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REGIONAL PAY

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Salaries in the South East

Median earnings across 281 published roles in this region.

REGIONAL MEDIAN

£35,937

Annual gross, 2025

ROLES IN REGION

281

Published roles with regional data

MONTHLY MEDIAN

£2,736

UK tax records, March 2026

YOY CHANGE

+4.5%

vs March 2025

EMPLOYED IN REGION

4.41m

Workforce survey, 2024

DATA QUALITY

✓ Verified

Based on 3 statistical sources

Pay distribution across roles in the South East

From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.

In the South East, the top 25% of role medians sits at £44,677, the regional median is £35,937, and the bottom 25% is £29,251.

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Regional pay distribution, 2025
MeasureValue
Top 25%£44,677
Regional median£35,937
Bottom 25%£29,251

All roles in the South East

281 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.

All published roles in the South East, sorted by median salary

  1. Information technology directors

    £95,391mean £107,830
  2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors

    £85,122mean £100,861
  3. Specialist medical practitioners

    £78,811mean £84,700
  4. Train and tram drivers

    £76,715mean £75,792
  5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.

    £76,511mean £88,632
  6. Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport

    £69,888mean £80,486
  7. Rail transport operatives

    £69,191mean £66,162
  8. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers

    £67,902mean £71,387
  9. Head teachers and principals

    £67,377mean £68,865
  10. Human resource managers and directors

    £63,289mean £72,019
  11. Physical scientists

    £63,171mean £61,079
  12. Sales accounts and business development managers

    £60,881mean £72,078
  13. IT project managers

    £60,219mean £63,642
  14. Senior police officers

    £60,191mean £61,112
  15. Business and financial project management professionals

    £58,958mean £67,826
  16. IT managers

    £58,877mean £65,443
  17. Barristers and judges

    £58,851mean £56,808
  18. Financial managers and directors

    £56,396mean £79,307
  19. Electrical engineers

    £56,004mean £59,367
  20. Production managers and directors in construction

    £55,996mean £62,581
  21. Health services and public health managers and directors

    £55,567mean £62,493
  22. IT quality and testing professionals

    £55,001mean £51,360
  23. Purchasing managers and directors

    £54,694mean £59,780
  24. Civil engineers

    £54,499mean £58,223
  25. Engineering professionals n.e.c.

    £54,173mean £56,991
  26. Research and development (R&D) managers

    £53,364mean £57,018
  27. Programmers and software development professionals

    £52,671mean £58,190
  28. Management consultants and business analysts

    £52,489mean £54,208
  29. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.

    £52,308mean £56,714
  30. Chartered and certified accountants

    £52,294mean £54,937
  31. Production managers and directors in manufacturing

    £51,847mean £59,063
  32. Quality control and planning engineers

    £51,647mean £49,449
  33. Health and safety managers and officers

    £51,581mean £53,204
  34. Production managers and directors in mining and energy

    £51,470mean £51,707
  35. Solicitors and lawyers

    £51,226mean £57,644
  36. Chartered surveyors

    £50,719mean £48,081
  37. Engineering project managers and project engineers

    £50,238mean £55,171
  38. Rail construction and maintenance operatives

    £50,016mean £48,639
  39. Aerospace engineers

    £49,821mean £50,125
  40. Police officers (sergeant and below)

    £49,315mean £47,742
  41. Marketing and commercial managers

    £49,265mean £66,618
  42. Road construction operatives

    £48,930mean £50,208
  43. Managers in logistics

    £48,495mean £52,235
  44. Mechanical engineers

    £48,248mean £55,107
  45. Electronics engineers

    £48,108mean £50,508
  46. Generalist medical practitioners

    £47,915mean £49,059
  47. Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

    £47,773mean £57,013
  48. Environment professionals

    £47,737mean £49,525
  49. Actuaries, economists and statisticians

    £47,497mean £44,815
  50. Taxation experts

    £47,086mean £46,638
  51. Architects

    £47,056mean £48,387
  52. Special needs education teaching professionals

    £46,945mean £45,299
  53. Production and process engineers

    £46,884mean £46,494
  54. Paramedics

    £46,309mean £46,522
  55. Rail travel assistants

    £45,499mean £45,794
  56. Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers

    £45,436mean £51,368
  57. Web design professionals

    £45,245mean £45,643
  58. Property, housing and estate managers

    £44,851mean £47,880
  59. Steel erectors

    £44,819mean £45,583
  60. Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.

