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.

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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

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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.

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.