REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in London
Median earnings across 255 published roles in this region.
REGIONAL MEDIAN
Annual gross, 2025
ROLES IN REGION
Published roles with regional data
MONTHLY MEDIAN
UK tax records, March 2026
YOY CHANGE
vs March 2025
EMPLOYED IN REGION
Workforce survey, 2024
DATA QUALITY
Based on 3 statistical sources
Pay distribution across roles in London
From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.
In London, the top 25% of role medians sits at £51,781, the regional median is £40,970, and the bottom 25% is £32,732.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £51,781 |
| Regional median | £40,970 |
| Bottom 25% | £32,732 |
All roles in London
255 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in London, sorted by median salary
Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers
£123,796mean £140,152Chief executives and senior officials
£119,981mean £204,603Marketing, sales and advertising directors
£111,935mean £140,582Financial managers and directors
£107,433mean £177,813Information technology directors
£105,290mean £121,163Specialist medical practitioners
£86,528mean £89,618Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
£85,735mean £103,594Elected officers and representatives
£84,144mean £82,858Public relations and communications directors
£81,699mean £96,439Train and tram drivers
£77,889mean £77,915Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£76,710mean £96,703Solicitors and lawyers
£75,537mean £105,475Programmers and software development professionals
£74,284mean £79,081IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£73,857mean £83,550Head teachers and principals
£71,111mean £77,967Purchasing managers and directors
£71,098mean £74,180IT project managers
£68,827mean £74,653Business and financial project management professionals
£67,915Senior police officers
£67,637mean £69,116Health services and public health managers and directors
£67,220mean £90,531Human resource managers and directors
£66,725mean £83,363Actuaries, economists and statisticians
£66,364mean £76,954Sales accounts and business development managers
£66,116mean £79,824Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
£64,607mean £71,398IT managers
£64,357mean £75,570Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£63,994mean £84,471Rail transport operatives
£63,796mean £61,058Production managers and directors in construction
£63,194Electrical engineers
£62,697mean £66,750Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
£62,648mean £64,497Chartered and certified accountants
£61,747mean £62,676Financial accounts managers
£60,989mean £72,968Management consultants and business analysts
£60,628mean £71,057Cyber security professionals
£59,590mean £68,072Marketing and commercial managers
£59,163mean £68,439Aircraft maintenance and related trades
£58,808mean £58,892Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£58,669mean £74,093Information technology professionals n.e.c.
£58,330mean £62,360Paramedics
£58,071mean £56,368Production and process engineers
£57,855mean £67,688Mechanical engineers
£57,850mean £60,123Waste disposal and environmental services managers
£57,606mean £61,394Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£56,791mean £65,000Health and safety managers and officers
£56,361mean £58,895Engineering project managers and project engineers
£56,099mean £59,479Managers and directors in the creative industries
£55,545mean £67,236IT network professionals
£55,408mean £60,613Research and development (R&D) managers
£54,843mean £70,860Chartered surveyors
£54,780mean £60,114Pharmacists
£54,282mean £51,501Prison service officers (below principal officer)
£54,037mean £55,482Engineering technicians
£53,822mean £57,895Managers in transport and distribution
£53,166mean £56,481Physical scientists
£52,873mean £56,954Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£52,834mean £60,870Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£52,767mean £47,553Electronics engineers
£52,268mean £55,416Biological scientists
£52,244mean £59,379Generalist medical practitioners
£51,973mean £56,415Biochemists and biomedical scientists
£51,946mean £60,902Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
£51,916mean £53,748Newspaper and periodical editors
£51,847mean £56,799Civil engineers
£51,769mean £55,746Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
£51,600mean £55,491Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters
£51,548mean £52,655Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
£51,507mean £57,396Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£51,007mean £49,789Nurse practitioners
£50,746mean £48,116Specialist nurses
£50,477mean £45,974Police officers (sergeant and below)
£50,067mean £48,111Occupational therapists
£50,032mean £48,577Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
£49,992mean £53,204Veterinarians
£49,971mean £51,572Rail travel assistants
£49,471mean £49,328Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£49,379mean £53,852Higher education teaching professionals
£48,841mean £49,532Other researchers, unspecified discipline
£48,721mean £46,056Secondary education teaching professionals
£48,408mean £46,696Education managers
£48,178mean £51,222Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.