    £44,778mean £47,688
  61. Construction and building trades supervisors

    £44,774mean £46,494
  62. Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.

    £44,674mean £45,604
  63. IT network professionals

    £44,205mean £52,024
  64. Estimators, valuers and assessors

    £43,813
  65. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors

    £43,267mean £43,564
  66. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors

    £43,158mean £47,258
  67. Biochemists and biomedical scientists

    £42,777
  68. Secondary education teaching professionals

    £42,600mean £41,815
  69. Electricians and electrical fitters

    £42,431mean £42,684
  70. Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out

    £42,398mean £40,427
  71. Scaffolders, stagers and riggers

    £42,365mean £42,494
  72. Managers in transport and distribution

    £42,218mean £49,280
  73. Crane drivers

    £41,819mean £46,782
  74. Business and related research professionals

    £41,663mean £46,964
  75. Financial accounts managers

    £41,620mean £47,381
  76. Education advisers and school inspectors

    £41,537mean £43,662
  77. Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers

    £41,313mean £44,388
  78. Information technology trainers

    £41,302mean £44,446
  79. Specialist nurses

    £41,140mean £41,693
  80. Social workers

    £41,026mean £39,733
  81. Metal working production and maintenance fitters

    £40,839mean £45,483
  82. Nurse practitioners

    £40,689mean £41,257
  83. Veterinarians

    £40,658mean £39,534
  84. Education managers

    £40,643mean £43,714
  85. Telecoms and related network installers and repairers

    £40,294mean £44,923
  86. Water and sewerage plant operatives

    £39,943mean £41,641
  87. Finance and investment analysts and advisers

    £39,896mean £46,848
  88. Other researchers, unspecified discipline

    £39,789mean £40,885
  89. Fire service officers (watch manager and below)

    £39,753mean £36,539
  90. Marine and waterways transport operatives

    £39,685mean £41,636
  91. Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers

    £39,597mean £38,751
  92. Large goods vehicle drivers

    £39,535mean £40,026
  93. Midwifery nurses

    £39,429mean £39,159
  94. CAD, drawing and architectural technicians

    £39,290mean £39,529
  95. Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.

    £39,285mean £34,816
  96. Advertising accounts managers and creative directors

    £39,258mean £36,727
  97. Bricklayers

    £39,171mean £38,430
  98. Higher education teaching professionals

    £39,131mean £40,243
  99. Welding trades

    £39,122mean £38,956
  100. Plasterers

    £38,992mean £41,707
  101. Brokers

    £38,903mean £39,197
  102. Environmental health professionals

    £38,875mean £40,225
  103. Metal making and treating process operatives

    £38,818mean £40,999
  104. Other nursing professionals

    £38,804mean £37,630
  105. Primary education teaching professionals

    £38,792mean £38,259
  106. Prison service officers (below principal officer)

    £38,698mean £37,747
  107. Customer service managers

    £38,467mean £40,681
  108. Managers in storage and warehousing

    £38,277mean £40,807
  109. Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

    £38,276mean £43,967
  110. Engineering technicians

    £37,906mean £42,983
  111. Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians

    £37,904mean £37,844
  112. Public services associate professionals

    £37,719mean £38,676
  113. Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale

    £37,683mean £41,436
  114. Medical radiographers

    £37,639mean £38,661
  115. Design occupations n.e.c.

    £37,366mean £44,927
  116. Groundworkers

    £37,276mean £40,469
  117. Information technology professionals n.e.c.

    £37,032mean £45,395
  118. Newspaper and periodical editors

    £37,025mean £37,395
  119. Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.

    £36,967mean £41,111
  120. Construction project managers and related professionals

    £36,909mean £44,590
  121. Teachers of English as a foreign language

    £36,784mean £40,698
  122. Business sales executives

    £36,710mean £44,371
  123. Metal machining setters and setter-operators

    £36,504mean £39,346
  124. National government administrative occupations

    £36,296mean £36,612
  125. Occupational therapists

    £36,279mean £35,658
  126. Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

    £36,129mean £35,520
  127. Customer service supervisors

    £36,109mean £36,558
  128. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.

    £35,958mean £38,999
  129. Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.

