
Teacher Salary UK 2024: Pay Scales, Progression, and How Teaching Compares
Newly qualified teachers in England start at £31,650. Full teacher pay scales, regional London zones, leadership pay, and ASHE 2024 benchmarks.
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Original analysis of UK pay, built on official government data.
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Newly qualified teachers in England start at £31,650. Full teacher pay scales, regional London zones, leadership pay, and ASHE 2024 benchmarks.

UK data scientists earn a median of £57,000, rising to £85,000+ at senior level. ONS ASHE 2024 data broken down by experience, location, and specialisation.

Median full-time salary in London is £47,600 — 27% above the UK average. Broken down by sector, job level, and what a London salary actually buys.

NHS nurses earn £29,970–£52,809 depending on Agenda for Change band. Every AfC pay band, London weighting, and how nursing pay compares to the UK median.

ONS ASHE 2024: UK software engineers earn a median of £52,500. Broken down by experience, region, and specialisation with percentile benchmarks.

The ONS ASHE 2024 release shows median full-time pay reached £37,430. We break down who earns what, which sectors lead, and how pay has changed since 2020.

How does your pay compare? We use ONS ASHE 2024 data to explain what constitutes a good salary in the UK, broken down by age, region, and sector.

Civil Service salary grades 2026: full pay scales AO to SCS2, London allowances, departmental variation and how progression and promotion actually work.

NHS nurse salary 2026: full Agenda for Change pay scales Band 2 to Band 7, London weighting, regional variation and the realistic Band 5 to Band 7 timeline.

Software engineer salary in London for 2026: median pay £52,400 mid-level, £78,300 senior. ONS-verified bands by experience, sector and visa context.

UK teacher salary by region in 2026: full pay scales for England, Scotland, Wales and NI, NQT to UPS3 progression, and how regional rates compare.

Will my job be replaced by AI? Our 2026 UK outlook pairs ONS ASHE 2025 salaries with named AI exposure studies for 20+ roles — see who is safe and who is not.