UK Average Earning 2012 with 2013/14 salary illustrations

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The Office for National Statistics Salary statistics show and average earning pf £26,664 with an average net increase in Salaries of 0.2%

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UK Average Salaries for 2012


Rank	Occupation	Average annual wage	% change from 2011
Source: Office for National Statistics, Nov 2012
1	Chief executives and senior officials	120,830	-3.8
2	Brokers	98,924	-15.2
3	Marketing and sales directors	82,866	-3.2
4	Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	77,906	12
5	Financial managers and directors	74,709	-10.2
6	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	72,587	27.3
7	Legal professionals	70,731	-0.2
8	Information technology and telecommunications directors	70,393	6.4
9	Financial institution managers and directors	69,890	3.3
10	Functional managers and directors	69,879	-5.6
11	Medical practitioners	69,741	-2.2
12	Financial institution managers and directors	69,559	2.8
13	Transport associate professionals	67,269	11.6
14	Advertising and public relations directors	66,886	n/a
15	Air traffic controllers	63,855	9.1
16	Senior police officers	60,814	1.9
17	Actuaries, economists and statisticians	60,672	n/a
18	Functional managers and directors	56,459	3.7
19	Corporate managers and directors	55,278	-0.8
20	Health professionals	54,684	0.6
21	Senior officers in protective services	54,625	4.4
22	Human resource managers and directors	54,229	0
23	Legal professionals	52,069	-3
24	Managers, directors and senior officials	51,567	-0.7
25	Ship and hovercraft officers	51,385	31.1
26	Health services and public health managers and directors	51,352	5.6
27	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	51,215	-1.7
28	Purchasing managers and directors	49,630	-4.5
29	Physical scientists	49,366	5.1
30	IT project and programme managers	48,767	-0.7
31	Sales accounts and business development managers	48,763	-0.6
32	Senior professionals of educational establishments	48,754	3.5
33	Health and social services managers and directors	48,692	4.8
34	IT specialist managers	48,271	0.9
35	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	47,501	7.5
36	Research and development managers	47,438	1.8
37	Business and financial project management professionals	47,244	-2.4
38	Dental practitioners	46,834	6.4
39	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services	46,527	9.4
40	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	45,982	15.7
41	Solicitors	45,585	-2.3
42	Management consultants and business analysts	45,538	-1.2
43	Production managers and directors in construction	45,283	5.1
44	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	44,542	3.9
45	Financial and accounting technicians	44,512	1.2
46	Taxation experts	44,446	-3.9
47	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	44,339	-0.1
48	Train and tram drivers	43,843	5.4
49	Information technology and telecommunications professionals	43,025	1.9
50	Electrical engineers	42,907	3.8
51	Architects	42,563	0.8
52	Business, research and administrative professionals	42,431	-8
53	Property, housing and estate managers	42,294	5
54	Mechanical engineers	42,174	-0.9
55	Financial accounts managers	41,480	-7.1
56	Science, research, engineering and technology professionals	41,200	2.2
57	Electronics engineers	40,704	7.2
58	Engineering professionals	40,651	0
59	Business, finance and related associate professionals	40,443	-4.2
60	Barristers and judges	40,242	-5.3
61	Engineering professionals	40,208	1.6
62	Programmers and software development professionals	40,202	5.4
63	Information technology and telecommunications professionals	40,020	1.5
64	Social services managers and directors	39,888	0.6
65	Quality and regulatory professionals	39,866	0.8
66	Police officers (sergeant and below)	39,809	2.5
67	Sales, marketing and related associate professionals	39,791	3.2
68	Design and development engineers	39,633	4.1
69	Business, media and public service professionals	39,464	-4.3
70	Civil engineers	39,236	2.6
71	Managers and proprietors in other services	39,070	-3.7
72	Construction project managers and related professionals	38,961	-5.5
73	Managers and directors in transport and distribution	38,746	1.5
74	Biological scientists and biochemists	38,370	5.6
75	Chartered and certified accountants	38,283	1
76	Natural and social science professionals	38,168	4.9
