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Finance & Insurance Salary in South East — 2025
Financial and Insurance Activities (SIC 2007 Section K) · Full-time employees · April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a
What is the median salary for Finance & Insurance workers in South East?
Full-time workers in the Financial and Insurance Activities sector (SIC K) in South East earn a median of £45,276 per year (April 2025, ONS ASHE Table 5.7a) — −22.6% the UK Finance & Insurance median of £58,488 and above the UK all-industry median of £39,039. GeraJobs re-dates annually on ONS ASHE release.
Gera Sector Pay Gap Index
South East Finance & Insurance median (£45,276) vs UK Finance & Insurance median (£58,488). Ranked #5 of 10 regions for this sector.
How this is calculatedSouth East median
£45,276
Full-time · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a · April 2025
UK sector median
£58,488
ONS ASHE Table 4.7a · April 2025
Regional pay gap
−22.6%
South East vs UK Finance & Insurance median · Rank #5/10
Finance & Insurance salary — all regions compared
| Rank | Region | Median (full-time) | vs UK sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | London | £91,666 | +56.7% |
| #2 | Scotland | £52,438 | −10.3% |
| #3 | Yorkshire and The Humber | £48,730 | −16.7% |
| #4 | South West | £48,716 | −16.7% |
| #5 | South East ✓ | £45,276 | −22.6% |
| #6 | East Midlands | £42,913 | −26.6% |
| #7 | East of England | £42,634 | −27.1% |
| #8 | North West | £42,019 | −28.2% |
| #9 | West Midlands | £40,862 | −30.1% |
| #10 | Wales | £34,650 | −40.8% |
| UK | UK national | £58,488 | benchmark |
Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, full-time employees, April 2025 (OGL v3.0). Regions with ONS CV > 20% are suppressed and excluded.
Sector Pay Benchmarker
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UK Finance & Insurance median
£58,488
Full-time, April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 4.7a
Gera Sector Pay Gap Index
+49.8%
vs UK all-industry median £39,039
Sector rank
#1 / 19
By UK full-time median pay
Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 4.7a (UK) + Table 5.7a (regional), full-time employees, April 2025 provisional (OGL v3.0). Only cells ONS publishes without suppression (CV ≤ 20%) are shown. Gera Sector Pay Gap Index = (sectorMedian − ukAllMedian) / ukAllMedian × 100.
Finance & Insurance salary in South East — FAQ
- How much do Finance & Insurance workers earn in South East?
- Full-time Financial and Insurance Activities employees in South East earn a median of £45,276 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 22.6% below the UK Finance & Insurance sector median of £58,488.
- Is South East above or below the national average for Finance & Insurance pay?
- South East Finance & Insurance pay (£45,276) is 22.6% below the UK sector median of £58,488. Ranked 5 out of 10 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.
- Which region pays the most for Finance & Insurance in the UK?
- London has the highest full-time median for Financial and Insurance Activities in the UK at £91,666, based on 10 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).
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Finance & Insurance salary in other UK regions
- Finance & Insurance in London — £91,666
- Finance & Insurance in Scotland — £52,438
- Finance & Insurance in Yorkshire and The Humber — £48,730
- Finance & Insurance in South West — £48,716
- Finance & Insurance in East Midlands — £42,913
- Finance & Insurance in East of England — £42,634
- Finance & Insurance in North West — £42,019
- Finance & Insurance in West Midlands — £40,862
- All sectors in South East
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time). April 2025 (provisional) reference period. Released 2025-10-23. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Regional pay gap computed by GeraJobs as (regionMedian − ukSectorMedian) / ukSectorMedian × 100; no figure modelled or interpolated.