REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in the West Midlands
Median earnings across 252 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 West Midlands
From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.
In the West Midlands, the top 25% of role medians sits at £41,543, the regional median is £32,851, and the bottom 25% is £27,999.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £41,543 |
| Regional median | £32,851 |
| Bottom 25% | £27,999 |
All roles in the West Midlands
252 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in the West Midlands, sorted by median salary
Public relations and communications directors
£87,970mean £85,480Ship and hovercraft officers
£84,596mean £92,367Marketing, sales and advertising directors
£79,812mean £101,647Barristers and judges
£68,676mean £67,857Train and tram drivers
£67,428mean £66,271Managers and directors in the creative industries
£66,195mean £73,967Head teachers and principals
£65,291mean £63,431Senior police officers
£64,568mean £65,098Rail transport operatives
£63,779mean £62,787IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£62,074mean £64,807Research and development (R&D) managers
£61,923mean £72,871Generalist medical practitioners
£59,169mean £54,517Taxation experts
£57,822mean £55,165Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
£57,568mean £63,141Business and financial project management professionals
£57,264mean £58,033Civil engineers
£56,066mean £52,178Production managers and directors in construction
£54,525Sales accounts and business development managers
£54,240mean £58,584Financial managers and directors
£52,149mean £66,342Marketing and commercial managers
£51,700mean £52,017Clinical psychologists
£51,685mean £55,181Human resource managers and directors
£51,662Engineering project managers and project engineers
£51,569mean £59,371IT managers
£49,994mean £55,079Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£49,480mean £55,253Web design professionals
£49,277mean £48,397Pharmacists
£48,404mean £48,637Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£48,401mean £50,419Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£48,224mean £53,195Programmers and software development professionals
£47,744mean £52,108Chartered surveyors
£47,630mean £45,371Police officers (sergeant and below)
£47,320mean £45,496Paramedics
£46,960mean £44,664IT network professionals
£46,850mean £53,291Architects
£46,362mean £50,060Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£46,300mean £48,072Managers in transport and distribution
£46,243mean £55,375Construction and building trades supervisors
£45,544mean £45,036Aerospace engineers
£45,293mean £47,896Management consultants and business analysts
£45,139mean £49,184Mechanical engineers
£44,874mean £59,011Health and safety managers and officers
£44,749mean £44,077Secondary education teaching professionals
£44,680mean £42,318Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
£44,386mean £43,001Solicitors and lawyers
£44,221mean £47,725Data analysts
£44,172mean £44,263Road construction operatives
£43,753mean £44,449Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£43,743mean £44,658Higher education teaching professionals
£43,442mean £43,148Construction project managers and related professionals
£43,264mean £43,836Newspaper and periodical editors
£43,100mean £44,617Managers in logistics
£42,656mean £45,594Cyber security professionals
£42,582mean £46,225Specialist nurses
£42,477mean £39,856Production and process engineers
£42,476mean £46,216Nurse practitioners
£42,256mean £41,933Other health professionals n.e.c.
