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Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. salary in North West

Full-time average annual pay in North West

£41,989

2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£41,989

Mean

£39,426

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of protective service associate professionals n.e.c. earn £31,627£51,765. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£41,100

Employment patterns

  • 92% of Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. work full-time
  • 5% are self-employed
  • 96.4% of employees have permanent contracts

Understanding Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. pay in North West

The typical protective service associate professionals n.e.c. in North West earns a median salary of £41,989 in 2025/26 — broadly in line with the UK-wide median of £41,592. 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, North West ranks 5th of 11 regions for protective service associate professionals n.e.c. pay. Regional medians run from £19,948 in South West up to £51,507 in London, a spread of £31,559 (158%).

The mean (average) salary is lower, at £39,426, which points to a cluster of lower-paid roles dragging the average down — so the median is the better guide to typical pay here.

To see what £41,989 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£41,989
Income tax£5,884
National Insurance£2,354
Take-home pay£33,752

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

How Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. pay varies by region

London is the highest-paying region for protective service associate professionals n.e.c. at £51,507 — 24% above the UK median. South West is lowest at £19,948.

UK median £41,592

Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
London
£51,507
£51,507Mean £57,396
+24%
East Midlands
£48,099
£48,099Mean £50,041
+16%
West Midlands
£44,386
£44,386Mean £43,001
+7%
Scotland
£42,187
£42,187Mean £40,453
+1%
North West (current region)
£41,989
£41,989Mean £39,426
+1%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£36,576
£36,576Mean £35,840
-12%
South East
£35,958
£35,958Mean £38,999
-14%
North East
£31,291
£31,291Mean £35,360
-25%
East of England
£30,497
£30,497Mean £33,207
-27%
Wales
£26,877
£26,877Mean £29,616
-35%
South West
£19,948
£19,948Mean £18,649
-52%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£41,592); ‘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 protective service associate professionals n.e.c. pay in North West has changed over time

Median annual pay for protective service associate professionals n.e.c. in North West 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.

North West 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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