and related research professionals£41,128
- Community nurses£40,897
- Metal working production and maintenance fitters£40,760
- Welfare professionals n.e.c.£40,594
- Conservation professionals£40,083
- Precision instrument makers and repairers£40,062
- Telecoms and related network installers and repairers£39,998
- Chemical scientists£39,983
- Large goods vehicle drivers£39,905
- Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out£39,902
- Social and humanities scientists£39,899
- Design occupations n.e.c.£39,779
- Water and sewerage plant operatives£39,690
- Electricians and electrical fitters£39,647
- Estimators, valuers and assessors£39,634
- Public services associate professionals£39,537
- Authors, writers and translators£39,459
- Marine and waterways transport operatives£39,358
- Other educational professionals n.e.c£39,114
- Security system installers and repairers£39,002
- Information technology trainers£38,981
- Inspectors of standards and regulations£38,963
- Road construction operatives£38,833
- Office managers£38,630
- Data analysts£38,572
- Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£38,447
- Nannies and au pairs£38,447
- Mining and quarry workers and related operatives£38,301
- Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture£38,182
- Publicans and managers of licensed premises£38,043
- Database administrators and web content technicians£37,995
- Groundworkers£37,925
- Business sales executives£37,924
- Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers£37,881
- Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.£37,864
- Therapy professionals n.e.c.£37,599
- Nursery education teaching professionals£37,593
- Public relations professionals£37,563
- Customer service managers£37,535
- Managers in storage and warehousing£37,470
- Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£37,458
- Buyers and procurement officers£37,306
- Building and civil engineering technicians£37,229
- Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations£37,058
- Planning, process and production technicians£36,895
- Clothing, fashion and accessories designers£36,848
- Production, factory and assembly supervisors£36,777
- Youth work professionals£36,620
- Interior designers£36,485
- Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants£36,457
- Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors£36,419
- Communication operators£36,415
- Other vocational and industrial trainers£36,357
- Bus and coach drivers£36,340
- Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale£36,304
- Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£36,102
- Leisure and sports managers£36,026
- Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.£35,863
- Steel erectors£35,824
- Project support officers£35,751
- Police community support officers£35,748
- Customer service supervisors£35,723
- Metal machining setters and setter-operators£35,718
- Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.£35,670
- Legal professionals n.e.c.£35,507
- Welding trades£35,344
- Farmers£35,295
- IT operations technicians£35,259
- CAD, drawing and architectural technicians£35,221
- Business associate professionals n.e.c.£35,209
- Human resources and industrial relations officers£35,194
- IT user support technicians£35,128
- Electrical and electronics technicians£35,126
- Travel agency managers and proprietors£35,105
- Vehicle body builders and repairers£34,999
- Personal assistants and other secretaries£34,954
- Construction and building trades n.e.c.£34,822
- Importers and exporters£34,757
- Air transport operatives£34,700
- Housing officers£34,688
- Legal associate professionals£34,662
- Vehicle paint technicians£34,531
- Routine inspectors and testers£34,360
- Archivists and curators£34,237
- Computer system and equipment installers and servicers£34,237
- Plasterers£34,016
- Carpenters and joiners£34,014
- Quality assurance technicians£33,972
- Chemical and related process operatives£33,959
- Stonemasons and related trades£33,938
- Boat and ship builders and repairers£33,896
- Security guards and related occupations£33,832
- Transport and distribution clerks and assistants£33,508
- Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)£33,465
- Marketing associate professionals£33,412
- Office supervisors£33,174
- Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers£33,078
- Bricklayers£33,030
- Printers£33,019
- Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services£33,011
- National government administrative occupations£33,000
- Road transport drivers n.e.c.£32,892
- Metal making and treating process operatives£32,871
- Floorers and wall tilers£32,861
- Painters and decorators£32,763
- Youth and community workers£32,654
- Plastics process operatives£32,644
- Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£32,643
- Graphic and multimedia designers£32,510
- Construction operatives n.e.c.£32,446
- Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists£32,418
- Sheet metal workers£32,207
- Events managers and organisers£32,163
- Merchandisers£32,155
- Finance officers£31,943
- Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)£31,919
- Roofers, roof tilers and slaters£31,906
- Houseparents and residential wardens£31,871
- Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers£31,851
- Process operatives n.e.c.£31,717
- Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors£31,692
- Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers£31,677
- Hire services managers and proprietors£31,626
- Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£31,560
- Metal working machine operatives£31,500
- Sales related occupations n.e.c.£31,480
- Fork-lift truck drivers£31,279
- Clergy£31,183
- Counsellors£31,124
- Pharmaceutical technicians£31,044
- Elementary storage supervisors£31,010
