Counsellors salary in East Midlands
Full-time average annual pay in East Midlands
Data not disclosed
2025 · high suppression
Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of counsellors earn £18,448–£31,356. See full methodology →
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£33,400
Employment patterns
- 50% of Counsellors work full-time
- 43% are self-employed
- 95.1% of employees have permanent contracts
How Counsellors pay varies by region
Yorkshire and the Humber is the highest-paying region for counsellors at £29,117 — 8% above the UK median. East of England is lowest at £17,370.
UK median £27,082
| Region | Median payUK median £27,082 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £29,117 | £29,117 | £26,659 | +8% |
| North West | £28,179 | £28,179 | £28,335 | +4% |
| Wales | £26,601 | £26,601 | £25,039 | -2% |
| North East | £25,763 | £25,763 | £25,293 | -5% |
| Scotland | £23,567 | £23,567 | £24,039 | -13% |
| London | £23,554 | £23,554 | £25,090 | -13% |
| South West | £22,826 | £22,826 | £25,170 | -16% |
| East Midlands (current region) | £21,431 | £21,431 | £20,577 | -21% |
| West Midlands | £20,658 | £20,658 | £22,537 | -24% |
| South East | £19,727 | £19,727 | £19,528 | -27% |
| East of England | £17,370 | £17,370 | £18,545 | -36% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber £29,117 | £29,117Mean £26,659 | +8% |
| North West £28,179 | £28,179Mean £28,335 | +4% |
| Wales £26,601 | £26,601Mean £25,039 | -2% |
| North East £25,763 | £25,763Mean £25,293 | -5% |
| Scotland £23,567 | £23,567Mean £24,039 | -13% |
| London £23,554 | £23,554Mean £25,090 | -13% |
| South West £22,826 | £22,826Mean £25,170 | -16% |
| East Midlands (current region) £21,431 | £21,431Mean £20,577 | -21% |
| West Midlands £20,658 | £20,658Mean £22,537 | -24% |
| South East £19,727 | £19,727Mean £19,528 | -27% |
| East of England £17,370 | £17,370Mean £18,545 | -36% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£27,082); ‘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 counsellors pay in East Midlands has changed over time
Median annual pay for counsellors in East 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.
East 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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