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Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists salary in Yorkshire and the Humber

Full-time average annual pay in Yorkshire and the Humber

£39,031

2025 · high suppression

Median

Not disclosed

Mean

£39,031

‘Not disclosed’ means the source withheld this value because the sample was too small to publish without risking identification. See full methodology →

The pay range is withheld at region level for this role. See full methodology →

Employment patterns

  • 45% of Psychotherapists work full-time
  • 53% are self-employed
  • 99.2% of employees have permanent contracts

Understanding Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists pay in Yorkshire and the Humber

To see what £39,031 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£39,031
Income tax£5,292
National Insurance£2,117
Take-home pay£31,622

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

How Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists pay varies by region

Yorkshire and the Humber is the highest-paying region for psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists at £39,910 — 4% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £13,821.

UK median £38,230

Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
Yorkshire and the Humber (current region)
£39,910
£39,910Mean £41,540
+4%
South East
£36,129
£36,129Mean £35,520
-5%
West Midlands
£33,300
£33,300Mean £36,573
-13%
South West
£31,316
£31,316Mean £35,756
-18%
London
£31,142
£31,142Mean £33,553
-19%
East Midlands
£26,785
£26,785Mean £28,010
-30%
North West
£21,347
£21,347Mean £23,276
-44%
Scotland
£20,418
£20,418Mean £23,140
-47%
East of England
£17,371
£17,371Mean £18,722
-55%
North East
£13,821
£13,821Mean £15,335
-64%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£38,230); ‘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 psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists pay in Yorkshire and the Humber has changed over time

Median annual pay for psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists in Yorkshire and the Humber 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.

Yorkshire and the Humber 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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