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Compare the pay rates for different careers below. The data comes from official UK big data sources.

 

£2,000

#1 Average Pay Per Week

Chief executives and senior officials

£1,980

#2 Average Pay Per Week

Brokers

£1,850

#3 Average Pay Per Week

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers


£340

#347 Average Pay Per Week

Bar staff

£330

#350 Average Pay Per Week

Florists

£330

#349 Average Pay Per Week

Hairdressers and barbers

# Career Average pay (per hour)* Average pay (weekly) Average pay (annual)
1Chief executives and senior officials£56 (36 hours)£2,000£104,000
2Brokers£52 (38 hours)£1,980£102,960
3Aircraft pilots and flight engineers£46 (40 hours)£1,850£96,200
4Air traffic controllers£37 (47 hours)£1,730£89,960
5Advertising and public relations directors£41 (41 hours)£1,700£88,400
6Legal professionals n.e.c.£51 (33 hours)£1,690£87,880
7Marketing and sales directors£43 (37 hours)£1,590£82,680
8Information technology and telecommunications directors£42 (38 hours)£1,590£82,680
9Financial managers and directors£40 (38 hours)£1,520£79,040
10Medical practitioners£42 (34 hours)£1,440£74,880
11Financial institution managers and directors£43 (33 hours)£1,410£73,320
12Officers in armed forcesInsufficient hours data£1,370£71,240
13Senior police officers£33 (40 hours)£1,310£68,120
14Sports players£33 (39 hours)£1,290£67,080
15Functional managers and directors n.e.c.£34 (38 hours)£1,280£66,560
16Higher education teaching professionals£35 (35 hours)£1,210£62,920
17Senior professionals of educational establishments£40 (30 hours)£1,210£62,920
18IT project and programme managers£32 (37 hours)£1,190£61,880
19Train and tram drivers£31 (39 hours)£1,190£61,880
20Production managers and directors in manufacturing£32 (37 hours)£1,180£61,360
21Ship and hovercraft officers£30 (40 hours)£1,180£61,360
22Production managers and directors in mining and energy£29 (39 hours)£1,120£58,240
23Business and financial project management professionals£32 (35 hours)£1,120£58,240
24Actors, entertainers and presenters£26 (43 hours)£1,120£58,240
25Purchasing managers and directors£32 (35 hours)£1,110£57,720
26Solicitors£37 (30 hours)£1,100£57,200
27Health services and public health managers and directors£28 (39 hours)£1,100£57,200
28IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£30 (37 hours)£1,100£57,200
29Actuaries, economists and statisticians£31 (36 hours)£1,100£57,200
30Human resource managers and directors£30 (37 hours)£1,100£57,200
31Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services£27 (40 hours)£1,090£56,680
32IT specialist managers£29 (37 hours)£1,070£55,640
33Sales accounts and business development managers£27 (38 hours)£1,040£54,080
34Research and development managers£28 (37 hours)£1,040£54,080
35Dental practitioners£45 (23 hours)£1,040£54,080
36Taxation experts£31 (33 hours)£1,020£53,040
37Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£30 (34 hours)£1,010£52,520
38Quantity surveyors£28 (36 hours)£1,010£52,520
39Electrical engineers£26 (39 hours)£1,000£52,000
40Barristers and judges£35 (28 hours)£990£51,480
41Production managers and directors in construction£24 (41 hours)£990£51,480
42Rail transport operatives£23 (44 hours)£990£51,480
43Ophthalmic opticians£38 (26 hours)£990£51,480
44Financial and accounting technicians£27 (37 hours)£990£51,480
45Programmers and software development professionals£27 (36 hours)£970£50,440
46Arts officers, producers and directors£26 (38 hours)£970£50,440
47Electronics engineers£24 (41 hours)£970£50,440
48Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.£28 (34 hours)£960£49,920
49Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£21 (46 hours)£960£49,920
50Management consultants and business analysts£28 (33 hours)£940£48,880
51Architects£30 (31 hours)£940£48,880
52Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.£26 (36 hours)£930£48,360
53Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors£31 (30 hours)£930£48,360
54Chartered architectural technologists£24 (39 hours)£930£48,360
55Waste disposal and environmental services managers£17 (53 hours)£920£47,840
56Paramedics£24 (38 hours)£920£47,840
57Physical scientists£22 (42 hours)£920£47,840
58Finance and investment analysts and advisers£26 (35 hours)£920£47,840
59Mechanical engineers£24 (38 hours)£920£47,840
60Police officers (sergeant and below)£23 (40 hours)£910£47,320
61Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£29 (31 hours)£910£47,320
