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Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. salary in West Midlands

Full-time average annual pay in West Midlands

£57,568

2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£57,568

Mean

£63,141

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. earn £40,903£66,580. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£56,600

Understanding Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay in West Midlands

The typical business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. in West Midlands earns a median salary of £57,568 in 2025/26 4.5% (£2,462) above the UK-wide median of £55,106. 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.

Across the UK, West Midlands ranks 2nd of 11 regions for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay. Regional medians run from £13,465 in East Midlands up to £62,648 in London, a spread of £49,183 (365%).

The mean (average) salary is higher, at £63,141. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. in West Midlands actually earns.

To see what £57,568 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£57,568
Income tax£10,459
National Insurance£3,162
Take-home pay£43,947

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay varies by region

London is the highest-paying region for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. at £62,648 — 14% above the UK median. East Midlands is lowest at £13,465.

UK median £55,106

Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
London
£62,648
£62,648Mean £64,497
+14%
West Midlands (current region)
£57,568
£57,568Mean £63,141
+4%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£50,443
£50,443Mean £48,337
-8%
South East
£49,721
£49,721Mean £54,790
-10%
Wales
£45,310
£45,310Mean £54,970
-18%
South West
£43,914
£43,914Mean £41,205
-20%
Scotland
£43,026
£43,026Mean £43,641
-22%
North West
£40,497
£40,497Mean £43,184
-27%
North East
£34,305
£34,305Mean £35,916
-38%
East of England
£14,424
£14,424Mean £16,865
-74%
East Midlands
£13,465
£13,465Mean £16,150
-76%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£55,106); ‘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.

How business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay in West Midlands has changed over time

Median annual pay for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. in West Midlands by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.

West Midlands median

UK median

UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range

Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table

How the figures are sourced

Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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