Jobs are grouped by the nine major groups of the ONS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2020). Each job links to a page with the full pay range, take-home pay at each point, how the job ranks, how spread out pay is and a comparison with related jobs. For pay by place, see average salary by area . New to these figures? Read how to read these figures .
Occupation groups
Jobs with the most full-time employees
These 127 occupations each have at least 30,000 full-time employee jobs (ONS estimate) and a median that ONS rates as precise. Largest first, with the median salary.
Other nursing professionals £42,300Production managers and directors in manufacturing £58,640Other administrative occupations n.e.c. £28,294Sales accounts and business development managers £57,625Warehouse operatives £27,832Secondary education teaching professionals £47,632Financial managers and directors £76,447Programmers and software development professionals £56,914Care workers and home carers £27,468Managers and directors in retail and wholesale £38,447Primary education teaching professionals £45,939Business and financial project management professionals £59,834Nursing auxiliaries and assistants £29,084Sales and retail assistants £25,056Management consultants and business analysts £53,295Metal working production and maintenance fitters £40,760IT managers £56,438Marketing, sales and advertising directors £94,135Higher education teaching professionals £52,835Customer service occupations n.e.c. £27,848Large goods vehicle drivers £39,905Finance and investment analysts and advisers £50,330Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks £31,560IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £60,288Human resource managers and directors £57,529Office managers £38,630Business sales executives £37,924IT user support technicians £35,128Specialist medical practitioners £92,847Engineering professionals n.e.c. £48,776Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. £36,102Food, drink and tobacco process operatives £28,243Quality assurance and regulatory professionals £50,083Human resources and industrial relations officers £35,194Financial accounts managers £48,980National government administrative occupations £33,000Teaching assistants £21,239Chefs £30,010Solicitors and lawyers £56,977Property, housing and estate managers £43,365Marketing associate professionals £33,412Other vocational and industrial trainers £36,357Records clerks and assistants £28,656Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. £30,087Production managers and directors in construction £56,021Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians £37,458Electricians and electrical fitters £39,647Cleaners and domestics £24,130Managers in storage and warehousing £37,470Personal assistants and other secretaries £34,954Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers £31,677Business and related research professionals £41,128Social workers £44,550Road transport drivers n.e.c. £32,892Engineering technicians £44,843Business associate professionals n.e.c. £35,209Delivery drivers and couriers £27,854Receptionists £24,678Nurse practitioners £46,069Senior care workers £29,381Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. £58,341Security guards and related occupations £33,832Research and development (R&D) managers £55,519Kitchen and catering assistants £22,886Public services associate professionals £39,537Other health professionals n.e.c. £42,079Construction operatives n.e.c. £32,446Bus and coach drivers £36,340Youth and community workers £32,654Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. £28,996IT operations technicians £35,259Engineering project managers and project engineers £53,064Data analysts £38,572Project support officers £35,751Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £45,150Early education and childcare practitioners £23,717Health and safety managers and officers £46,444Stock control clerks and assistants £29,991Sales supervisors, retail and wholesale £29,172Buyers and procurement officers £37,306Specialist nurses £45,140Laboratory technicians £28,210Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers £37,881Mechanical engineers £51,110Production and process engineers £47,946Carpenters and joiners £34,014Generalist medical practitioners £55,494Office supervisors £33,174Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers £26,152Health services and public health managers and directors £61,573Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors £42,700Bank and post office clerks £30,265Transport and distribution clerks and assistants £33,508Customer service managers £37,535Head teachers and principals £72,192Planning, process and production technicians £36,895Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers £41,662Educational support assistants £21,448Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. £27,962Physiotherapists £43,532Metal machining setters and setter-operators £35,718Fire service officers (watch manager and below) £44,033Education managers £46,581Community nurses £40,897Local government administrative occupations £30,886Construction and building trades supervisors £45,021Pharmacists £53,772Child and early years officers £31,001Sales administrators £28,745Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors £31,692Biochemists and biomedical scientists £47,892Further education teaching professionals £42,218Housing officers £34,688Caretakers £28,950Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. £28,591Quality assurance technicians £33,972Construction and building trades n.e.c. £34,822Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. £29,619Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. £37,864Routine inspectors and testers £34,360Waiters and waitresses £22,936Groundsmen and greenkeepers £28,288Medical radiographers £48,439Paramedics £53,818Clergy £31,183Dental nurses £25,742Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors £28,605
1. Managers, directors and senior officials
31 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Chief executives and senior officials 1111 £99,944 £5,710 Production managers and directors in manufacturing 1121 £58,640 £3,714 Production managers and directors in construction 1122 £56,021 £3,587 Production managers and directors in mining and energy 1123 £63,241 £3,936 Financial managers and directors 1131 £76,447 £4,575 Marketing, sales and advertising directors 1132 £94,135 £5,430 Purchasing managers and directors 1134 £58,005 £3,683 Human resource managers and directors 1136 £57,529 £3,660 Information technology directors 1137 £91,671 £5,311 Functional managers and directors n.e.c. 1139 £75,711 £4,539 Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport 1140 £83,447 £4,913 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale 1150 £38,447 £2,600 Senior police officers 1162 £66,690 £4,103 Health services and public health managers and directors 1171 £61,573 £3,856 Social services managers and directors 1172 £48,549 £3,206 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture 1211 £38,182 £2,584 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services 1212 £33,011 £2,274 Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors 1221 £36,419 £2,478 Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors 1222 £31,692 £2,195 Publicans and managers of licensed premises 1223 £38,043 £2,576 Leisure and sports managers 1224 £36,026 £2,455 Health care practice managers 1231 £42,559 £2,847 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors 1232 £42,700 £2,855 Managers in transport and distribution 1241 £47,504 £3,144 Managers in storage and warehousing 1242 £37,470 £2,542 Managers in logistics 1243 £46,143 £3,062 Property, housing and estate managers 1251 £43,365 £2,895 Waste disposal and environmental services managers 1254 £49,763 £3,279 Managers and directors in the creative industries 1255 £54,772 £3,527 Hire services managers and proprietors 1257 £31,626 £2,191 Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. 1259 £46,271 £3,070
2. Professional occupations