- Child and early years officers£31,001
- Weighers, graders and sorters£30,918
- Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants£30,894
- Local government administrative occupations£30,886
- Estate agents and auctioneers£30,648
- Health associate professionals n.e.c.£30,575
- Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters£30,500
- Telephone salespersons£30,495
- Paper and wood machine operatives£30,360
- Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants£30,269
- Bank and post office clerks£30,265
- Early education and childcare services managers£30,140
- Sports coaches, instructors and officials£30,108
- Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£30,087
- Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.£30,062
- Chefs£30,010
- Stock control clerks and assistants£29,991
- Medical and dental technicians£29,931
- Printing machine assistants£29,925
- Catering and bar managers£29,789
- Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.£29,619
- Parking and civil enforcement occupations£29,559
- Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£29,436
- Hospital porters£29,409
- Senior care workers£29,381
- Other skilled trades n.e.c.£29,340
- Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.£29,259
- Window cleaners£29,185
- Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale£29,172
- Bakers and flour confectioners£29,117
- Debt, rent and other cash collectors£29,097
- Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£29,084
- Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.£28,996
- Caretakers£28,950
- Veterinary nurses£28,893
- Butchers£28,859
- Delivery operatives£28,749
- Travel agents£28,746
- Sales administrators£28,745
- Air travel assistants£28,738
- Records clerks and assistants£28,656
- Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)£28,620
- Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors£28,605
- Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.£28,591
- Dispensing opticians£28,543
- Gardeners and landscape gardeners£28,539
- Credit controllers£28,532
- Pest control officers£28,323
- Data entry administrators£28,316
- Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£28,294
- Groundsmen and greenkeepers£28,288
- Food, drink and tobacco process operatives£28,243
- Laboratory technicians£28,210
- Library clerks and assistants£28,134
- Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.£27,962
- Textile process operatives£27,915
- Upholsterers£27,909
- Refuse and salvage occupations£27,857
- Delivery drivers and couriers£27,854
- Customer service occupations n.e.c.£27,848
- Warehouse operatives£27,832
- Street cleaners£27,633
- Pre-press technicians£27,497
- Care workers and home carers£27,468
- Roundspersons and van salespersons£27,401
- Print finishing and binding workers£27,315
- Industrial cleaning process occupations£27,306
- Horticultural trades£27,262
- Call and contact centre occupations£27,035
- Legal secretaries£26,968
- Medical secretaries£26,958
- Sports and leisure assistants£26,934
- Human resources administrative occupations£26,851
- Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.£26,631
- Vehicle valeters and cleaners£26,598
- Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.£26,573
- School secretaries£26,463
- Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers£26,152
- Bar and catering supervisors£26,019
- Visual merchandisers and related occupations£25,845
- Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.£25,780
- Dental nurses£25,742
- Higher level teaching assistants£25,434
- Footwear and leather working trades£25,357
- Housekeepers and related occupations£25,335
- Animal care services occupations n.e.c.£25,067
- Sales and retail assistants£25,056
- Shelf fillers£24,896
- Sewing machinists£24,813
- Early education and childcare assistants£24,742
- Receptionists£24,678
- Retail cashiers and check-out operators£24,622
- Hairdressers and barbers£24,279
- Cooks£24,228
- Cleaners and domestics£24,130
- Beauticians and related occupations£24,124
- Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants£23,783
- Early education and childcare practitioners£23,717
- Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers£23,331
- Bar staff£23,182
- Waiters and waitresses£22,936
- Kitchen and catering assistants£22,886
- School midday and crossing patrol occupations£21,678
- Coffee shop workers£21,598
- Educational support assistants£21,448
- Teaching assistants£21,239
UK salary by occupation — FAQ
- Where does this UK salary data come from?
- Every figure is a real published estimate from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3, April 2025 reference period. Figures are median gross annual pay for full-time employees, by 4-digit SOC 2020 occupation. ONS suppresses small or unreliable cells; those are excluded, never estimated.
- Which UK occupation pays the most?
- Of the 359 occupations published here, the highest median gross annual pay is £99,944 for Chief executives and senior officials (SOC 1111); the lowest is £21,239 for Teaching assistants (SOC 6112).
- Can I see salaries by UK region?
- Yes. Where ONS published a regional median for an occupation, each occupation page lists per-region figures (London, North West, Scotland, Wales, and so on) and links to a dedicated page per region. Regions ONS suppressed are omitted.
Source & licence
Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Reference period April 2025 (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period), released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees. Occupation classification: SOC 2020. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS suppresses small or unreliable cells; those are excluded here, never interpolated.
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