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Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists Salary (UK)
A Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £32,418. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 3572, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
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The median UK salary for a Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists is £32,418 gross per year. This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists pay distribution (UK)
| Statistic | Gross annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
| 25th percentile | £28,749 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £32,418 |
| Mean (average) | £37,472 |
| 75th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
| 90th percentile | Suppressed by ONS |
Based on an estimated 14,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.
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Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists salary by UK region
| Region | Median (annual) | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £41,244 | +£8,826 |
| South East | £38,969 | +£6,551 |
| West Midlands | £29,946 | −£2,472 |
| North West | £29,740 | −£2,678 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £26,150 | −£6,268 |
| East Midlands | £22,824 | −£9,594 |
Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.
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Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists salary — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists earn in the UK?
- The median gross annual pay for a Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists (SOC 2020 code 3572) in the UK is £32,418, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). ONS suppressed the percentile range for this occupation under its disclosure-control rules, so only the median is published.
- Is the Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists salary figure real or estimated?
- It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
- Where does a Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists earn the most in the UK?
- Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £41,244 in Scotland. Regional medians for 6 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.
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Source: 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. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.