REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in the South East
Median earnings across 286 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 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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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £44,677 |
| Regional median | £35,937 |
| Bottom 25% | £29,251 |
All roles in the South East
286 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in the South East, sorted by median salary
Information technology directors
£95,391mean £107,830Marketing, sales and advertising directors
£85,122mean £100,861Public relations and communications directors
£78,962mean £88,072Specialist medical practitioners
£78,811mean £84,700Train and tram drivers
£76,715mean £75,792Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
£76,511mean £88,632Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport
£69,888mean £80,486Rail transport operatives
£69,191mean £66,162IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£67,902mean £71,387Head teachers and principals
£67,377mean £68,865Human resource managers and directors
£63,289mean £72,019Physical scientists
£63,171mean £61,079Sales accounts and business development managers
£60,881mean £72,078IT project managers
£60,219mean £63,642Senior police officers
£60,191mean £61,112Business and financial project management professionals
£58,958mean £67,826IT managers
£58,877mean £65,443Barristers and judges
£58,851mean £56,808Financial managers and directors
£56,396mean £79,307Electrical engineers
£56,004mean £59,367Production managers and directors in construction
£55,996mean £62,581Health services and public health managers and directors
£55,567mean £62,493IT quality and testing professionals
£55,001mean £51,360Quantity surveyors
£54,900mean £59,965Purchasing managers and directors
£54,694mean £59,780Civil engineers
£54,499mean £58,223Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£54,173mean £56,991Research and development (R&D) managers
£53,364mean £57,018Programmers and software development professionals
£52,671mean £58,190Management consultants and business analysts
£52,489mean £54,208Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
£52,308mean £56,714Chartered and certified accountants
£52,294mean £54,937Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£51,847mean £59,063Quality control and planning engineers
£51,647mean £49,449Health and safety managers and officers
£51,581mean £53,204Production managers and directors in mining and energy
£51,470mean £51,707Solicitors and lawyers
£51,226mean £57,644Chartered surveyors
£50,719mean £48,081Engineering project managers and project engineers
£50,238mean £55,171Rail construction and maintenance operatives
£50,016mean £48,639Aerospace engineers
£49,821mean £50,125Police officers (sergeant and below)
£49,315mean £47,742Marketing and commercial managers
£49,265mean £66,618Road construction operatives
£48,930mean £50,208Managers in logistics
£48,495mean £52,235Mechanical engineers
£48,248mean £55,107Electronics engineers
£48,108mean £50,508Generalist medical practitioners
£47,915mean £49,059Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£47,773mean £57,013Environment professionals
£47,737mean £49,525Actuaries, economists and statisticians
£47,497mean £44,815Veterinarians
£47,281mean £48,609Taxation experts
£47,086mean £46,638Architects
£47,056mean £48,387Special needs education teaching professionals
£46,945mean £45,299Production and process engineers
£46,884mean £46,494Paramedics
£46,309mean £46,522Rail travel assistants
£45,499mean £45,794Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers
£45,436mean £51,368Information technology professionals n.e.c.
£45,303mean £52,252Web design professionals
£45,245mean £45,643Property, housing and estate managers
£44,851mean £47,880Steel erectors
£44,819mean £45,583Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
£44,778mean £47,688Construction and building trades supervisors
£44,774mean £46,494Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
£44,674mean £45,604IT network professionals
£44,205mean £52,024Estimators, valuers and assessors
£43,813Waste disposal and environmental services managers
£43,729mean £41,510Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£43,267mean £43,564Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£43,158mean £47,258Biochemists and biomedical scientists
£42,777Secondary education teaching professionals
£42,600mean £41,815Electricians and electrical fitters
£42,431mean £42,684Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out
£42,398mean £40,427Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
£42,365mean £42,494Managers in transport and distribution
£42,218mean £49,280Crane drivers
£41,819mean £46,782Business and related research professionals
£41,663mean £46,964Financial accounts managers
£41,620mean £47,381Education advisers and school inspectors
£41,537mean £43,662Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£41,313mean £44,388Information technology trainers
£41,302mean £44,446Specialist nurses
£41,140mean £41,693Social workers
£41,026mean £39,733Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£40,839mean £45,483Nurse practitioners
£40,689mean £41,257Education managers
£40,643mean £43,714Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
£40,294mean £44,923Water and sewerage plant operatives
£39,943mean £41,641Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£39,896mean £46,848Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
£39,753mean £36,539Marine and waterways transport operatives
£39,685mean £41,636Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£39,597mean £38,751Large goods vehicle drivers
£39,535mean £40,026Midwifery nurses
£39,429mean £39,159CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
£39,290mean £39,529Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.
