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REGIONAL PAY

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Salaries in the Yorkshire and the Humber

Median earnings across 258 published roles in this region.

REGIONAL MEDIAN

£32,259

Annual gross, 2025

ROLES IN REGION

258

Published roles with regional data

MONTHLY MEDIAN

£2,444

UK tax records, March 2026

YOY CHANGE

+5.0%

vs March 2025

EMPLOYED IN REGION

2.57m

Workforce survey, 2024

DATA QUALITY

✓ Verified

Based on 3 statistical sources

Pay distribution across roles in the Yorkshire and the Humber

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

In the Yorkshire and the Humber, the top 25% of role medians sits at £40,097, the regional median is £32,259, and the bottom 25% is £26,912.

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Regional pay distribution, 2025
MeasureValue
Top 25%£40,097
Regional median£32,259
Bottom 25%£26,912

All roles in the Yorkshire and the Humber

258 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.

All published roles in the Yorkshire and the Humber, sorted by median salary

  1. Specialist medical practitioners

    £87,240mean £89,097
  2. Information technology directors

    £82,378mean £84,099
  3. Head teachers and principals

    £82,282mean £83,939
  4. Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport

    £79,886mean £79,267
  5. Marketing, sales and advertising directors

    £79,606mean £92,253
  6. Financial and accounting technicians

    £63,056mean £60,360
  7. Generalist medical practitioners

    £61,026mean £56,196
  8. Purchasing managers and directors

    £60,189mean £65,635
  9. Senior police officers

    £59,160mean £60,592
  10. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.

    £56,587mean £53,547
  11. Solicitors and lawyers

    £54,992mean £54,984
  12. Cyber security professionals

    £54,864mean £60,410
  13. Rail transport operatives

    £54,167mean £58,277
  14. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers

    £53,806mean £59,490
  15. Health services and public health managers and directors

    £52,783mean £49,786
  16. Business and financial project management professionals

    £52,022mean £52,632
  17. Biological scientists

    £51,693mean £52,435
  18. IT project managers

    £51,108mean £53,570
  19. Financial managers and directors

    £50,891mean £64,123
  20. Production managers and directors in construction

    £50,602mean £50,577
  21. IT managers

    £50,585mean £54,810
  22. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.

    £50,443mean £48,337
  23. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.

    £49,069mean £55,958
  24. Other psychologists

    £48,978mean £53,566
  25. Sales accounts and business development managers

    £48,877mean £53,828
  26. Environmental health professionals

    £48,877mean £52,049
  27. Engineering project managers and project engineers

    £48,838mean £53,235
  28. Human resource managers and directors

    £48,675mean £51,967
  29. Civil engineers

    £48,160mean £48,552
  30. Public relations and communications directors

    £47,352mean £49,636
  31. Specialist nurses

    £47,290mean £46,872
  32. Managers in transport and distribution

    £47,196mean £53,137
  33. Production managers and directors in manufacturing

    £47,050mean £51,243
  34. Crane drivers

    £46,602mean £49,718
  35. Programmers and software development professionals

    £46,594mean £50,833
  36. Police officers (sergeant and below)

    £46,540mean £44,323
  37. Higher education teaching professionals

    £46,120mean £48,569
  38. Production managers and directors in mining and energy

    £45,416mean £48,095
  39. Research and development (R&D) managers

    £44,239mean £49,791
  40. Production and process engineers

    £44,070mean £50,179
  41. Marketing and commercial managers

    £43,999mean £46,285
  42. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors

    £43,852mean £43,269
  43. Rail construction and maintenance operatives

    £43,525mean £46,108
  44. Management consultants and business analysts

    £43,136mean £45,057
  45. Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

    £43,117mean £44,896
  46. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors

    £42,993mean £49,275
  47. Elected officers and representatives

    £42,884mean £46,140
  48. Finance and investment analysts and advisers

    £42,285mean £46,808
  49. Vehicle paint technicians

    £42,258mean £42,455
  50. CAD, drawing and architectural technicians

    £42,218mean £40,683
  51. Property, housing and estate managers

    £42,128mean £46,806
  52. Electricians and electrical fitters

    £41,620mean £41,339
  53. Health and safety managers and officers

    £41,485mean £43,973
  54. Nurse practitioners

    £41,478mean £40,854
  55. Engineering professionals n.e.c.

