Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£34,951
Employment patterns
- 85% of Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers work full-time
- 10% are self-employed
- 95.3% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants pay in the UK
The typical chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants in the UK earns a median salary of £34,951 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £41,474. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants pay ranges from £22,266 in North East up to £40,921 in North West, a difference of £18,655 (84%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants pay in North West or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
North West is the highest-paying region for chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants at £40,921 — 17% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £22,266.
UK median £34,951
| Region | Median payUK median £34,951 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | £40,921 | £40,921 | £43,400 | +17% |
| Scotland | £38,329 | £38,329 | £40,355 | +10% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £36,737 | £36,737 | £33,473 | +5% |
| South East | £33,672 | £33,672 | £36,241 | -4% |
| Wales | £32,242 | £32,242 | £34,934 | -8% |
| London | £30,924 | £30,924 | £33,996 | -12% |
| South West | £30,694 | £30,694 | £31,532 | -12% |
| West Midlands | £29,823 | £29,823 | £28,747 | -15% |
| East of England | £28,132 | £28,132 | £32,956 | -20% |
| East Midlands | £24,833 | £24,833 | £24,640 | -29% |
| North East | £22,266 | £22,266 | £24,895 | -36% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| North West £40,921 | £40,921Mean £43,400 | +17% |
| Scotland £38,329 | £38,329Mean £40,355 | +10% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £36,737 | £36,737Mean £33,473 | +5% |
| South East £33,672 | £33,672Mean £36,241 | -4% |
| Wales £32,242 | £32,242Mean £34,934 | -8% |
| London £30,924 | £30,924Mean £33,996 | -12% |
| South West £30,694 | £30,694Mean £31,532 | -12% |
| West Midlands £29,823 | £29,823Mean £28,747 | -15% |
| East of England £28,132 | £28,132Mean £32,956 | -20% |
| East Midlands £24,833 | £24,833Mean £24,640 | -29% |
| North East £22,266 | £22,266Mean £24,895 | -36% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£34,951); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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