Physical scientists salary in London
Full-time average annual pay in London
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2025 · high suppression
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£54,600
How Physical scientists pay varies by region
South East is the highest-paying region for physical scientists at £63,171 — 19% above the UK median. North West is lowest at £27,594.
UK median £53,142
| Region | Median payUK median £53,142 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | £63,171 | £63,171 | £61,079 | +19% |
| London (current region) | £52,873 | £52,873 | £56,954 | -1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £44,213 | £44,213 | £45,954 | -17% |
| East of England | £41,128 | £41,128 | £45,227 | -23% |
| South West | £37,443 | £37,443 | £39,423 | -30% |
| East Midlands | £32,575 | £32,575 | £36,701 | -39% |
| West Midlands | £29,809 | £29,809 | £32,606 | -44% |
| North West | £27,594 | £27,594 | £29,790 | -48% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| South East £63,171 | £63,171Mean £61,079 | +19% |
| London (current region) £52,873 | £52,873Mean £56,954 | -1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £44,213 | £44,213Mean £45,954 | -17% |
| East of England £41,128 | £41,128Mean £45,227 | -23% |
| South West £37,443 | £37,443Mean £39,423 | -30% |
| East Midlands £32,575 | £32,575Mean £36,701 | -39% |
| West Midlands £29,809 | £29,809Mean £32,606 | -44% |
| North West £27,594 | £27,594Mean £29,790 | -48% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£53,142); ‘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 physical scientists pay in London has changed over time
Median annual pay for physical scientists in London 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.
London median
UK median
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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