62Chartered and certified accountants£27 (33 hours)£900£46,800
63Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.£26 (34 hours)£900£46,800
64Civil engineers£24 (38 hours)£900£46,800
65Elected officers and representatives£18 (50 hours)£890£46,280
66Financial accounts managers£24 (37 hours)£890£46,280
67Engineering professionals n.e.c.£23 (38 hours)£890£46,280
68Design and development engineers£24 (37 hours)£880£45,760
69Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail£12 (74 hours)£870£45,240
70Pharmacists£29 (30 hours)£870£45,240
71Secondary education teaching professionals£28 (31 hours)£860£44,720
72Managers and directors in transport and distribution£23 (38 hours)£860£44,720
73Property, housing and estate managers£18 (49 hours)£860£44,720
74Production and process engineers£23 (38 hours)£860£44,720
75Social services managers and directors£22 (39 hours)£850£44,200
76Insurance underwriters£24 (36 hours)£850£44,200
77Psychologists£27 (32 hours)£850£44,200
78Medical radiographers£23 (37 hours)£850£44,200
79Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.£20 (41 hours)£840£43,680
80Town planning officers£23 (36 hours)£830£43,160
81Education advisers and school inspectors£28 (30 hours)£830£43,160
82Construction project managers and related professionals£22 (38 hours)£830£43,160
83Quality control and planning engineers£23 (36 hours)£810£42,120
84Biological scientists and biochemists£22 (37 hours)£810£42,120
85Further education teaching professionals£26 (31 hours)£810£42,120
86Aircraft maintenance and related trades£16 (51 hours)£810£42,120
87Musicians£37 (22 hours)£810£42,120
88Chartered surveyors£25 (33 hours)£810£42,120
89Crane drivers£14 (57 hours)£810£42,120
90Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors£17 (46 hours)£800£41,600
91Environmental health professionals£21 (39 hours)£800£41,600
92Inspectors of standards and regulations£22 (37 hours)£800£41,600
93Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£17 (48 hours)£800£41,600
94Business and related research professionals£23 (34 hours)£790£41,080
95Energy plant operatives£16 (48 hours)£790£41,080
96Health care practice managers£14 (57 hours)£790£41,080
97Health professionals n.e.c.£25 (31 hours)£780£40,560
98Chemical scientists£20 (40 hours)£780£40,560
99Nurses£22 (36 hours)£780£40,560
100Environment professionals£21 (37 hours)£780£40,560
101Primary and nursery education teaching professionals£28 (28 hours)£780£40,560
102Telecommunications engineers£18 (44 hours)£780£40,560
103Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.£15 (52 hours)£770£40,040
104Midwives£22 (35 hours)£770£40,040
105Public relations professionals£23 (33 hours)£770£40,040
106Electrical and electronics technicians£21 (37 hours)£770£40,040
107Social workers£21 (36 hours)£770£40,040
108Fire service officers (watch manager and below)£18 (42 hours)£760£39,520
109Rail construction and maintenance operatives£16 (47 hours)£760£39,520
110Estimators, valuers and assessors£21 (37 hours)£760£39,520
111Dancers and choreographers£26 (29 hours)£760£39,520
112Engineering technicians£22 (35 hours)£760£39,520
113Construction and building trades supervisors£17 (46 hours)£760£39,520
114Physiotherapists£22 (34 hours)£750£39,000
115Rail travel assistants£20 (38 hours)£750£39,000
116Health and safety officers£20 (37 hours)£750£39,000
117IT engineers£18 (42 hours)£740£38,480
118Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£19 (38 hours)£740£38,480
119Quarry workers and related operatives£12 (60 hours)£740£38,480
120Veterinarians£21 (36 hours)£740£38,480
121Podiatrists£33 (22 hours)£730£37,960
122IT operations technicians£22 (33 hours)£730£37,960
123Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture£16 (45 hours)£730£37,960
124Office managers£20 (37 hours)£730£37,960
125Special needs education teaching professionals£27 (27 hours)£730£37,960
126Business sales executives£19 (37 hours)£720£37,440
127Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.£16 (45 hours)£720£37,440
128Occupational therapists£21 (34 hours)£720£37,440
129Garage managers and proprietors£11 (68 hours)£720£37,440
130Public services associate professionals£18 (40 hours)£710£36,920
131Welfare professionals n.e.c.£20 (35 hours)£700£36,400
132Marine and waterways transport operatives£15 (46 hours)£700£36,400
133Metal working production and maintenance fitters£15 (46 hours)£700£36,400
134Leisure and sports managers£13 (52 hours)£700£36,400
135Travel agency managers and proprietors£13 (52 hours)£700£36,400