91 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Chemical scientists 2111 £39,983 £2,692 Biological scientists 2112 £45,382 £3,016 Biochemists and biomedical scientists 2113 £47,892 £3,167 Physical scientists 2114 £55,518 £3,563 Social and humanities scientists 2115 £39,899 £2,687 Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. 2119 £43,384 £2,896 Civil engineers 2121 £51,366 £3,362 Mechanical engineers 2122 £51,110 £3,350 Electrical engineers 2123 £60,303 £3,794 Electronics engineers 2124 £52,518 £3,418 Production and process engineers 2125 £47,946 £3,170 Aerospace engineers 2126 £55,839 £3,579 Engineering project managers and project engineers 2127 £53,064 £3,445 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 2129 £48,776 £3,220 IT project managers 2131 £58,373 £3,701 IT managers 2132 £56,438 £3,608 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers 2133 £60,288 £3,794 Programmers and software development professionals 2134 £56,914 £3,631 Cyber security professionals 2135 £54,647 £3,521 IT quality and testing professionals 2136 £47,118 £3,120 IT network professionals 2137 £48,907 £3,228 Information technology professionals n.e.c. 2139 £54,107 £3,495 Web design professionals 2141 £48,629 £3,211 Graphic and multimedia designers 2142 £32,510 £2,244 Conservation professionals 2151 £40,083 £2,698 Environment professionals 2152 £43,362 £2,895 Research and development (R&D) managers 2161 £55,519 £3,563 Other researchers, unspecified discipline 2162 £44,580 £2,968 Generalist medical practitioners 2211 £55,494 £3,562 Specialist medical practitioners 2212 £92,847 £5,367 Physiotherapists 2221 £43,532 £2,905 Occupational therapists 2222 £44,040 £2,936 Speech and language therapists 2223 £45,511 £3,024 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists 2224 £47,971 £3,172 Clinical psychologists 2225 £58,366 £3,701 Therapy professionals n.e.c. 2229 £37,599 £2,549 Midwifery nurses 2231 £46,990 £3,113 Community nurses 2232 £40,897 £2,747 Specialist nurses 2233 £45,140 £3,002 Nurse practitioners 2234 £46,069 £3,057 Mental health nurses 2235 £42,692 £2,855 Children's nurses 2236 £41,963 £2,811 Other nursing professionals 2237 £42,300 £2,831 Veterinarians 2240 £51,058 £3,348 Pharmacists 2251 £53,772 £3,479 Optometrists 2252 £51,030 £3,346 Medical radiographers 2254 £48,439 £3,200 Paramedics 2255 £53,818 £3,481 Other health professionals n.e.c. 2259 £42,079 £2,818 Higher education teaching professionals 2311 £52,835 £3,433 Further education teaching professionals 2312 £42,218 £2,826 Secondary education teaching professionals 2313 £47,632 £3,151 Primary education teaching professionals 2314 £45,939 £3,050 Nursery education teaching professionals 2315 £37,593 £2,549 Special needs education teaching professionals 2316 £47,432 £3,139 Teachers of English as a foreign language 2317 £37,514 £2,544 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 2319 £34,396 £2,357 Head teachers and principals 2321 £72,192 £4,369 Education managers 2322 £46,581 £3,088 Education advisers and school inspectors 2323 £44,549 £2,966 Early education and childcare services managers 2324 £30,140 £2,102 Other educational professionals n.e.c 2329 £39,114 £2,640 Barristers and judges 2411 £50,915 £3,341 Solicitors and lawyers 2412 £56,977 £3,634 Legal professionals n.e.c. 2419 £35,507 £2,424 Chartered and certified accountants 2421 £50,062 £3,297 Finance and investment analysts and advisers 2422 £50,330 £3,312 Taxation experts 2423 £49,850 £3,284 Management consultants and business analysts 2431 £53,295 £3,456 Marketing and commercial managers 2432 £53,703 £3,475 Actuaries, economists and statisticians 2433 £53,342 £3,458 Business and related research professionals 2434 £41,128 £2,761 Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. 2439 £58,341 £3,700 Business and financial project management professionals 2440 £59,834 £3,772 Architects 2451 £47,143 £3,122 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants 2452 £36,457 £2,481 Quantity surveyors 2453 £52,537 £3,419 Chartered surveyors 2454 £46,184 £3,064 Construction project managers and related professionals 2455 £47,665 £3,153 Social workers 2461 £44,550 £2,966 Clergy 2463 £31,183 £2,164 Welfare professionals n.e.c. 2469 £40,594 £2,729 Librarians 2471 £38,068 £2,577 Archivists and curators 2472 £34,237 £2,348 Quality control and planning engineers 2481 £43,592 £2,909 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals 2482 £50,083 £3,298 Environmental health professionals 2483 £41,725 £2,797 Newspaper and periodical editors 2491 £42,451 £2,840 Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters 2492 £44,534 £2,965 Public relations professionals 2493 £37,563 £2,547 Advertising accounts managers and creative directors 2494 £48,977 £3,232
