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Newspaper and periodical editors Salary (UK)

A Newspaper and periodical editors in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £42,451. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 2491, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median UK salary for a Newspaper and periodical editors is £42,451 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.

Newspaper and periodical editors pay distribution (UK)

StatisticGross annual pay
10th percentile£27,986
25th percentile£35,694
Median (50th percentile)£42,451
Mean (average)£49,583
75th percentileSuppressed by ONS
90th percentileSuppressed by ONS

Based on an estimated 23,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.

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Newspaper and periodical editors salary by UK region

RegionMedian (annual)vs UK median
London£52,518+£10,067
West Midlands£43,100+£649
North West£43,065+£614
South East£38,796£3,655
South West£38,154£4,297
East£36,354£6,097
Scotland£35,842£6,609

Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.

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Newspaper and periodical editors salary — frequently asked questions

How much does a Newspaper and periodical editors earn in the UK?
The median gross annual pay for a Newspaper and periodical editors (SOC 2020 code 2491) in the UK is £42,451, 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 Newspaper and periodical editors 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 Newspaper and periodical editors earn the most in the UK?
Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £52,518 in London. Regional medians for 7 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.

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.