136Building and civil engineering technicians£19 (36 hours)£700£36,400
137Company secretaries£24 (29 hours)£690£35,880
138Road construction operatives£13 (52 hours)£690£35,880
139Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers£13 (55 hours)£690£35,880
140Artists£20 (35 hours)£690£35,880
141IT user support technicians£21 (33 hours)£680£35,360
142Legal associate professionals£19 (35 hours)£680£35,360
143Authors, writers and translators£21 (33 hours)£680£35,360
144Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.£19 (36 hours)£680£35,360
145Finance officers£19 (36 hours)£670£34,840
146Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out£14 (47 hours)£670£34,840
147Therapy professionals n.e.c.£27 (25 hours)£670£34,840
148Coal mine operatives£12 (54 hours)£670£34,840
149Social and humanities scientists£15 (45 hours)£670£34,840
150Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors£18 (38 hours)£670£34,840
151Managers and directors in storage and warehousing£18 (38 hours)£670£34,840
152Agricultural machinery drivers£13 (51 hours)£670£34,840
153Planning, process and production technicians£20 (33 hours)£660£34,320
154Librarians£20 (33 hours)£660£34,320
155Prison service officers (below principal officer)£17 (39 hours)£660£34,320
156Human resources and industrial relations officers£17 (38 hours)£660£34,320
157Customer service managers and supervisors£20 (33 hours)£660£34,320
158Chemical and related process operatives£15 (45 hours)£660£34,320
159Buyers and procurement officers£18 (37 hours)£660£34,320
160Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.£14 (47 hours)£650£33,800
161Marketing associate professionals£18 (36 hours)£650£33,800
162Web design and development professionals£19 (35 hours)£650£33,800
163Speech and language therapists£19 (35 hours)£650£33,800
164Conservation professionals£17 (39 hours)£650£33,800
165Officers of non-governmental organisations£19 (35 hours)£650£33,800
166Probation officers£19 (34 hours)£640£33,280
167NCOs and other ranksInsufficient hours data£640£33,280
168Draughtspersons£19 (34 hours)£640£33,280
169Large goods vehicle drivers£13 (48 hours)£640£33,280
170Metal machining setters and setter-operators£14 (46 hours)£630£32,760
171Water and sewerage plant operatives£14 (45 hours)£630£32,760
172Quality assurance technicians£18 (35 hours)£630£32,760
173Pre-press technicians£16 (39 hours)£620£32,240
174Product, clothing and related designers£19 (33 hours)£620£32,240
175Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£17 (35 hours)£610£31,720
176Scaffolders, stagers and riggers£12 (49 hours)£610£31,720
177Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services£11 (56 hours)£610£31,720
178Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists£16 (38 hours)£610£31,720
179TV, video and audio engineers£13 (48 hours)£610£31,720
180Tailors and dressmakers£22 (27 hours)£600£31,200
181Architectural and town planning technicians£17 (35 hours)£600£31,200
182Metal making and treating process operatives£13 (48 hours)£600£31,200
183Police community support officers£16 (38 hours)£600£31,200
184Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers£13 (46 hours)£600£31,200
185Medical and dental technicians£16 (37 hours)£600£31,200
186Plasterers£14 (44 hours)£600£31,200
187Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£17 (36 hours)£600£31,200
188Graphic designers£16 (38 hours)£600£31,200
189Routine inspectors and testers£14 (43 hours)£600£31,200
190Rubber process operatives£11 (52 hours)£590£30,680
191Clergy£20 (30 hours)£590£30,680
192Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£17 (35 hours)£590£30,680
193Conference and exhibition managers and organisers£16 (36 hours)£590£30,680
194Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors£9 (63 hours)£590£30,680
195Communication operators£17 (34 hours)£590£30,680
196Construction and building trades n.e.c.£13 (44 hours)£590£30,680
197Importers and exporters£15 (39 hours)£590£30,680
198National government administrative occupations£15 (39 hours)£590£30,680
199Housing officers£18 (33 hours)£590£30,680
200Archivists and curators£20 (29 hours)£580£30,160
201Publicans and managers of licensed premises£10 (56 hours)£580£30,160
202Boat and ship builders and repairers£10 (56 hours)£580£30,160
203Driving instructors£41 (14 hours)£580£30,160
204Office supervisors£15 (38 hours)£580£30,160
205Counsellors£18 (33 hours)£580£30,160
206Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.£29 (20 hours)£580£30,160
207Steel erectors£11 (53 hours)£570£29,640