    £41,411mean £44,453
  56. Financial accounts managers

    £41,288mean £43,430
  57. Paramedics

    £41,199mean £42,292
  58. IT network professionals

    £40,989mean £43,960
  59. Construction project managers and related professionals

    £40,639mean £48,733
  60. Road construction operatives

    £40,464mean £41,877
  61. Primary education teaching professionals

    £40,071mean £38,830
  62. Quality control and planning engineers

    £40,033mean £42,172
  63. Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

    £39,910mean £41,540
  64. Planning, process and production technicians

    £39,729mean £40,223
  65. Engineering technicians

    £39,716mean £40,989
  66. Secondary education teaching professionals

    £39,352mean £39,508
  67. Chartered surveyors

    £38,872mean £41,454
  68. Estimators, valuers and assessors

    £38,867mean £43,595
  69. Pharmacists

    £38,710mean £36,898
  70. Inspectors of standards and regulations

    £38,692mean £38,509
  71. Public services associate professionals

    £38,682mean £38,850
  72. Education advisers and school inspectors

    £38,675mean £38,700
  73. Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations

    £38,506mean £39,455
  74. Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers

    £38,361mean £38,337
  75. Large goods vehicle drivers

    £38,316mean £38,807
  76. Physiotherapists

    £38,288mean £37,977
  77. Social workers

    £38,170mean £36,820
  78. Aerospace engineers

    £37,948mean £38,470
  79. Metal working production and maintenance fitters

    £37,849mean £39,851
  80. Quantity surveyors

    £37,671mean £38,244
  81. Construction and building trades supervisors

    £37,624mean £39,650
  82. Biochemists and biomedical scientists

    £37,377mean £41,532
  83. Clinical psychologists

    £37,361mean £41,177
  84. Telecoms and related network installers and repairers

    £37,314mean £36,401
  85. Other health professionals n.e.c.

    £37,094mean £36,615
  86. Business and related research professionals

    £37,054mean £37,588
  87. Occupational therapists

    £37,014mean £37,931
  88. Fire service officers (watch manager and below)

    £37,007mean £39,772
  89. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.

    £36,576mean £35,840
  90. Other nursing professionals

    £36,483mean £35,699
  91. Metal machining setters and setter-operators

    £36,476mean £37,453
  92. Chartered and certified accountants

    £36,458mean £39,010
  93. Chemical and related process operatives

    £36,347mean £42,232
  94. Mental health nurses

    £36,122mean £36,226
  95. Optometrists

    £36,081mean £39,296
  96. Floorers and wall tilers

    £36,002mean £34,064
  97. Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.

    £35,147mean £37,580
  98. Medical radiographers

    £35,086mean £37,903
  99. Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.

    £35,080mean £38,810
  100. Water and sewerage plant operatives

    £35,051mean £39,897
  101. Vehicle body builders and repairers

    £34,988mean £35,857
  102. Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers

    £34,985mean £32,579
  103. Roofers, roof tilers and slaters

    £34,924mean £34,602
  104. Actuaries, economists and statisticians

    £34,867mean £35,728
  105. Information technology professionals n.e.c.

    £34,749mean £38,562
  106. Production, factory and assembly supervisors

    £34,589mean £38,804
  107. Further education teaching professionals

    £34,583mean £33,249
  108. Business sales executives

    £34,522mean £38,002
  109. Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers

    £34,516mean £38,020
  110. Managers in storage and warehousing

    £34,427mean £35,002
  111. Elementary storage supervisors

    £34,379mean £36,778
  112. Speech and language therapists

    £33,853mean £34,559
  113. Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians

    £33,788mean £35,614
  114. Office managers

    £33,785mean £34,277
  115. Social services managers and directors

    £33,769mean £35,079
  116. Groundworkers

    £33,757mean £34,907
  117. IT operations technicians

    £33,401mean £36,657
  118. Education managers

    £33,361mean £39,077
  119. Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

    £33,275mean £36,873
  120. Customer service supervisors

    £33,271mean £34,243
  121. Printers

    £32,949mean £33,833
  122. Welding trades

    £32,947mean £36,107
  123. Design occupations n.e.c.