3. Associate professional occupations
58 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Laboratory technicians 3111 £28,210 £1,986 Electrical and electronics technicians 3112 £35,126 £2,401 Engineering technicians 3113 £44,843 £2,984 Building and civil engineering technicians 3114 £37,229 £2,527 Quality assurance technicians 3115 £33,972 £2,332 Planning, process and production technicians 3116 £36,895 £2,507 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. 3119 £36,102 £2,459 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians 3120 £35,221 £2,407 IT operations technicians 3131 £35,259 £2,409 IT user support technicians 3132 £35,128 £2,401 Database administrators and web content technicians 3133 £37,995 £2,573 Dispensing opticians 3211 £28,543 £2,006 Pharmaceutical technicians 3212 £31,044 £2,156 Medical and dental technicians 3213 £29,931 £2,089 Health associate professionals n.e.c. 3219 £30,575 £2,128 Youth and community workers 3221 £32,654 £2,253 Child and early years officers 3222 £31,001 £2,153 Housing officers 3223 £34,688 £2,375 Counsellors 3224 £31,124 £2,161 Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. 3229 £30,087 £2,099 Higher level teaching assistants 3231 £25,434 £1,819 Early education and childcare practitioners 3232 £23,717 £1,716 Veterinary nurses 3240 £28,893 £2,027 Fire service officers (watch manager and below) 3313 £44,033 £2,935 Prison service officers (below principal officer) 3314 £41,287 £2,771 Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. 3319 £44,007 £2,934 Artists 3411 £47,763 £3,159 Authors, writers and translators 3412 £39,459 £2,661 Arts officers, producers and directors 3416 £45,534 £3,025 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators 3417 £32,643 £2,252 Interior designers 3421 £36,485 £2,482 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers 3422 £36,848 £2,504 Design occupations n.e.c. 3429 £39,779 £2,680 Sports coaches, instructors and officials 3432 £30,108 £2,100 Fitness and wellbeing instructors 3433 £27,273 £1,930 Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers 3511 £82,746 £4,879 Legal associate professionals 3520 £34,662 £2,373 Brokers 3531 £56,689 £3,620 Insurance underwriters 3532 £41,610 £2,790 Financial and accounting technicians 3533 £60,575 £3,808 Financial accounts managers 3534 £48,980 £3,232 Estimators, valuers and assessors 3541 £39,634 £2,671 Project support officers 3543 £35,751 £2,438 Data analysts 3544 £38,572 £2,608 Business associate professionals n.e.c. 3549 £35,209 £2,406 Buyers and procurement officers 3551 £37,306 £2,532 Business sales executives 3552 £37,924 £2,569 Merchandisers 3553 £32,155 £2,223 Marketing associate professionals 3554 £33,412 £2,298 Estate agents and auctioneers 3555 £30,648 £2,132 Sales accounts and business development managers 3556 £57,625 £3,665 Events managers and organisers 3557 £32,163 £2,223 Public services associate professionals 3560 £39,537 £2,666 Human resources and industrial relations officers 3571 £35,194 £2,405 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 3572 £32,418 £2,238 Other vocational and industrial trainers 3574 £36,357 £2,475 Inspectors of standards and regulations 3581 £38,963 £2,631 Health and safety managers and officers 3582 £46,444 £3,080
4. Administrative and secretarial occupations
26 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