    £35,794mean £38,721
  130. Police community support officers

    £35,784mean £34,463
  131. Physiotherapists

    £35,686mean £38,576
  132. Air transport operatives

    £35,533mean £39,552
  133. Housing officers

    £35,382mean £34,479
  134. Other vocational and industrial trainers

    £35,289mean £37,757
  135. Database administrators and web content technicians

    £34,995mean £39,380
  136. Public relations professionals

    £34,823mean £33,659
  137. Carpenters and joiners

    £34,819mean £43,640
  138. Insurance underwriters

    £34,817mean £36,668
  139. Conservation professionals

    £34,801mean £40,012
  140. IT user support technicians

    £34,736mean £38,407
  141. Office managers

    £34,713mean £37,255
  142. Planning, process and production technicians

    £34,571mean £39,433
  143. Plastics process operatives

    £34,528mean £35,772
  144. Data analysts

    £34,490mean £38,106
  145. Transport and distribution clerks and assistants

    £34,360mean £36,370
  146. Further education teaching professionals

    £34,319mean £34,503
  147. Mental health nurses

    £34,094mean £35,316
  148. Security guards and related occupations

    £34,071mean £33,133
  149. Bus and coach drivers

    £34,023mean £32,037
  150. Fork-lift truck drivers

    £33,998mean £34,911
  151. Human resources and industrial relations officers

    £33,921mean £37,844
  152. Office supervisors

    £33,874mean £34,407
  153. Business associate professionals n.e.c.

    £33,770mean £36,153
  154. Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants

    £33,672mean £36,241
  155. Buyers and procurement officers

    £33,652mean £36,741
  156. Printing machine assistants

    £33,648mean £34,481
  157. Routine inspectors and testers

    £33,202mean £32,464
  158. IT operations technicians

    £32,952mean £37,067
  159. Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators

    £32,538mean £35,174
  160. Leisure and sports managers

    £32,496mean £32,361
  161. Communication operators

    £32,229mean £30,859
  162. Construction operatives n.e.c.

    £32,032mean £31,604
  163. Vehicle body builders and repairers

    £31,946mean £35,928
  164. Construction and building trades n.e.c.

    £31,935mean £33,409
  165. Painters and decorators

    £31,920mean £33,284
  166. Other health professionals n.e.c.

    £31,903mean £31,905
  167. Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services

    £31,868mean £33,115
  168. Electrical and electronics technicians

    £31,695mean £35,037
  169. Clinical psychologists

    £31,355mean £30,899
  170. Quality assurance technicians

    £31,347mean £35,267
  171. Project support officers

    £31,216mean £33,522
  172. Elementary storage supervisors

    £31,131mean £31,985
  173. Other psychologists

    £30,724mean £36,824
  174. Production, factory and assembly supervisors

    £30,664mean £31,193
  175. Roofers, roof tilers and slaters

    £30,657mean £33,932
  176. Clergy

    £30,655mean £32,290
  177. Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers

    £30,573mean £29,796
  178. Graphic and multimedia designers

    £30,521mean £28,456
  179. Marketing associate professionals

    £30,363mean £33,132
  180. Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.

    £30,348mean £34,157
  181. Speech and language therapists

    £30,257mean £35,289
  182. Interior designers

    £30,243mean £33,693
  183. Weighers, graders and sorters

    £29,972mean £31,819
  184. Metal working machine operatives

    £29,822mean £35,186
  185. Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors

    £29,802mean £31,959
  186. Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters

    £29,588mean £31,659
  187. Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)

    £29,577mean £30,535
  188. Community nurses

    £29,553mean £30,439
  189. Veterinary nurses

    £29,542mean £28,504
  190. Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.

    £29,529mean £28,374
  191. Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.

    £29,462mean £31,611
  192. Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants

    £29,400mean £34,683
  193. Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)

    £29,344mean £32,492
  194. Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters

    £29,101mean £31,582
  195. Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers

    £28,987mean £28,087
  196. Publicans and managers of licensed premises

    £28,907mean £35,953
  197. Stock control clerks and assistants

    £28,693mean £29,586
  198. Catering and bar managers

    £28,631mean £28,218
  199. Child and early years officers

    £28,566mean £28,314
  200. Local government administrative occupations

    £28,529mean £27,527
  201. Early education and childcare services managers

    £28,416mean £29,981
  202. Credit controllers

    £28,201mean £26,411
  203. Senior care workers

    £28,124mean £27,652
  204. Groundsmen and greenkeepers

    £27,996mean £28,596
  205. Social and humanities scientists

    £27,814mean £34,897
  206. Sales related occupations n.e.c.

    £27,587mean £26,559
  207. Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.