77	Quantity surveyors	38,156	0.4
78	Higher education teaching professionals	38,124	-1.5
79	Rail transport operatives	38,003	7.9
80	Pipe fitters	37,978	n/a
81	Architects, town planners and surveyors	37,923	1.6
82	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	37,853	-5.2
83	Chemical scientists	37,674	11.6
84	Pharmacists	37,379	3.7
85	Business and public service associate professionals	37,215	0
86	Paramedics	37,120	1.7
87	Production and process engineers	37,009	1.7
88	Managers and proprietors in other services	36,921	-16
89	Chartered surveyors	36,642	5.1
90	Professional occupations	36,403	-0.6
91	Psychologists	36,332	4.7
92	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	36,328	10.7
93	Natural and social science professionals	36,263	1.4
94	Arts officers, producers and directors	36,107	-7.7
95	Other drivers and transport operatives	36,096	6.9
96	Garage managers and proprietors	35,851	10.9
97	Business, research and administrative professionals	35,659	4
98	Protective service occupations	35,256	3.1
99	Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	35,213	1.4
100	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	34,908	2
101	Media professionals	34,713	-1.5
102	Education advisers and school inspectors	34,711	-8.8
103	Managers and directors in transport and logistics	34,468	-1.9
104	Protective service associate professionals	34,464	-0.9
105	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	34,322	6.4
106	Quality control and planning engineers	34,269	-0.3
107	Health professionals	33,952	0.2
108	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	33,811	4.9
109	Veterinarians	33,709	-9.9
110	Other managers and proprietors	33,627	-1.9
111	Secondary education teaching professionals	33,274	1.6
112	Quarry workers and related operatives	33,149	n/a
113	Insurance underwriters	33,115	-11
114	Medical radiographers	33,055	-1.9
115	Associate professional and technical occupations	32,918	0.9
116	Coal mine operatives	32,884	-6.8
117	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	32,682	-4.1
118	Engineering technicians	32,647	1.9
119	Environment professionals	32,277	-0.4
120	Environmental health professionals	32,249	0.1
121	Crane drivers	32,135	4.5
122	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	32,110	1
123	Teaching and educational professionals	32,105	0
124	Travel agency managers and proprietors	32,057	-20
125	Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail	32,029	-1.1
126	Health and safety officers	31,875	-2.1
127	Business sales executives	31,860	10.6
128	Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services	31,800	-2.4
129	Managers and directors in storage and warehousing	31,675	-3.1
130	Public relations professionals	31,644	-3.6
131	Legal associate professionals	31,587	-0.2
132	Legal associate professionals	31,587	-0.2
133	Business and related research professionals	31,532	2.6
134	Construction and building trades supervisors	31,467	1.5
135	Ophthalmic opticians	31,267	25.1
136	Conservation and environment professionals	31,183	-0.9
137	Buyers and procurement officers	31,104	1.9
138	Metal plate workers, and riveters	30,865	4.5
139	Telecommunications engineers	30,591	4.9
140	Health care practice managers	30,548	3.6
141	Electrical and electronics technicians	30,528	-2.2
142	Rail travel assistants	30,451	1.4
143	Marketing associate professionals	30,336	3.3
144	Town planning officers	30,313	-0.6
145	Health professionals	30,117	5.2
146	Driving instructors	29,844	26.3
147	Estimators, valuers and assessors	29,826	-1.9
148	Planning, process and production technicians	29,734	4.1
149	Scaffolders, stagers and riggers	29,670	-5.3
150	Office managers	29,650	-1.1
151	Customer service managers and supervisors	29,564	-2.4
152	Customer service managers and supervisors	29,564	-2.4
153	Electrical and electronic trades	29,530	-0.4
154	Electricians and electrical fitters	29,501	0.1
155	Boat and ship builders and repairers	29,497	1.6
156	Electrical and electronic trades	29,486	0.3
157	Business and related associate professionals	29,478	0.3
158	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	29,285	6.1
159	Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	29,272	-1
160	Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers	29,255	-7.9
161	Midwives	29,248	1.1
162	IT operations technicians	29,194	-1.7
163	Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	29,167	5.6