£39,285mean £34,816Bricklayers
£39,171mean £38,430Higher education teaching professionals
£39,131mean £40,243Welding trades
£39,122mean £38,956Plasterers
£38,992mean £41,707Brokers
£38,903mean £39,197Environmental health professionals
£38,875mean £40,225Metal making and treating process operatives
£38,818mean £40,999Other nursing professionals
£38,804mean £37,630Primary education teaching professionals
£38,792mean £38,259Prison service officers (below principal officer)
£38,698mean £37,747Customer service managers
£38,467mean £40,681Other researchers, unspecified discipline
£38,392mean £43,145Managers in storage and warehousing
£38,277mean £40,807Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£38,276mean £43,967Engineering technicians
£37,906mean £42,983Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£37,904mean £37,844Public services associate professionals
£37,719mean £38,676Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale
£37,683mean £41,436Medical radiographers
£37,639mean £38,661Building and civil engineering technicians
£37,595mean £40,441Design occupations n.e.c.
£37,366mean £44,927Groundworkers
£37,276mean £40,469Newspaper and periodical editors
£37,025mean £37,395Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£36,967mean £41,111Construction project managers and related professionals
£36,909mean £44,590Teachers of English as a foreign language
£36,784mean £40,698Business sales executives
£36,710mean £44,371Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£36,504mean £39,346Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£36,486mean £35,878National government administrative occupations
£36,296mean £36,612Occupational therapists
£36,279mean £35,658Customer service supervisors
£36,109mean £36,558Clinical psychologists
£36,010mean £39,464Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
£35,958mean £38,999Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
£35,794mean £38,721Police community support officers
£35,784mean £34,463Physiotherapists
£35,686mean £38,576Air transport operatives
£35,533mean £39,552Housing officers
£35,382mean £34,479Other vocational and industrial trainers
£35,289mean £37,757Database administrators and web content technicians
£34,995mean £39,380Carpenters and joiners
£34,819mean £43,640Insurance underwriters
£34,817mean £36,668Conservation professionals
£34,801mean £40,012IT user support technicians
£34,736mean £38,407Office managers
£34,713mean £37,255Planning, process and production technicians
£34,571mean £39,433Plastics process operatives
£34,528mean £35,772Data analysts
£34,490mean £38,106Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£34,360mean £36,370Further education teaching professionals
£34,319mean £34,503Mental health nurses
£34,094mean £35,316Security guards and related occupations
£34,071mean £33,133Bus and coach drivers
£34,023mean £32,037Fork-lift truck drivers
£33,998mean £34,911Human resources and industrial relations officers
£33,921mean £37,844Office supervisors
£33,874mean £34,407Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£33,770mean £36,153Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
£33,672mean £36,241Buyers and procurement officers
£33,652mean £36,741Printing machine assistants
£33,648mean £34,481Routine inspectors and testers
£33,202mean £32,464IT operations technicians
£32,952mean £37,067Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
£32,538mean £35,174Leisure and sports managers
£32,496mean £32,361Communication operators
£32,229mean £30,859Construction operatives n.e.c.
£32,032mean £31,604Vehicle body builders and repairers
£31,946mean £35,928Construction and building trades n.e.c.
£31,935mean £33,409Painters and decorators
£31,920mean £33,284Other health professionals n.e.c.
£31,903mean £31,905Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
£31,868mean £33,115Electrical and electronics technicians
£31,695mean £35,037Podiatrists
£31,598mean £33,800Quality assurance technicians
£31,347mean £35,267Project support officers
£31,216mean £33,522Elementary storage supervisors
£31,131mean £31,985Other psychologists
£30,724mean £36,824Production, factory and assembly supervisors
£30,664mean £31,193Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
£30,657mean £33,932Clergy
£30,655mean £32,290Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£30,573mean £29,796Graphic and multimedia designers
£30,521mean £28,456Marketing associate professionals
£30,363mean £33,132Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.
£30,348mean £34,157Speech and language therapists
£30,257mean £35,289Interior designers
£30,243mean £33,693Therapy professionals n.e.c.
£30,157mean £30,877Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
£30,045mean £33,631Weighers, graders and sorters
£29,972mean £31,819Metal working machine operatives
£29,822mean £35,186Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
£29,802mean £31,959Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
£29,588mean £31,659Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
£29,577mean £30,535Community nurses
£29,553mean £30,439Veterinary nurses
£29,542mean £28,504Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
£29,529mean £28,374Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
£29,462mean £31,611Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£29,400mean £34,683Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
£29,344mean £32,492Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
£29,101mean £31,582Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
£28,987mean £28,087Health care practice managers
£28,909mean £33,038Publicans and managers of licensed premises
£28,907mean £35,953Stock control clerks and assistants
£28,693mean £29,586Catering and bar managers
£28,631mean £28,218Child and early years officers
£28,566mean £28,314Local government administrative occupations
£28,529mean £27,527Early education and childcare services managers
£28,416mean £29,981Credit controllers
£28,201mean £26,411Senior care workers
£28,124mean £27,652Groundsmen and greenkeepers
£27,996mean £28,596Medical and dental technicians
£27,869mean £29,846Social and humanities scientists
£27,814mean £34,897Sales related occupations n.e.c.
£27,587mean £26,559Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£27,258mean £27,525Warehouse operatives
£27,203mean £26,672Chefs
£27,113mean £26,461Boat and ship builders and repairers
£27,046mean £29,334Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£27,031mean £27,815Sales administrators
£26,857mean £26,632Laboratory technicians
£26,800mean £32,236Bank and post office clerks
£26,600mean £25,746Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£26,574mean £25,357Road transport drivers n.e.c.
£26,529mean £30,761Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£26,527mean £25,528Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
£26,512mean £26,503Process operatives n.e.c.
£26,457mean £27,990Refuse and salvage occupations
£26,366mean £26,548Travel agents
£26,213mean £26,137Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£26,213mean £26,792Horticultural trades
£26,152mean £26,632Houseparents and residential wardens
£26,134mean £27,623Youth and community workers
£26,131mean £27,510Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.
£26,046mean £27,047Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
£26,006mean £24,055Gardeners and landscape gardeners
£25,999mean £27,409Paper and wood machine operatives
£25,929mean £26,136Medical secretaries
£25,751mean £24,604Call and contact centre occupations
£25,626mean £26,396Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£25,592mean £24,602Telephone salespersons
£25,429mean £28,437Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
£25,199mean £23,587Forestry and related workers
£25,115mean £27,552Farm workers
£25,110mean £26,976Personal assistants and other secretaries
£25,083mean £25,074Delivery drivers and couriers
£24,980mean £23,584Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
£24,958mean £28,054Air travel assistants
£24,631mean £20,670Records clerks and assistants
£24,627mean £24,886Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£24,532mean £24,093Nannies and au pairs
£24,502mean £28,652Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£24,386mean £25,549Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
£24,379mean £22,664Bakers and flour confectioners
£24,178mean £22,270Dental nurses
£23,983mean £23,451Human resources administrative occupations
£23,817mean £22,905Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£23,719mean £23,309Legal secretaries
£23,386mean £23,947Caretakers
£23,359mean £21,878Dispensing opticians
£23,296mean £26,718Telephonists
£23,034mean £23,860Higher level teaching assistants
£22,741mean £21,949Care workers and home carers
£22,584mean £21,659Finance officers
£22,358mean £24,635Butchers
£22,134mean £24,288Other skilled trades n.e.c.
£22,091mean £24,688Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£21,541mean £21,658Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£20,570mean £21,508School secretaries
£20,253mean £19,843Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
£20,207mean £19,225Hospital porters
£20,201mean £22,453Bar and catering supervisors
£19,357mean £19,072Early education and childcare practitioners
£19,270mean £18,405Early education and childcare assistants
£19,191mean £18,617Receptionists
£17,222mean £18,218Data entry administrators
£16,525mean £18,144Teaching assistants
£16,505mean £16,345Educational support assistants
£16,401mean £15,839Sales and retail assistants
£15,246mean £16,464Market research interviewers
£14,090mean £13,418Cleaners and domestics
£12,384mean £14,337Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.
£12,070mean £13,732Kitchen and catering assistants
£11,286mean £12,533Retail cashiers and check-out operators
£10,726mean £12,787Care escorts
£8,910mean £10,318Waiters and waitresses
£8,662mean £10,943School 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.