National government administrative occupations 4111 £33,000 £2,273 Local government administrative occupations 4112 £30,886 £2,146 Officers of non-governmental organisations 4113 £31,008 £2,154 Credit controllers 4121 £28,532 £2,005 Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks 4122 £31,560 £2,187 Bank and post office clerks 4123 £30,265 £2,109 Finance officers 4124 £31,943 £2,210 Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. 4129 £28,996 £2,033 Records clerks and assistants 4131 £28,656 £2,013 Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants 4132 £30,269 £2,109 Stock control clerks and assistants 4133 £29,991 £2,093 Transport and distribution clerks and assistants 4134 £33,508 £2,304 Library clerks and assistants 4135 £28,134 £1,981 Human resources administrative occupations 4136 £26,851 £1,904 Office managers 4141 £38,630 £2,611 Office supervisors 4142 £33,174 £2,284 Customer service managers 4143 £37,535 £2,545 Sales administrators 4151 £28,745 £2,018 Data entry administrators 4152 £28,316 £1,992 Other administrative occupations n.e.c. 4159 £28,294 £1,991 Medical secretaries 4211 £26,958 £1,911 Legal secretaries 4212 £26,968 £1,911 School secretaries 4213 £26,463 £1,881 Personal assistants and other secretaries 4215 £34,954 £2,391 Receptionists 4216 £24,678 £1,774 Typists and related keyboard occupations 4217 £27,170 £1,924
5. Skilled trades occupations
52 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Farmers 5111 £35,295 £2,411 Horticultural trades 5112 £27,262 £1,929 Gardeners and landscape gardeners 5113 £28,539 £2,006 Groundsmen and greenkeepers 5114 £28,288 £1,991 Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. 5119 £30,062 £2,097 Sheet metal workers 5211 £32,207 £2,226 Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations 5212 £37,058 £2,517 Welding trades 5213 £35,344 £2,414 Pipe fitters 5214 £42,580 £2,848 Metal machining setters and setter-operators 5221 £35,718 £2,436 Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out 5222 £39,902 £2,687 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 5223 £40,760 £2,739 Precision instrument makers and repairers 5224 £40,062 £2,697 Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers 5225 £41,166 £2,763 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians 5231 £37,458 £2,541 Vehicle body builders and repairers 5232 £34,999 £2,393 Vehicle paint technicians 5233 £34,531 £2,365 Aircraft maintenance and related trades 5234 £45,779 £3,040 Boat and ship builders and repairers 5235 £33,896 £2,327 Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers 5236 £64,322 £3,989 Electricians and electrical fitters 5241 £39,647 £2,672 Telecoms and related network installers and repairers 5242 £39,998 £2,693 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers 5244 £34,237 £2,348 Security system installers and repairers 5245 £39,002 £2,633 Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers 5246 £41,662 £2,793 Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. 5249 £48,571 £3,208 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors 5250 £45,150 £3,002 Steel erectors 5311 £35,824 £2,443 Stonemasons and related trades 5312 £33,938 £2,330 Bricklayers 5313 £33,030 £2,275 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 5314 £31,906 £2,208 Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers 5315 £37,881 £2,566 Carpenters and joiners 5316 £34,014 £2,334 Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters 5317 £29,436 £2,059 Construction and building trades n.e.c. 5319 £34,822 £2,383 Plasterers 5321 £34,016 £2,334 Floorers and wall tilers 5322 £32,861 £2,265 Painters and decorators 5323 £32,763 £2,259 Construction and building trades supervisors 5330 £45,021 £2,995 Upholsterers 5411 £27,909 £1,968 Footwear and leather working trades 5412 £25,357 £1,815 Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. 5419 £26,573 £1,888 Printers 5422 £33,019 £2,274 Print finishing and binding workers 5423 £27,315 £1,932 Butchers 5431 £28,859 £2,025 Bakers and flour confectioners 5432 £29,117 £2,040 Chefs 5434 £30,010 £2,094 Cooks 5435 £24,228 £1,747 Catering and bar managers 5436 £29,789 £2,081 Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers 5441 £28,936 £2,029 Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers 5442 £33,078 £2,278 Other skilled trades n.e.c. 5449 £29,340 £2,054
6. Caring, leisure and other service occupations