£48,020mean £50,999Architects
£47,936mean £53,456Social services managers and directors
£47,284mean £47,709Security system installers and repairers
£47,280mean £54,396Midwifery nurses
£47,144mean £44,367Social workers
£46,435mean £47,067Primary education teaching professionals
£46,393mean £46,164Construction project managers and related professionals
£45,373mean £48,249Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
£45,313mean £43,415Business and related research professionals
£45,269mean £54,345Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£45,076mean £47,530Arts officers, producers and directors
£45,073mean £49,851Web design professionals
£44,961mean £45,551Clinical psychologists
£44,494mean £43,367Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£44,474mean £43,108Property, housing and estate managers
£44,453Social and humanities scientists
£44,415mean £47,779Quality control and planning engineers
£44,410mean £51,331Bus and coach drivers
£44,375mean £43,392Other nursing professionals
£43,897mean £42,973Community nurses
£43,729mean £43,807Other health professionals n.e.c.
£43,710mean £45,436Environment professionals
£43,703mean £45,384Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
£43,602mean £50,985Rail construction and maintenance operatives
£43,505mean £49,439Mental health nurses
£43,240mean £46,004Customer service supervisors
£43,129mean £43,441Medical radiographers
£43,084mean £44,866Data analysts
£42,850mean £52,893Design occupations n.e.c.
£42,837mean £47,343Children's nurses
£42,431mean £43,041IT user support technicians
£42,418mean £48,539Office managers
£42,368mean £44,840Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£42,346mean £39,267Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£42,303Inspectors of standards and regulations
£41,999mean £40,658Speech and language therapists
£41,894mean £45,171Public services associate professionals
£41,631mean £42,861Large goods vehicle drivers
£41,474mean £40,272Welfare professionals n.e.c.
£41,399mean £43,173Buyers and procurement officers
£41,248mean £47,229Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
£41,118mean £43,359Personal assistants and other secretaries
£41,039mean £41,200Business sales executives
£41,028mean £58,381Artists
£40,779mean £44,582Customer service managers
£40,646mean £40,799Graphic and multimedia designers
£40,433mean £42,465Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£40,340mean £61,523Database administrators and web content technicians
£40,110mean £45,377Project support officers
£39,898mean £46,551Managers in logistics
£39,872mean £52,615Authors, writers and translators
£39,872Health care practice managers
£39,493mean £48,733Electricians and electrical fitters
£39,267mean £42,750Construction and building trades supervisors
£39,195mean £41,774Legal associate professionals
£39,053mean £50,342Painters and decorators
£39,038mean £38,561Managers in storage and warehousing
£38,912mean £46,792National government administrative occupations
£38,780mean £39,080Public relations professionals
£38,331mean £41,436Physiotherapists
£38,173mean £40,775Building and civil engineering technicians
£38,042mean £38,171Publicans and managers of licensed premises
£37,909mean £38,324Carpenters and joiners
£37,899mean £37,022Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
£37,557mean £51,550IT operations technicians
£37,550mean £45,587Communication operators
£37,445mean £36,817Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
£37,427mean £40,416Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£37,312mean £38,914Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
£37,048mean £37,372Human resources and industrial relations officers
£36,959mean £43,816Office supervisors
£36,892mean £36,367Police community support officers
£36,346mean £36,675Housing officers
£36,319mean £34,517Events managers and organisers
£36,202mean £36,469Therapy professionals n.e.c.