    £32,923mean £37,982
  124. Routine inspectors and testers

    £32,712mean £36,674
  125. Buyers and procurement officers

    £32,619mean £31,893
  126. Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.

    £32,108mean £33,277
  127. Metal working machine operatives

    £32,004mean £32,243
  128. Nursery education teaching professionals

    £31,905mean £33,032
  129. Environment professionals

    £31,641mean £34,661
  130. Legal professionals n.e.c.

    £31,465mean £32,334
  131. Customer service managers

    £31,395mean £34,242
  132. Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

    £31,278mean £34,417
  133. Quality assurance technicians

    £31,270mean £30,895
  134. Data analysts

    £31,193mean £35,660
  135. Other vocational and industrial trainers

    £31,122mean £34,725
  136. Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants

    £30,999mean £31,187
  137. Construction operatives n.e.c.

    £30,830mean £33,329
  138. Community nurses

    £30,762mean £31,455
  139. Road transport drivers n.e.c.

    £30,736mean £30,950
  140. Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.

    £30,676mean £30,799
  141. National government administrative occupations

    £30,593mean £31,659
  142. Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.

    £30,542mean £32,113
  143. Office supervisors

    £30,526mean £32,948
  144. Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors

    £30,391mean £31,924
  145. Carpenters and joiners

    £30,324mean £32,577
  146. Bus and coach drivers

    £30,256mean £29,035
  147. IT user support technicians

    £30,153mean £30,988
  148. Special needs education teaching professionals

    £30,101mean £32,771
  149. Sales administrators

    £29,911mean £28,653
  150. Authors, writers and translators

    £29,867mean £32,375
  151. Paper and wood machine operatives

    £29,810mean £30,512
  152. Project support officers

    £29,706mean £30,009
  153. Housing officers

    £29,153mean £29,180
  154. Bricklayers

    £29,135mean £31,817
  155. Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers

    £29,129mean £31,054
  156. Counsellors

    £29,117mean £26,659
  157. Marketing associate professionals

    £28,887mean £28,900
  158. Local government administrative occupations

    £28,823mean £28,321
  159. Midwifery nurses

    £28,801mean £29,869
  160. Social and humanities scientists

    £28,730mean £31,863
  161. Stock control clerks and assistants

    £28,713mean £28,720
  162. Pharmaceutical technicians

    £28,677mean £29,249
  163. Building and civil engineering technicians

    £28,639mean £29,923
  164. Data entry administrators

    £28,469mean £24,721
  165. Parking and civil enforcement occupations

    £28,466mean £27,605
  166. Bank and post office clerks

    £28,259mean £28,083
  167. Metal making and treating process operatives

    £28,076mean £29,118
  168. Human resources and industrial relations officers

    £27,977mean £29,817
  169. Youth and community workers

    £27,950mean £23,890
  170. Painters and decorators

    £27,753mean £29,354
  171. Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers

    £27,528mean £26,699
  172. Security guards and related occupations

    £27,519mean £25,877
  173. Legal associate professionals

    £27,467mean £30,443
  174. Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters

    £27,340mean £28,951
  175. Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.

    £27,228mean £30,945
  176. Printing machine assistants

    £27,189mean £29,093
  177. Web design professionals

    £26,976mean £32,286
  178. Air transport operatives

    £26,802mean £26,754
  179. Senior care workers

    £26,771mean £26,859
  180. Probation officers

    £26,770mean £30,131
  181. Warehouse operatives

    £26,692mean £26,151
  182. Security system installers and repairers

    £26,634mean £32,522
  183. Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)

    £26,435mean £24,632
  184. Graphic and multimedia designers

    £26,428mean £29,197
  185. Fork-lift truck drivers

    £26,384mean £28,709
  186. Telephone salespersons

    £26,342mean £26,082
  187. Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.

    £26,318mean £26,239
  188. Pre-press technicians

    £26,290mean £26,461
  189. Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.