£42,065mean £40,135Environment professionals
£41,746mean £44,580Medical radiographers
£41,494mean £41,731Quality control and planning engineers
£41,023mean £47,348Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
£40,921mean £44,312Social workers
£40,415mean £39,120Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£40,294mean £42,495Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
£40,266mean £39,648Environmental health professionals
£40,134mean £37,560Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
£40,118mean £42,930Electricians and electrical fitters
£39,921mean £39,875Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
£39,871mean £38,717Public relations professionals
£39,852mean £39,610Buyers and procurement officers
£39,705mean £40,662Water and sewerage plant operatives
£39,558mean £37,234Primary education teaching professionals
£39,525mean £38,245Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£39,300mean £39,924Large goods vehicle drivers
£39,285mean £39,216Property, housing and estate managers
£38,954mean £46,638Managers in storage and warehousing
£38,814mean £41,341Groundworkers
£38,406mean £41,721Energy plant operatives
£38,379mean £38,231Routine inspectors and testers
£37,589mean £35,691Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£37,560mean £38,962Footwear and leather working trades
£37,480mean £39,813Biochemists and biomedical scientists
£37,464mean £38,016Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£37,315mean £40,280IT operations technicians
£37,293mean £38,778Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£37,082mean £42,336Further education teaching professionals
£36,837mean £37,250Planning, process and production technicians
£36,829mean £40,364Occupational therapists
£36,591mean £38,805Other nursing professionals
£36,551mean £36,139Engineering technicians
£36,453mean £40,287Precision instrument makers and repairers
£36,360mean £41,248Business and related research professionals
£36,183mean £36,188Insurance underwriters
£36,171mean £44,482Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£35,709mean £38,535Leisure and sports managers
£35,634mean £36,103Financial accounts managers
£35,609mean £38,918Security system installers and repairers
£35,154mean £33,795IT quality and testing professionals
£35,121mean £38,132Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£34,827mean £33,699Bricklayers
£34,722mean £34,420Business sales executives
£34,710mean £39,571Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
£34,662mean £38,066Welding trades
£34,493mean £35,317Project support officers
£34,402mean £33,964Special needs education teaching professionals
£34,398mean £35,128Vehicle body builders and repairers
£34,185mean £34,848Plasterers
£33,951mean £34,696Public services associate professionals
£33,926mean £36,586Podiatrists
£33,909mean £37,935Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
£33,565mean £36,459Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£33,542mean £34,178Estimators, valuers and assessors
£33,434mean £39,880IT user support technicians
£33,313mean £34,971Midwifery nurses
£33,307mean £35,025Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
£33,300mean £36,573Other vocational and industrial trainers
£33,180mean £33,653Chartered and certified accountants
£33,047mean £34,182Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
£33,042mean £33,368Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£33,025mean £33,158Graphic and multimedia designers
£32,913mean £39,122Human resources and industrial relations officers
£32,891mean £36,176Other psychologists
£32,817mean £36,044Information technology trainers
£32,803mean £34,597Carpenters and joiners
£32,789mean £34,953Inspectors of standards and regulations
£32,432mean £34,344Customer service managers
£32,224mean £32,335Sheet metal workers
£31,994mean £31,846Therapy professionals n.e.c.
£31,783mean £35,033Database administrators and web content technicians
£31,737mean £34,319Quality assurance technicians
£31,590mean £35,305Police community support officers
£31,558mean £30,980National government administrative occupations
£31,230mean £31,856Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
£31,099mean £34,754Metal making and treating process operatives
£30,940mean £32,712Painters and decorators
£30,927mean £31,209CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
£30,927mean £31,683Production, factory and assembly supervisors
£30,839mean £33,015Construction operatives n.e.c.
£30,674mean £30,840Legal associate professionals
£30,640mean £33,722Community nurses
£30,574mean £31,259Child and early years officers
£30,558mean £29,339Elementary storage supervisors
£30,473mean £31,663Legal professionals n.e.c.
£30,447mean £38,051Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
£30,274mean £29,491Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
£30,266mean £30,518Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
£30,175mean £30,175Office managers
£30,073mean £31,047Road transport drivers n.e.c.
£30,044mean £30,466Interior designers
£30,007mean £31,717Chemical and related process operatives
£29,933mean £30,338Metal working machine operatives
£29,841mean £32,045Physical scientists
£29,809mean £32,606Customer service supervisors
£29,715mean £31,121Dispensing opticians
£29,638mean £31,930Process operatives n.e.c.
£29,532mean £32,268Finance officers
£29,378mean £29,459Marketing associate professionals
£29,033mean £28,772Construction and building trades n.e.c.
