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Social workers Salary in North West
A Social workers in North West earns a median gross annual pay of £42,969 — that's £1,581 (4%) below the UK median of £44,550. Real ONS figures (SOC 2461, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Social workers in North West is £42,969 gross per year, compared with £44,550 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
North West vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| North West | £42,969 |
| United Kingdom | £44,550 |
How North West ranks for Social workers pay
Regional rank
#6
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£1,581
below £44,550 UK median
Out-earns
45%
of ONS regions
At £42,969, a Social workers in North West sits below by £1,581 the £44,550 UK median for the role, ranking #6 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Social workers median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Social workers in North West — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Social workers earn in North West?
- The median gross annual pay for a Social workers in North West is £42,969, 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 £44,550.
- Is this North West 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 Social workers salary in North West above the UK average for the role?
- The North West median of £42,969 is below by £1,581 the £44,550 UK median for a Social workers, and below by £431 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does North West rank for Social workers pay?
- North West ranks #6 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Social workers median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 5 regions pay more and 5 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.