208Precision instrument makers and repairers£12 (46 hours)£570£29,640
209Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£12 (49 hours)£570£29,640
210Local government administrative occupations£15 (38 hours)£570£29,640
211Fork-lift truck drivers£14 (42 hours)£570£29,640
212Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants£18 (32 hours)£570£29,640
213Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.£13 (42 hours)£560£29,120
214Transport and distribution clerks and assistants£14 (39 hours)£560£29,120
215Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)£16 (36 hours)£560£29,120
216Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)£13 (44 hours)£560£29,120
217Electroplaters£11 (51 hours)£550£28,600
218Security guards and related occupations£13 (43 hours)£550£28,600
219Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£15 (37 hours)£550£28,600
220Youth and community workers£17 (32 hours)£550£28,600
221Houseparents and residential wardens£18 (30 hours)£550£28,600
222Other skilled trades n.e.c.£15 (37 hours)£550£28,600
223Air transport operatives£12 (44 hours)£540£28,080
224Construction operatives n.e.c.£11 (49 hours)£540£28,080
225Pharmaceutical technicians£16 (33 hours)£540£28,080
226Bus and coach drivers£13 (42 hours)£540£28,080
227Child and early years officers£16 (33 hours)£540£28,080
228Legal secretaries£14 (38 hours)£540£28,080
229Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£16 (33 hours)£540£28,080
230Weighers, graders and sorters£12 (44 hours)£530£27,560
231Bank and post office clerks£15 (36 hours)£530£27,560
232Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.£15 (36 hours)£530£27,560
233Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.£18 (30 hours)£530£27,560
234Sales supervisors£15 (35 hours)£530£27,560
235Butchers£13 (42 hours)£530£27,560
236Carpenters and joiners£12 (45 hours)£530£27,560
237Forestry workers£9 (57 hours)£530£27,560
238Vehicle paint technicians£11 (47 hours)£530£27,560
239Estate agents and auctioneers£14 (36 hours)£520£27,040
240Air travel assistants£14 (36 hours)£520£27,040
241Records clerks and assistants£14 (38 hours)£520£27,040
242Process operatives n.e.c.£10 (52 hours)£520£27,040
243Bricklayers and masons£11 (46 hours)£520£27,040
244Printers£13 (39 hours)£520£27,040
245Stock control clerks and assistants£14 (37 hours)£520£27,040
246Farm workers£9 (58 hours)£520£27,040
247Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors£9 (55 hours)£520£27,040
248Laboratory technicians£15 (34 hours)£520£27,040
249Floorers and wall tilers£12 (45 hours)£520£27,040
250Credit controllers£14 (36 hours)£520£27,040
251Market and street traders and assistants£15 (33 hours)£510£26,520
252Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants£14 (37 hours)£510£26,520
253Roofers, roof tilers and slaters£12 (43 hours)£510£26,520
254Printing machine assistants£12 (43 hours)£510£26,520
255Senior care workers£15 (35 hours)£510£26,520
256Plastics process operatives£11 (47 hours)£500£26,000
257Sales related occupations n.e.c.£15 (34 hours)£500£26,000
258Metal working machine operatives£11 (45 hours)£500£26,000
259Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.£11 (47 hours)£500£26,000
260Medical secretaries£11 (47 hours)£500£26,000
261Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.£11 (44 hours)£490£25,480
262Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£16 (31 hours)£490£25,480
263Van drivers£11 (45 hours)£490£25,480
264Chefs£13 (39 hours)£490£25,480
265Industrial cleaning process occupations£11 (45 hours)£490£25,480
266Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs£12 (41 hours)£490£25,480
267Elementary storage occupations£13 (39 hours)£490£25,480
268Painters and decorators£11 (44 hours)£490£25,480
269Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.£10 (47 hours)£490£25,480
270Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers£13 (39 hours)£490£25,480
271Footwear and leather working trades£11 (45 hours)£480£24,960
272Childminders and related occupations£18 (27 hours)£480£24,960
273Merchandisers and window dressers£15 (32 hours)£480£24,960
274Paper and wood machine operatives£10 (46 hours)£480£24,960
275Pest control officers£15 (31 hours)£480£24,960
276Human resources administrative occupations£13 (37 hours)£480£24,960
277Elementary construction occupations£8 (64 hours)£480£24,960
278Sales administrators£13 (36 hours)£480£24,960
279Customer service occupations n.e.c.£15 (33 hours)£480£24,960
280Food, drink and tobacco process operatives£11 (44 hours)£480£24,960
281Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers£10 (46 hours)£480£24,960
282Care workers and home carers£15 (31 hours)£480£24,960
283Roundspersons and van salespersons£13 (37 hours)£470£24,440
284Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters£10 (49 hours)£470£24,440
285Conservation and environmental associate professionals£13 (36 hours)£470£24,440
286Call and contact centre occupations£14 (33 hours)£470£24,440
287Catering and bar managers£13 (37 hours)£470£24,440
288Hospital porters£12 (40 hours)£470£24,440
289Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)£10 (48 hours)£470£24,440
290Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers£12 (40 hours)£470£24,440
291Weavers and knitters£11 (42 hours)£470£24,440
292Sports coaches, instructors and officials£13 (36 hours)£460£23,920
293£12 (38 hours)£460£23,920
294Dispensing opticians£14 (32 hours)£460£23,920
295Library clerks and assistants£14 (34 hours)£460£23,920
296Elementary security occupations n.e.c.£14 (34 hours)£460£23,920
297Health associate professionals n.e.c.£13 (35 hours)£460£23,920
298Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers£10 (44 hours)£460£23,920
299Textile process operatives£10 (44 hours)£460£23,920
300Collector salespersons and credit agents£12 (38 hours)£460£23,920
301School secretaries£10 (47 hours)£450£23,400
302Print finishing and binding workers£11 (41 hours)£450£23,400
303Parking and civil enforcement occupations£12 (38 hours)£450£23,400
304Caretakers£11 (40 hours)£450£23,400
305Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.£9 (49 hours)£450£23,400
306Glass and ceramics process operatives£9 (49 hours)£450£23,400
307Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers£11 (41 hours)£450£23,400
308Bakers and flour confectioners£12 (37 hours)£440£22,880
309Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors£14 (32 hours)£440£22,880
310Market research interviewers£26 (17 hours)£440£22,880
311Sales and retail assistants£14 (32 hours)£440£22,880
312Street cleaners£12 (36 hours)£430£22,360
313Housekeepers and related occupations£14 (31 hours)£430£22,360
314Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£9 (48 hours)£430£22,360
315Telephone salespersons£11 (38 hours)£430£22,360
316Debt, rent and other cash collectors£12 (35 hours)£420£21,840
317Veterinary nurses£13 (33 hours)£420£21,840
318Telephonists£14 (30 hours)£420£21,840
319Fishmongers and poultry dressers£11 (39 hours)£420£21,840
320Sports and leisure assistants£11 (38 hours)£410£21,320
321Fitness instructors£16 (26 hours)£410£21,320
322Travel agents£11 (38 hours)£410£21,320
323Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.£11 (38 hours)£410£21,320
324Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants£12 (33 hours)£410£21,320
325Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors£8 (49 hours)£400£20,800
326Teaching assistants£14 (29 hours)£400£20,800
327Educational support assistants£14 (29 hours)£400£20,800
328Dental nurses£13 (32 hours)£400£20,800
329Shelf fillers£12 (34 hours)£400£20,800
330Cleaners and domestics£9 (43 hours)£390£20,280
331Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.£10 (39 hours)£390£20,280
332School midday and crossing patrol occupations£24 (16 hours)£390£20,280
333Cooks£11 (37 hours)£390£20,280
334Retail cashiers and check-out operators£13 (29 hours)£390£20,280
335Upholsterers£11 (34 hours)£390£20,280
336Sewing machinists£11 (35 hours)£380£19,760
337Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.£12 (31 hours)£380£19,760
338Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.£9 (43 hours)£380£19,760
339Nursery nurses and assistants£12 (31 hours)£370£19,240
340Window cleaners£12 (31 hours)£370£19,240
341Leisure and theme park attendants£11 (32 hours)£360£18,720
342Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers£9 (39 hours)£360£18,720
343Beauticians and related occupations£10 (36 hours)£360£18,720
344Kitchen and catering assistants£9 (39 hours)£360£18,720
345Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.£10 (35 hours)£350£18,200
346Playworkers£25 (14 hours)£350£18,200
347Bar staff£9 (36 hours)£340£17,680
348Waiters and waitresses£9 (38 hours)£340£17,680
349Hairdressers and barbers£10 (33 hours)£330£17,160
350Florists£10 (32 hours)£330£17,160
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*Based on avaerage hours per week for each occupation.

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2020

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