£28,985mean £31,938Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£28,883mean £32,538Office supervisors
£28,787mean £32,286Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
£28,775mean £32,075Veterinary nurses
£28,743mean £27,690Bus and coach drivers
£28,715mean £27,628Refuse and salvage occupations
£28,624mean £30,795Local government administrative occupations
£28,538mean £29,495Groundsmen and greenkeepers
£28,282mean £28,241Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
£28,073mean £31,579Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£28,052mean £28,333Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£28,005mean £30,026Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£27,859mean £29,578Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£27,848mean £28,323Data entry administrators
£27,725mean £30,136Stock control clerks and assistants
£27,716mean £28,708Teachers of English as a foreign language
£27,613mean £27,968Butchers
£27,598mean £28,711Security guards and related occupations
£27,565mean £27,203Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
£27,493mean £30,694Bank and post office clerks
£27,481mean £27,999Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
£27,184mean £29,650Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
£26,962mean £27,882Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£26,873mean £26,927Housing officers
£26,858mean £28,068Youth and community workers
£26,768mean £25,973Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
£26,664mean £26,967Fork-lift truck drivers
£26,624mean £28,983Records clerks and assistants
£26,585mean £26,657Steel erectors
£26,381mean £29,435Delivery operatives
£26,381mean £27,843Warehouse operatives
£26,238mean £26,270Credit controllers
£26,232mean £27,289Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
£26,042mean £27,504Estate agents and auctioneers
£25,959mean £25,331Betting shop and gambling establishment managers
£25,909mean £28,290Vehicle valeters and cleaners
£25,843mean £25,961Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£25,807mean £27,307Senior care workers
£25,737mean £25,970Medical and dental technicians
£25,709mean £29,986Personal assistants and other secretaries
£25,582mean £23,633Chefs
£25,542mean £26,163Telephone salespersons
£25,409mean £25,601Human resources administrative occupations
£25,335mean £26,240Nursery education teaching professionals
£25,312mean £25,503Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
£25,237mean £28,362Sales administrators
£25,165mean £24,848Delivery drivers and couriers
£25,009mean £23,056Conservation professionals
£24,983mean £26,587Parking and civil enforcement occupations
£24,891mean £26,087Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
£24,816mean £24,254Early education and childcare services managers
£24,759mean £24,155Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
£24,544mean £26,300Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
£24,331mean £25,777Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£24,173mean £24,943Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£24,091mean £23,177Air transport operatives
£23,772mean £25,106Laboratory technicians
£23,755mean £24,582Call and contact centre occupations
£23,669mean £24,299Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£23,591mean £22,563Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£23,488mean £21,918Dental nurses
£23,472mean £22,616Plastics process operatives
£23,410mean £23,881Catering and bar managers
£23,242mean £22,620Printers
£23,127mean £23,877Pharmaceutical technicians
£23,018mean £25,010Air travel assistants
£22,899mean £26,620Legal secretaries
£22,831mean £22,406Sewing machinists
£22,706mean £21,888Houseparents and residential wardens
£22,683mean £24,118Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£22,610mean £24,487Caretakers
£22,439mean £21,130Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£22,079mean £21,918Medical secretaries
£22,021mean £21,978Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
£21,945mean £19,857Higher level teaching assistants
£21,759mean £22,540Childminders
£20,967mean £22,403Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£20,351mean £19,333Care workers and home carers
£20,001mean £20,040Bar and catering supervisors
£19,826mean £21,374Beauticians and related occupations
£19,792mean £19,941Early education and childcare assistants
£19,523mean £20,099Housekeepers and related occupations
£18,987mean £18,188Teaching assistants
£18,939mean £17,989Educational support assistants
£18,609mean £18,677Early education and childcare practitioners
£18,397mean £17,997Receptionists
£17,703mean £18,225Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
£16,341mean £16,929Retail cashiers and check-out operators
£15,398mean £16,450Sales and retail assistants
£14,582mean £16,072Hairdressers and barbers
£14,580mean £15,120Elected officers and representatives
£12,356mean £13,531Kitchen and catering assistants
£11,135mean £12,434Cleaners and domestics
£9,744mean £11,344School midday and crossing patrol occupations
£3,823mean £4,692
Top sectors by employment in the West Midlands
Of the 2.75m people employed in this region.