£36,063mean £41,147Quality assurance technicians
£35,890mean £37,612Air transport operatives
£35,791mean £38,584Catering and bar managers
£35,567mean £33,455Other vocational and industrial trainers
£35,566mean £36,993Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£35,469mean £35,141Leisure and sports managers
£35,460mean £38,028Child and early years officers
£35,398mean £38,192Archivists and curators
£35,317mean £38,981Air travel assistants
£35,227mean £33,795Marketing associate professionals
£35,000mean £48,818Security guards and related occupations
£34,950mean £32,577Legal secretaries
£34,459mean £37,479Sales administrators
£34,242mean £33,604Groundsmen and greenkeepers
£34,173mean £35,605Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£34,157mean £33,750Metal working machine operatives
£34,117mean £34,268Gardeners and landscape gardeners
£34,006mean £33,325Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
£33,804mean £34,837Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
£33,509mean £38,294Construction operatives n.e.c.
£33,481mean £31,340Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£33,272mean £35,414Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£33,217mean £34,124Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£33,178mean £31,467Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£33,123mean £37,028CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
£32,819mean £36,054Importers and exporters
£32,734mean £32,378Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
£32,676mean £35,327Road transport drivers n.e.c.
£32,376mean £33,213Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£32,290mean £31,705Stock control clerks and assistants
£32,242Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£32,134mean £31,550Credit controllers
£31,828mean £35,629Clergy
£31,644mean £34,637Early education and childcare services managers
£31,262mean £31,187Interior designers
£31,110mean £32,020Laboratory technicians
£31,088mean £31,023Records clerks and assistants
£31,088mean £30,736Hospital porters
£31,071mean £31,265Medical secretaries
£30,995mean £27,188Chefs
£30,928mean £30,989Medical and dental technicians
£30,916mean £32,044Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
£30,901mean £29,482Pharmaceutical technicians
£30,740mean £32,123Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
£30,710Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
£30,683mean £35,459Youth and community workers
£30,484mean £29,489Caretakers
£30,181mean £30,724Delivery operatives
£30,165mean £29,406Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
£30,088mean £30,596Dispensing opticians
£29,850mean £28,103Street cleaners
£29,829mean £30,454Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£29,673mean £30,407Local government administrative occupations
£29,516mean £30,174Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
£29,423mean £28,495Bank and post office clerks
£29,282mean £32,232Sales related occupations n.e.c.
£29,106mean £28,735Parking and civil enforcement occupations
£29,013mean £27,687Senior care workers
£28,857mean £28,288Process operatives n.e.c.
£28,815mean £32,229Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£28,619mean £27,020Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£28,327mean £25,307Barristers and judges
£28,113Industrial cleaning process occupations
£28,056mean £30,236Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£28,011mean £29,837Fork-lift truck drivers
£27,687mean £33,189Data entry administrators
£27,567mean £27,848Paper and wood machine operatives
£27,546mean £29,002Warehouse operatives
£27,461mean £27,431Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£27,451mean £27,071Bar and catering supervisors
£27,288mean £27,042Higher level teaching assistants
£27,275mean £27,448Human resources administrative occupations
£27,163mean £29,872School secretaries
£26,849mean £26,347Delivery drivers and couriers
£26,743mean £25,147Elementary storage supervisors
£26,643mean £30,853Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.
£26,476mean £26,442Refuse and salvage occupations
£26,220mean £26,381Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
£26,014mean £26,819Visual merchandisers and related occupations
£25,327mean £22,881Veterinary nurses
£25,057mean £27,111Bricklayers
£24,404mean £26,137Horticultural trades
£24,397mean £24,775Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£24,131mean £24,059Call and contact centre occupations
£24,014mean £25,242Early education and childcare assistants
£23,104mean £21,137Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£22,860mean £20,978Teaching assistants
£21,070mean £19,736Receptionists
£20,943mean £21,402Care workers and home carers
£20,635mean £20,850Dental nurses
£20,540mean £23,129Housekeepers and related occupations
£20,047mean £21,647Educational support assistants
£19,423mean £18,081Early education and childcare practitioners
£18,799mean £20,164Waiters and waitresses
£15,734mean £17,525Sales and retail assistants
£15,417mean £17,693Kitchen and catering assistants
£14,974mean £17,129Cleaners and domestics
£14,750mean £17,111Retail cashiers and check-out operators
£14,524mean £16,145Shelf fillers
£14,343mean £16,857School midday and crossing patrol occupations
£5,711mean £8,388
Top sectors by employment in London
Of the 5.89m people employed in this region.