    £26,193mean £29,552
  190. Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors

    £26,086mean £27,129
  191. Catering and bar managers

    £26,041mean £27,650
  192. Child and early years officers

    £26,035mean £26,016
  193. Refuse and salvage occupations

    £26,021mean £25,461
  194. Finance officers

    £25,889mean £26,392
  195. Food, drink and tobacco process operatives

    £25,873mean £27,664
  196. Call and contact centre occupations

    £25,867mean £26,671
  197. Library clerks and assistants

    £25,831mean £22,954
  198. Transport and distribution clerks and assistants

    £25,795mean £28,474
  199. Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks

    £25,692mean £25,366
  200. Gardeners and landscape gardeners

    £25,677mean £24,740
  201. Street cleaners

    £25,661mean £24,813
  202. Print finishing and binding workers

    £25,604mean £27,291
  203. Laboratory technicians

    £25,580mean £27,182
  204. Hospital porters

    £25,562mean £27,211
  205. Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale

    £25,501mean £24,870
  206. Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters

    £25,453mean £29,039
  207. Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)

    £25,442mean £25,581
  208. Footwear and leather working trades

    £25,260mean £27,594
  209. Business associate professionals n.e.c.

    £25,183mean £27,265
  210. Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.

    £25,097mean £24,373
  211. Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters

    £25,037mean £24,835
  212. Veterinary nurses

    £24,963mean £26,908
  213. Police community support officers

    £24,741mean £27,226
  214. Records clerks and assistants

    £24,600mean £23,982
  215. Conservation professionals

    £24,400mean £26,031
  216. Textile process operatives

    £24,386mean £23,914
  217. Delivery drivers and couriers

    £24,344mean £23,805
  218. Customer service occupations n.e.c.

    £23,793mean £22,664
  219. Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

    £23,781mean £22,214
  220. Animal care services occupations n.e.c.

    £23,700mean £21,479
  221. Clergy

    £23,617mean £22,783
  222. Vehicle valeters and cleaners

    £23,514mean £23,128
  223. Charitable organisation managers and directors

    £23,507mean £26,389
  224. Medical secretaries

    £23,303mean £25,632
  225. Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.

    £23,197mean £27,035
  226. Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers

    £23,146mean £23,485
  227. Dental nurses

    £23,075mean £21,678
  228. Chefs

    £23,042mean £23,128
  229. Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.

    £22,778mean £20,739
  230. Other administrative occupations n.e.c.

    £22,527mean £21,862
  231. Credit controllers

    £22,492mean £22,920
  232. Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.

    £22,149mean £22,172
  233. Nannies and au pairs

    £21,871mean £25,235
  234. Sewing machinists

    £21,268mean £21,340
  235. Travel agents

    £21,205mean £22,986
  236. Care workers and home carers

    £21,001mean £21,235
  237. Medical and dental technicians

    £20,729mean £22,388
  238. Bar and catering supervisors

    £20,059mean £20,630
  239. Early education and childcare assistants

    £20,044mean £19,650
  240. Legal secretaries

    £19,704mean £21,171
  241. Delivery operatives

    £19,696mean £22,813
  242. Bakers and flour confectioners

    £19,651mean £23,001
  243. Cooks

    £19,373mean £19,224
  244. Publicans and managers of licensed premises

    £18,044mean £18,999
  245. Housekeepers and related occupations

    £17,975mean £17,634
  246. Educational support assistants

    £17,485mean £17,888
  247. Retail cashiers and check-out operators

    £17,362mean £16,887
  248. Teaching assistants

    £17,293mean £16,706
  249. Early education and childcare services managers

    £17,250mean £17,879
  250. Receptionists

    £16,958mean £17,146
  251. Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants

    £14,841mean £15,410
  252. Sales and retail assistants

    £14,657mean £16,064
  253. Care escorts

    £14,451mean £16,018
  254. Early education and childcare practitioners

    £13,680mean £14,872
  255. Kitchen and catering assistants

    £11,988mean £12,628
  256. Cleaners and domestics

    £11,319mean £12,676
  257. Company secretaries and administrators

    £10,971mean £12,159
  258. School midday and crossing patrol occupations

    £4,311

Top sectors by employment in the Yorkshire and the Humber

Of the 2.57m people employed in this region.

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles14.5%
Human health and social work activities14.4%
Manufacturing10.2%
Education8.8%
Administrative and support service activities8.3%

How these figures are sourced

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