    £27,258mean £27,525
  208. Warehouse operatives

    £27,203mean £26,672
  209. Chefs

    £27,113mean £26,461
  210. Boat and ship builders and repairers

    £27,046mean £29,334
  211. Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks

    £27,031mean £27,815
  212. Sales administrators

    £26,857mean £26,632
  213. Laboratory technicians

    £26,800mean £32,236
  214. Bank and post office clerks

    £26,600mean £25,746
  215. Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.

    £26,574mean £25,357
  216. Road transport drivers n.e.c.

    £26,529mean £30,761
  217. Food, drink and tobacco process operatives

    £26,527mean £25,528
  218. Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors

    £26,512mean £26,503
  219. Process operatives n.e.c.

    £26,457mean £27,990
  220. Refuse and salvage occupations

    £26,366mean £26,548
  221. Travel agents

    £26,213mean £26,137
  222. Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale

    £26,213mean £26,792
  223. Horticultural trades

    £26,152mean £26,632
  224. Houseparents and residential wardens

    £26,134mean £27,623
  225. Youth and community workers

    £26,131mean £27,510
  226. Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.

    £26,046mean £27,047
  227. Animal care services occupations n.e.c.

    £26,006mean £24,055
  228. Gardeners and landscape gardeners

    £25,999mean £27,409
  229. Paper and wood machine operatives

    £25,929mean £26,136
  230. Medical secretaries

    £25,751mean £24,604
  231. Call and contact centre occupations

    £25,626mean £26,396
  232. Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.

    £25,592mean £24,602
  233. Telephone salespersons

    £25,429mean £28,437
  234. Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

    £25,201mean £25,108
  235. Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers

    £25,199mean £23,587
  236. Forestry and related workers

    £25,115mean £27,552
  237. Farm workers

    £25,110mean £26,976
  238. Personal assistants and other secretaries

    £25,083mean £25,074
  239. Delivery drivers and couriers

    £24,980mean £23,584
  240. Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.

    £24,958mean £28,054
  241. Air travel assistants

    £24,631mean £20,670
  242. Records clerks and assistants

    £24,627mean £24,886
  243. Customer service occupations n.e.c.

    £24,532mean £24,093
  244. Nannies and au pairs

    £24,502mean £28,652
  245. Debt, rent and other cash collectors

    £24,386mean £25,549
  246. Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.

    £24,379mean £22,664
  247. Medical and dental technicians

    £24,197mean £28,123
  248. Bakers and flour confectioners

    £24,178mean £22,270
  249. Dental nurses

    £23,983mean £23,451
  250. Human resources administrative occupations

    £23,817mean £22,905
  251. Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

    £23,719mean £23,309
  252. Probation officers

    £23,689mean £26,280
  253. Legal secretaries

    £23,386mean £23,947
  254. Caretakers

    £23,359mean £21,878
  255. Dispensing opticians

    £23,296mean £26,718
  256. Telephonists

    £23,034mean £23,860
  257. Higher level teaching assistants

    £22,741mean £21,949
  258. Care workers and home carers

    £22,584mean £21,659
  259. Finance officers

    £22,358mean £24,635
  260. Butchers

    £22,134mean £24,288
  261. Other skilled trades n.e.c.

    £22,091mean £24,688
  262. Other administrative occupations n.e.c.

    £21,541mean £21,658
  263. Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers

    £20,570mean £21,508
  264. School secretaries

    £20,253mean £19,843
  265. Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants

    £20,207mean £19,225
  266. Hospital porters

    £20,201mean £22,453
  267. Bar and catering supervisors

    £19,357mean £19,072
  268. Early education and childcare practitioners

    £19,270mean £18,405
  269. Early education and childcare assistants

    £19,191mean £18,617
  270. Receptionists

    £17,222mean £18,218
  271. Data entry administrators

    £16,525mean £18,144
  272. Teaching assistants

    £16,505mean £16,345
  273. Educational support assistants

    £16,401mean £15,839
  274. Sales and retail assistants

    £15,246mean £16,464
  275. Market research interviewers

    £14,090mean £13,418
  276. Cleaners and domestics

    £12,384mean £14,337
  277. Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.

    £12,070mean £13,732
  278. Kitchen and catering assistants

    £11,286mean £12,533
  279. Retail cashiers and check-out operators

    £10,726mean £12,787
  280. Waiters and waitresses

    £8,662mean £10,943
  281. School midday and crossing patrol occupations

    £3,432mean £4,566

Top sectors by employment in the South East

Of the 4.41m people employed in this region.

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles15.0%
Human health and social work activities13.4%
Education9.5%
Professional, scientific and technical activities9.3%
Administrative and support service activities8.2%

How these figures are sourced

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