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Plastics process operatives Salary (UK)

A Plastics process operatives in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £32,644. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 8114, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median UK salary for a Plastics process operatives is £32,644 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.

Plastics process operatives pay distribution (UK)

StatisticGross annual pay
10th percentileSuppressed by ONS
25th percentile£24,377
Median (50th percentile)£32,644
Mean (average)£32,064
75th percentileSuppressed by ONS
90th percentileSuppressed by ONS

Based on an estimated 11,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.

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Plastics process operatives salary by UK region

RegionMedian (annual)vs UK median
East£37,262+£4,618
South East£33,753+£1,109
West Midlands£24,259£8,385

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

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Plastics process operatives salary — frequently asked questions

How much does a Plastics process operatives earn in the UK?
The median gross annual pay for a Plastics process operatives (SOC 2020 code 8114) in the UK is £32,644, 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 Plastics process operatives 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 Plastics process operatives earn the most in the UK?
Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £37,262 in East. Regional medians for 3 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.