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Social workers Salary in South East
A Social workers in South East earns a median gross annual pay of £43,861 — that's £689 (2%) 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 South East is £43,861 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.
South East vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| South East | £43,861 |
| United Kingdom | £44,550 |
How South East ranks for Social workers pay
Regional rank
#3
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£689
below £44,550 UK median
Out-earns
73%
of ONS regions
At £43,861, a Social workers in South East sits below by £689 the £44,550 UK median for the role, ranking #3 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 South East — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Social workers earn in South East?
- The median gross annual pay for a Social workers in South East is £43,861, 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 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 Social workers salary in South East above the UK average for the role?
- The South East median of £43,861 is below by £689 the £44,550 UK median for a Social workers, and above by £461 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does South East rank for Social workers pay?
- South East ranks #3 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Social workers median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 2 regions pay more and 8 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.