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Water & Waste Management Salary in West Midlands — 2025
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation (SIC 2007 Section E) · Full-time employees · April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a
What is the median salary for Water & Waste Management workers in West Midlands?
Full-time workers in the Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation sector (SIC E) in West Midlands earn a median of £43,414 per year (April 2025, ONS ASHE Table 5.7a) — +6.6% the UK Water & Waste Management median of £40,738 and above the UK all-industry median of £39,039. GeraJobs re-dates annually on ONS ASHE release.
Gera Sector Pay Gap Index
West Midlands Water & Waste Management median (£43,414) vs UK Water & Waste Management median (£40,738). Ranked #1 of 10 regions for this sector.
How this is calculatedWest Midlands median
£43,414
Full-time · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a · April 2025
UK sector median
£40,738
ONS ASHE Table 4.7a · April 2025
Regional pay gap
+6.6%
West Midlands vs UK Water & Waste Management median · Rank #1/10
Water & Waste Management salary — all regions compared
| Rank | Region | Median (full-time) | vs UK sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Midlands ✓ | £43,414 | +6.6% |
| #2 | East of England | £42,800 | +5.1% |
| #3 | North West | £41,918 | +2.9% |
| #4 | London | £41,537 | +2.0% |
| #5 | Yorkshire and The Humber | £41,312 | +1.4% |
| #6 | Scotland | £40,993 | +0.6% |
| #7 | South East | £40,018 | −1.8% |
| #8 | South West | £40,000 | −1.8% |
| #9 | East Midlands | £39,448 | −3.2% |
| #10 | Wales | £39,281 | −3.6% |
| UK | UK national | £40,738 | 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 Water & Waste Management median
£40,738
Full-time, April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 4.7a
Gera Sector Pay Gap Index
+4.4%
vs UK all-industry median £39,039
Sector rank
#8 / 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.
Water & Waste Management salary in West Midlands — FAQ
- How much do Water & Waste Management workers earn in West Midlands?
- Full-time Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation employees in West Midlands earn a median of £43,414 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 6.6% above the UK Water & Waste Management sector median of £40,738.
- Is West Midlands above or below the national average for Water & Waste Management pay?
- West Midlands Water & Waste Management pay (£43,414) is 6.6% above the UK sector median of £40,738. Ranked 1 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 Water & Waste Management in the UK?
- West Midlands has the highest full-time median for Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation in the UK at £43,414, based on 10 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).
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Water & Waste Management salary in other UK regions
- Water & Waste Management in East of England — £42,800
- Water & Waste Management in North West — £41,918
- Water & Waste Management in London — £41,537
- Water & Waste Management in Yorkshire and The Humber — £41,312
- Water & Waste Management in Scotland — £40,993
- Water & Waste Management in South East — £40,018
- Water & Waste Management in South West — £40,000
- Water & Waste Management in East Midlands — £39,448
- All sectors in West Midlands
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.