25 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Early education and childcare assistants 6111 £24,742 £1,778 Teaching assistants 6112 £21,239 £1,568 Educational support assistants 6113 £21,448 £1,580 Nannies and au pairs 6116 £38,447 £2,600 Pest control officers 6121 £28,323 £1,993 Animal care services occupations n.e.c. 6129 £25,067 £1,797 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 6131 £29,084 £2,038 Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) 6132 £33,465 £2,301 Dental nurses 6133 £25,742 £1,838 Houseparents and residential wardens 6134 £31,871 £2,206 Care workers and home carers 6135 £27,468 £1,941 Senior care workers 6136 £29,381 £2,056 Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants 6138 £30,894 £2,147 Sports and leisure assistants 6211 £26,934 £1,909 Travel agents 6212 £28,746 £2,018 Air travel assistants 6213 £28,738 £2,018 Rail travel assistants 6214 £46,062 £3,057 Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. 6219 £26,656 £1,893 Hairdressers and barbers 6221 £24,279 £1,750 Beauticians and related occupations 6222 £24,124 £1,741 Housekeepers and related occupations 6231 £25,335 £1,813 Caretakers 6232 £28,950 £2,030 Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors 6240 £28,605 £2,010 Police community support officers 6311 £35,748 £2,438 Parking and civil enforcement occupations 6312 £29,559 £2,067
7. Sales and customer service occupations
15 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Sales and retail assistants 7111 £25,056 £1,797 Retail cashiers and check-out operators 7112 £24,622 £1,771 Telephone salespersons 7113 £30,495 £2,123 Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants 7114 £23,783 £1,720 Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers 7115 £31,851 £2,204 Debt, rent and other cash collectors 7122 £29,097 £2,039 Roundspersons and van salespersons 7123 £27,401 £1,937 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 7129 £31,480 £2,182 Shopkeepers and owners, retail and wholesale 7131 £36,304 £2,472 Sales supervisors, retail and wholesale 7132 £29,172 £2,044 Call and contact centre occupations 7211 £27,035 £1,915 Telephonists 7212 £31,568 £2,187 Communication operators 7213 £36,415 £2,478 Customer service occupations n.e.c. 7219 £27,848 £1,964 Customer service supervisors 7220 £35,723 £2,437
8. Process, plant and machine operatives
35 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives 8111 £28,243 £1,988 Textile process operatives 8112 £27,915 £1,968 Chemical and related process operatives 8113 £33,959 £2,331 Plastics process operatives 8114 £32,644 £2,252 Metal making and treating process operatives 8115 £32,871 £2,266 Process operatives n.e.c. 8119 £31,717 £2,196 Metal working machine operatives 8120 £31,500 £2,183 Paper and wood machine operatives 8131 £30,360 £2,115 Mining and quarry workers and related operatives 8132 £38,301 £2,591 Water and sewerage plant operatives 8134 £39,690 £2,675 Printing machine assistants 8135 £29,925 £2,089 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 8139 £29,259 £2,049 Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) 8141 £28,620 £2,011 Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) 8142 £31,919 £2,208 Routine inspectors and testers 8143 £34,360 £2,355 Weighers, graders and sorters 8144 £30,918 £2,148 Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters 8145 £30,500 £2,123 Sewing machinists 8146 £24,813 £1,782 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. 8149 £27,962 £1,971 Road construction operatives 8152 £38,833 £2,623 Rail construction and maintenance operatives 8153 £46,403 £3,077 Construction operatives n.e.c. 8159 £32,446 £2,240 Production, factory and assembly supervisors 8160 £36,777 £2,500 Large goods vehicle drivers 8211 £39,905 £2,688 Bus and coach drivers 8212 £36,340 £2,474 Delivery drivers and couriers 8214 £27,854 £1,965 Road transport drivers n.e.c. 8219 £32,892 £2,267 Crane drivers 8221 £46,463 £3,081 Fork-lift truck drivers 8222 £31,279 £2,170 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. 8229 £37,864 £2,565 Train and tram drivers 8231 £76,327 £4,569 Marine and waterways transport operatives 8232 £39,358 £2,655 Air transport operatives 8233 £34,700 £2,375 Rail transport operatives 8234 £57,088 £3,639 Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. 8239 £35,670 £2,434
9. Elementary occupations
29 occupations with a published ONS median.
