Welfare professionals n.e.c. salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for welfare professionals n.e.c. in the UK is £40,594 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,729 a month.
Pay range for welfare professionals n.e.c.
This is the ONS occupation group "Welfare professionals n.e.c." (SOC 2020 code 2469) (n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified"). ONS figures for 2025 show that a quarter earn less than £27,851 and half earn less than £40,594.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 25th percentile | £27,851 | £2,321 | £23,572 | £1,964 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £40,594 | £3,383 | £32,747 | £2,729 |
| 75th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 90th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Take-home at England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough. ONS rates the median for welfare professionals n.e.c. as acceptable, so use it with caution: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 13%. ONS estimates about 10,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where welfare professionals n.e.c. rank
The median for welfare professionals n.e.c. ranks 124th of 362 occupations on this site, in the upper half, and 75th of 91 in professional occupations. It is £1,555 (4.0%) higher than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for welfare professionals n.e.c. fell 6.8%, while the UK median for all full-time jobs rose 4.3%.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Business and related research professionals (£41,128), Community nurses (£40,897), Metal working production and maintenance fitters (£40,760), Conservation professionals (£40,083), Precision instrument makers and repairers (£40,062) and Telecoms and related network installers and repairers (£39,998).
How spread out pay is
ONS published the 25th percentile (£27,851) but not the 75th, so we cannot show the middle half of the range for welfare professionals n.e.c.
The mean for welfare professionals n.e.c. (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £40,358, which is £236 (0.6%) lower than the median. The two are close, so very high or very low salaries are not pulling the average far from the middle. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for welfare professionals n.e.c. is smaller.
Welfare professionals n.e.c. and related jobs
Among these 4 jobs in the same or nearby ONS occupation groups, this one has the 2nd highest median. The highest median among them is £44,550 (social workers) and the lowest £31,183 (clergy).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social workers | 2461 | £44,550 | £2,966 |
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | 2469 | £40,594 | £2,729 |
| Librarians | 2471 | £38,068 | £2,577 |
| Clergy | 2463 | £31,183 | £2,164 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, welfare professionals n.e.c. take home about £2,729 a month, against £2,636 on the UK median for all jobs. Scotland has its own income tax bands, so take-home pay on the same salary is different there.
| Group | Median a year | Take-home a month | Take-home a month in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | £40,594 | £2,729 | £2,723 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
Related pages
All jobs in the Professional occupations table, average salary by area, the take home pay calculator, salary to hourly calculator and pay rise calculator.
How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional, SOC 2020 unit group 2469. Take-home: 2026/27 rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
Sources
- ASHE Table 14: earnings by occupation (4-digit SOC), 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (ONS)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
On the median full-time salary of £40,594, take-home pay is about £2,729 a month (£32,747 a year) after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan. In Scotland, where income tax is different, it is about £2,723 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that a quarter earn less than £27,851 and half earn less than £40,594. ONS did not publish every point in the range because some estimates are not reliable enough.
Yes. The median for welfare professionals n.e.c. is £40,594, which is £1,555 (4.0%) higher than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 124th of 362 occupations on this site.