REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in the South West
Median earnings across 241 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 West
From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.
In the South West, the top 25% of role medians sits at £41,071, the regional median is £32,683, and the bottom 25% is £27,970.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £41,071 |
| Regional median | £32,683 |
| Bottom 25% | £27,970 |
All roles in the South West
241 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in the South West, sorted by median salary
Marketing, sales and advertising directors
£74,712mean £85,608Cyber security professionals
£73,291mean £75,393IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£66,327mean £67,209Head teachers and principals
£65,735mean £75,302Senior police officers
£64,975mean £62,814Public relations and communications directors
£61,957mean £70,358Research and development (R&D) managers
£59,333mean £61,162Sales accounts and business development managers
£55,579mean £56,529Civil engineers
£55,472mean £57,430Electrical engineers
£54,986mean £52,606Health care practice managers
£54,592mean £51,486Optometrists
£53,939mean £54,960Business and financial project management professionals
£53,765mean £56,926Human resource managers and directors
£52,370mean £59,179Mechanical engineers
£51,657mean £49,389Programmers and software development professionals
£51,631mean £55,065Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
£51,002mean £56,313Generalist medical practitioners
£50,300mean £51,140Production managers and directors in construction
£50,000mean £54,602Purchasing managers and directors
£49,504mean £55,247Solicitors and lawyers
£49,297mean £50,724Engineering project managers and project engineers
£48,988mean £52,509IT project managers
£48,865mean £52,271Financial managers and directors
£48,756Engineering technicians
£48,621mean £49,597Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£48,113mean £56,520Police officers (sergeant and below)
£47,712mean £45,416Production and process engineers
£47,354mean £44,249IT managers
£47,276mean £53,194Health services and public health managers and directors
£47,125mean £53,837Management consultants and business analysts
£46,884mean £48,573Medical radiographers
£46,738mean £44,723Electronics engineers
£46,312mean £50,000Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£46,254mean £51,877Higher education teaching professionals
£46,228mean £46,915Biochemists and biomedical scientists
£45,849mean £44,097Construction project managers and related professionals
£45,582mean £48,574Aircraft maintenance and related trades
£45,135mean £46,705Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£44,600mean £50,074Road construction operatives
£44,133mean £45,389Architects
£44,017mean £43,677Business sales executives
£43,701mean £48,733Paramedics
£43,651mean £40,714Chartered and certified accountants
£43,412mean £43,105Pharmacists
£43,397mean £40,804Pipe fitters
£43,022mean £50,176Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£42,883mean £48,921Secondary education teaching professionals
£42,660mean £41,001Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
£42,525mean £47,284Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£42,442mean £42,761Business and related research professionals
£42,422mean £44,625Nurse practitioners
£42,091mean £42,164Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
£41,989mean £41,544Health and safety managers and officers
£41,843mean £47,959Biological scientists
£41,582mean £43,712Marketing and commercial managers
£41,418mean £43,103Chartered surveyors
£41,245mean £42,595Social workers
£41,199mean £38,619IT network professionals
£41,030mean £45,199Water and sewerage plant operatives
£40,975mean £44,748Financial accounts managers
£40,898mean £44,339Fork-lift truck drivers
£40,846mean £45,678Rail travel assistants
£40,845mean £41,365Quantity surveyors
£40,730mean £45,525Managers in transport and distribution
£40,729mean £42,763IT quality and testing professionals
£40,583mean £44,122Construction and building trades supervisors
£40,443mean £43,346Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
£40,429mean £41,337Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£40,183mean £43,239Large goods vehicle drivers
£39,568mean £39,044Specialist nurses
£39,217mean £37,041Clinical psychologists
£38,565mean £47,682Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
£38,504mean £40,456Other health professionals n.e.c.
£38,278Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£38,154mean £42,246Groundworkers
£38,140mean £39,862Routine inspectors and testers
£38,119mean £40,819Public services associate professionals
£38,001mean £41,104Primary education teaching professionals
£37,841mean £36,203Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale
£37,807mean £41,470Property, housing and estate managers
£37,697mean £42,399Managers in logistics
£37,408mean £40,742Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£37,383mean £35,867Waste disposal and environmental services managers
£37,135mean £37,876Newspaper and periodical editors
£36,979mean £40,385Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£36,938mean £36,456Quality control and planning engineers
£36,790mean £38,340Physiotherapists
£36,678mean £36,280Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£36,670mean £35,560Other nursing professionals
£36,503mean £35,816Carpenters and joiners
£36,481mean £47,074Electricians and electrical fitters
£36,270mean £34,355Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£35,857mean £36,035Special needs education teaching professionals
£35,787mean £37,690Buyers and procurement officers
£35,703mean £37,203CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
£35,682mean £35,423Managers in storage and warehousing
£35,428mean £35,090Occupational therapists
£35,247mean £32,354Insurance underwriters
£35,197mean £37,391Planning, process and production technicians
£35,096mean £37,381Database administrators and web content technicians
£34,716mean £33,321Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£34,648mean £32,942Farmers
£34,604mean £36,188Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
£34,198mean £36,630Office managers
£34,001mean £35,022Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£33,932mean £36,735Data analysts
£33,928mean £34,448Stonemasons and related trades
£33,888mean £34,021Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£33,817mean £37,456Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
£33,642mean £38,605Environment professionals
£33,471mean £35,332Nursery education teaching professionals
£33,154mean £35,135Publicans and managers of licensed premises
£33,049mean £35,519Vehicle body builders and repairers
£32,992mean £38,822Boat and ship builders and repairers
£32,720mean £35,303Social and humanities scientists
£32,610mean £35,704National government administrative occupations
£32,547mean £32,096Police community support officers
£32,333mean £32,866Environmental health professionals
£32,301mean £37,427Printers
£32,258mean £34,900Housing officers
£32,234mean £35,938Midwifery nurses
£32,171mean £34,236Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
£32,163mean £32,869Office supervisors
£32,068mean £32,093Inspectors of standards and regulations
£32,043mean £34,971Paper and wood machine operatives
£31,862mean £33,120Construction operatives n.e.c.
£31,830mean £31,164Customer service supervisors
£31,772mean £31,358Precision instrument makers and repairers
£31,730mean £32,193Security system installers and repairers
£31,652mean £36,058Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£31,596mean £37,002Electrical and electronics technicians
£31,540mean £35,549IT operations technicians
£31,512mean £38,013Bus and coach drivers
£31,329mean £29,169Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
£31,316mean £35,756Leisure and sports managers
£31,142mean £37,210IT user support technicians
£31,031mean £32,337Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.
£30,977mean £31,879Customer service managers
£30,957mean £34,051Other vocational and industrial trainers
£30,653mean £31,051Community nurses
£30,643mean £30,177Clergy
£30,638mean £29,796Interior designers
£30,624mean £32,581Project support officers
£30,577mean £31,244Houseparents and residential wardens
£30,317mean £28,337Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
£30,296mean £31,234Production, factory and assembly supervisors
£30,281mean £30,749Estimators, valuers and assessors
£30,122mean £32,124Human resources and industrial relations officers
£30,078mean £33,982Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters
£29,922mean £31,413Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£29,792mean £29,980Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£29,762mean £33,074Child and early years officers
£29,660mean £30,775Gardeners and landscape gardeners
£29,575mean £30,738Sales related occupations n.e.c.
£29,516mean £30,381Catering and bar managers
£29,456mean £31,160Medical and dental technicians
£29,435mean £29,783Welding trades
£29,134mean £31,414Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£29,084mean £29,094Security guards and related occupations
£28,952mean £27,806Farm workers
£28,933mean £29,641Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
£28,804mean £28,423Butchers
£28,761mean £30,222Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
£28,674mean £26,898Bakers and flour confectioners
£28,618mean £30,874Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
£28,607mean £31,377Vehicle paint technicians
£28,533mean £27,229Speech and language therapists
£28,526mean £31,178Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
£28,251mean £31,386Events managers and organisers
£28,119mean £27,427Public relations professionals
£28,097mean £34,239Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
£27,850mean £28,107Marketing associate professionals
£27,575mean £32,242Elementary storage supervisors
£27,443mean £29,262Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£27,281mean £27,082Dispensing opticians
£27,265mean £25,110Warehouse operatives
£27,162mean £26,396Sheet metal workers
£26,949mean £28,360Road transport drivers n.e.c.
£26,922mean £25,604Painters and decorators
£26,843mean £28,271Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£26,734mean £27,395Delivery operatives
£26,726mean £25,123Legal secretaries
£26,712mean £23,891Steel erectors
£26,702mean £30,043Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£26,481mean £25,467Credit controllers
£26,460mean £28,225Groundsmen and greenkeepers
£26,407mean £27,129Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
£26,387mean £26,370Refuse and salvage occupations
£26,375mean £27,186Travel agents
£26,271mean £28,454Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£26,234mean £25,854Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
£26,185mean £28,891Children's nurses
£25,882mean £30,276Stock control clerks and assistants
£25,876mean £27,544Sales administrators
£25,853mean £25,945Senior care workers
£25,753mean £24,561Quality assurance technicians
£25,627mean £28,819Records clerks and assistants
£25,618mean £25,427Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£24,989mean £24,568Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£24,820mean £24,717Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£24,695mean £23,839Youth and community workers
£24,657mean £26,117Bar and catering supervisors
£24,588mean £24,063Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
£24,538mean £24,968School secretaries
£24,538mean £24,539Estate agents and auctioneers
£24,532mean £25,650Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
£24,334mean £27,555Human resources administrative occupations
£24,326mean £22,061Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.
£24,190mean £23,242Chefs
£24,183mean £24,466Local government administrative occupations
£24,092mean £23,241Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
£24,046mean £22,455Education advisers and school inspectors
£23,761mean £28,445Delivery drivers and couriers
£23,629mean £22,350Health associate professionals n.e.c.
£23,154mean £24,215Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£23,012mean £22,431Sewing machinists
£22,938mean £23,573Vehicle valeters and cleaners
£22,678mean £23,645Early education and childcare services managers
£22,265mean £22,250Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£22,186mean £20,634Medical secretaries
£22,045mean £19,756Care workers and home carers
£21,975mean £21,210Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£21,829mean £21,756Dental nurses
£21,207mean £21,060Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
£21,086mean £23,092Pharmaceutical technicians
£21,082mean £22,750Higher level teaching assistants
£20,685mean £18,952Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
£20,569mean £20,002Personal assistants and other secretaries
£20,516mean £20,467Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£20,116mean £21,627Early education and childcare practitioners
£17,817mean £18,821Receptionists
£17,482mean £17,833Horticultural trades
£17,334mean £20,241Educational support assistants
£16,938mean £18,646Teaching assistants
£15,458mean £15,416Sales and retail assistants
£14,278mean £15,930Retail cashiers and check-out operators
£13,203mean £14,435Cleaners and domestics
£11,791mean £13,276Care escorts
£10,326mean £10,362Kitchen and catering assistants
£9,411mean £11,036School midday and crossing patrol occupations
£4,111mean £5,239
Top sectors by employment in the South West
Of the 2.75m people employed in this region.