Job SOC code Median salary Take-home a month
Farm workers 9111 £30,101 £2,099 Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. 9119 £26,737 £1,898 Groundworkers 9121 £37,925 £2,569 Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. 9129 £28,591 £2,009 Industrial cleaning process occupations 9131 £27,306 £1,932 Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers 9132 £26,152 £1,862 Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. 9139 £29,619 £2,070 Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers 9211 £31,677 £2,194 Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. 9219 £26,631 £1,891 Street cleaners 9222 £27,633 £1,951 Cleaners and domestics 9223 £24,130 £1,741 Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers 9224 £23,331 £1,693 Refuse and salvage occupations 9225 £27,857 £1,965 Vehicle valeters and cleaners 9226 £26,598 £1,889 Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. 9229 £25,780 £1,840 Security guards and related occupations 9231 £33,832 £2,323 Shelf fillers 9241 £24,896 £1,787 Elementary storage supervisors 9251 £31,010 £2,154 Warehouse operatives 9252 £27,832 £1,963 Delivery operatives 9253 £28,749 £2,018 Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. 9259 £35,863 £2,445 Bar and catering supervisors 9261 £26,019 £1,854 Hospital porters 9262 £29,409 £2,058 Kitchen and catering assistants 9263 £22,886 £1,666 Waiters and waitresses 9264 £22,936 £1,669 Bar staff 9265 £23,182 £1,684 Coffee shop workers 9266 £21,598 £1,589 Leisure and theme park attendants 9267 £22,294 £1,631 Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. 9269 £25,344 £1,814
How to read these figures
Pay. Gross yearly pay for full-time employee jobs in the UK in the tax year ending 5 April 2025, for employees on adult rates who have been in the same job for more than a year, from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which is based on a sample of jobs. Self-employed people are not included. The 2025 provisional figures may be revised next year. Jobs follow the unit groups of the ONS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2020).
Median and percentiles. The median is the middle figure: half of employees earn more and half earn less. At the 10th percentile one in ten earn less; at the 25th a quarter earn less; at the 75th a quarter earn more; at the 90th one in ten earn more. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough.
Mean. Total pay divided by the number of employees. A few very high salaries can pull the mean above the median, so the median is usually the better guide to typical pay.
Spread. The 90th percentile divided by the 10th shows how far apart the higher and lower paid are. The gap between the 75th and 25th percentiles shows how wide the middle half of the range is. ONS often does not publish the 90th percentile for a single job, so many pages show only the middle half.
Ranks. 1st is the highest. Ranks compare the 362 occupations on this site; jobs with the same figure share a rank (joint).
Change on the previous year. The percentage change ONS publishes for each median against its estimate a year earlier. ONS does not rate the precision of these changes for occupations, and figures for one occupation come from a sample, so they can move a lot from one year to the next.
Take-home pay. 2026/27 England, Wales and Northern Ireland income tax and employee National Insurance, tax code 1257L, no pension contributions, no student loan and no other income, rounded to the nearest pound. Scottish figures use Scottish income tax. The UK median for all jobs (£39,039) is from ASHE Table 7.
Job counts and quality. ONS says job counts are indicative only. ONS rates each estimate by its coefficient of variation (CV), a measure of sampling error: precise (CV up to 5%), reasonably precise (over 5% and up to 10%) or acceptable (over 10% and up to 20%, use with caution).
How this is worked out
Median salaries are ONS ASHE 2025 provisional figures for full-time employee jobs in the UK, by SOC 2020 unit group, released on 23 October 2025. Take-home pay uses 2026/27 England, Wales and Northern Ireland income tax and National Insurance.
What these figures assume
Pay: gross yearly pay for full-time employee jobs in the tax year ending 5 April 2025, for employees on adult rates in the same job for more than a year. Self-employed people are not included.
Take-home pay: tax code 1257L, no pension contributions, no student loan and no other income, rounded to the nearest pound.
We list the 362 of 412 occupations where ONS published a median it rates as precise, reasonably precise or acceptable. The rest are left out because ONS did not publish a reliable median.
Sources
Figures checked against ONS and GOV.UK on 12 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake .