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Food, drink and tobacco process operatives Salary in South East
A Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in South East earns a median gross annual pay of £28,027 — that's £216 (1%) below the UK median of £28,243. Real ONS figures (SOC 8111, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in South East is £28,027 gross per year, compared with £28,243 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
South East vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| South East | £28,027 |
| United Kingdom | £28,243 |
How South East ranks for Food, drink and tobacco process operatives pay
Regional rank
#7
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£216
below £28,243 UK median
Out-earns
36%
of ONS regions
At £28,027, a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in South East sits below by £216 the £28,243 UK median for the role, ranking #7 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in South East — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives earn in South East?
- The median gross annual pay for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives in South East is £28,027, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £28,243.
- Is this South East figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives salary in South East above the UK average for the role?
- The South East median of £28,027 is below by £216 the £28,243 UK median for a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives, and below by £187 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does South East rank for Food, drink and tobacco process operatives pay?
- South East ranks #7 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Food, drink and tobacco process operatives median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 6 regions pay more and 4 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
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.