164	Information technology technicians	29,147	-0.5
165	IT user support technicians	29,104	0.7
166	Water and sewerage plant operatives	29,034	-0.2
167	Managers and proprietors in health and care services	28,960	2.5
168	Precision instrument makers and repairers	28,931	-3
169	Probation officers	28,871	-2.6
170	Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors	28,778	0
171	Artistic, literary and media occupations	28,742	-9.5
172	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades	28,653	1.5
173	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	28,553	2.4
174	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	28,542	2.3
175	Product, clothing and related designers	28,533	0.6
176	Public services associate professionals	28,496	-4.1
177	Inspectors of standards and regulations	28,413	2.9
178	Steel erectors	28,399	5.9
179	Human resources and industrial relations officers	28,375	-0.2
180	Draughtspersons	28,351	-0.1
181	Web design and development professionals	28,291	-9
182	Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers	28,262	1.4
183	Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades	28,221	2.5
184	Leisure and sports managers	28,098	-3
185	Special needs education teaching professionals	28,066	-1
186	Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians	28,043	-1.3
187	Fire service officers (watch manager and below)	28,023	7.3
188	Public services and other associate professionals	27,993	-0.2
189	Metal forming, welding and related trades	27,972	4.1
190	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals	27,841	-0.4
191	Archivists and curators	27,779	6.7
192	IT engineers	27,743	-3.7
193	Social workers	27,684	1.5
194	Marine and waterways transport operatives	27,684	-10.8
195	Further education teaching professionals	27,646	-0.4
196	Chartered architectural technologists	27,597	-8.2
197	Speech and language therapists	27,566	2.1
198	Podiatrists	27,537	-3.7
199	Construction and building trades	27,517	0.2
200	Welfare professionals	27,426	5.3
201	Architectural and town planning technicians	27,386	-3.7
202	Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services	27,278	-2
203	Welding trades	27,265	3.3
204	Conservation professionals	27,213	-1.8
205	Design occupations	27,064	0.7
206	Science, engineering and production technicians	27,038	-0.4
207	Estate agents and auctioneers	26,889	7.9
208	Social and humanities scientists	26,874	-6.5
209	Health associate professionals	26,792	0.6
210	Therapy professionals	26,716	1.1
211	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	26,709	0.2
212	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	26,695	6.2
213	Occupational therapists	26,661	1.4
214	Physiotherapists	26,625	2.4
215	Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors	26,527	2.7
216	Therapy professionals	26,515	-9.2
217	Quality assurance technicians	26,478	-0.4
218	Road construction operatives	26,449	1.4
219	Artists	26,398	-0.3
220	Air transport operatives	26,322	7.2
221	Welfare professionals	26,224	1.7
222	Vehicle trades	26,175	0.9
223	Nursing and midwifery professionals	26,158	-0.1
224	Nurses	25,970	-0.2
225	Printers	25,968	-1.1
226	Other drivers and transport operatives	25,941	1.7
227	Authors, writers and translators	25,912	-3.2
228	Mobile machine drivers and operatives	25,888	-0.5
229	Culture, media and sports occupations	25,870	2.8
230	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	25,846	0.5
231	Graphic designers	25,742	0.1
232	Skilled construction and building trades	25,667	2.2
233	Finance officers	25,615	-8.4
234	Communication operators	25,560	4.8
235	Metal making and treating process operatives	25,523	-1.3
236	Science, engineering and production technicians	25,406	-0.7
237	Police community support officers	25,374	-0.3
238	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	25,352	0.3
239	Conference and exhibition managers and organisers	25,319	-6.8
240	Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators	25,313	1.1
241	Large goods vehicle drivers	25,310	3.3
242	Process operatives	25,309	5.5
243	Medical and dental technicians	25,255	2.3
244	Construction and building trades	25,172	2.3
245	Mobile machine drivers and operatives	25,125	2.3
246	Office supervisors	25,054	8.7
247	Skilled trades occupations	24,950	1.2
248	Vehicle paint technicians	24,886	0
249	Chemical and related process operatives	24,862	4.6
250	Sheet metal workers	24,837	-1.7
251	Agricultural machinery drivers	24,638	1.6
252	Plant and machine operatives	24,621	1.2
253	Importers and exporters	24,598	3.8
254	Energy plant operatives	24,255	0.8
255	Bricklayers and masons	24,149	5.4
256	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	24,145	8
257	Librarians and related professionals	24,002	1.6
258	Routine inspectors and testers	23,936	1.7
259	Vehicle body builders and repairers	23,852	0.5
260	Floorers and wall tilers	23,754	7.7
261	Other skilled trades	23,719	-3
262	Construction operatives	23,712	-0.8
263	Carpenters and joiners	23,659	3.4
264	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	23,624	-6.2
265	Transport and distribution clerks and assistants	23,477	-0.8
266	Painters and decorators	23,435	1.7
267	Rubber process operatives	23,368	0.8
268	Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants	23,260	-4.4
269	Farmers	23,229	-13.3
270	Plant and machine operatives	23,199	-1.8
271	Building finishing trades	23,129	3.3
272	Smiths and forge workers	23,123	10.9
273	Housing officers	23,086	2.4
274	Electroplaters	22,988	2.3
275	Printing trades	22,861	-3
276	TV, video and audio engineers	22,827	-8.4
277	Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives	22,775	2.3
278	Pre-press technicians	22,772	6.9
279	Health associate professionals	22,537	-4.6
280	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	22,476	-1.4
281	Librarians	22,421	-0.4
282	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	22,420	4.3
283	Bus and coach drivers	22,411	0.8
284	Conservation and environmental associate professionals	22,394	7.2
285	Air travel assistants	22,354	0.2
286	Process, plant and machine operatives	22,315	1.6
287	Metal working machine operatives	22,260	0.9
288	Assemblers and routine operatives	21,878	2.7
289	Process, plant and machine operatives	21,867	0.8
290	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	21,635	-3.1
291	Sales related occupations	21,555	-23.9
292	Plastics process operatives	21,517	3.9
293	Clergy	21,489	1.9
294	Health and social care associate professionals	21,428	1
295	Fork-lift truck drivers	21,372	5.6
296	Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers	21,329	3.7
297	Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers	21,187	6.9
298	Laboratory technicians	21,180	-2.3
299	Road transport drivers	21,173	1.9
300	Elected officers and representatives	21,169	-27.8
301	Plasterers	21,116	2.3
302	Forestry workers	20,998	-1.8
303	Dispensing opticians	20,982	n/a
304	Elementary construction occupations	20,924	3.1
305	Stock control clerks and assistants	20,907	2.3
306	Elementary construction occupations	20,905	3
307	Construction operatives	20,798	-0.4
308	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	20,782	1.7
309	Roundspersons and van salespersons	20,761	6.8
310	Textile process operatives	20,752	7.3
311	Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	20,736	0
312	Child and early years officers	20,620	2
313	Pharmaceutical technicians	20,471	2.2
314	Other skilled trades	20,471	0.6
315	Security guards and related occupations	20,429	1.6
316	Officers of non-governmental organisations	20,361	-4.6
317	Printing machine assistants	20,337	-8.6
318	Paper and wood machine operatives	20,324	-2.6
319	National government administrative occupations	20,317	-4
320	Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations	20,292	-2.5
321	Local government administrative occupations	20,244	-0.8
322	Process operatives	20,142	0.9
323	Credit controllers	20,084	1.7
324	Administrative occupations: Finance	20,041	-0.4
325	Musicians	19,974	-17.2
326	Refuse and salvage occupations	19,963	2
327	Welfare and housing associate professionals	19,897	-0.2
328	Footwear and leather working trades	19,867	8.6
329	Assemblers and routine operatives	19,850	2.5
330	Financial administrative occupations	19,792	4.9
331	Glass and ceramics process operatives	19,776	-1.6
332	Sales administrators	19,751	1.9
333	Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers	19,742	-0.3
334	Youth and community workers	19,711	-0.3
335	Counsellors	19,660	-2.2
336	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	19,642	-11.6
337	Administrative occupations: Records	19,634	0
338	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	19,609	-0.7
339	Pest control officers	19,519	0.5
340	Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)	19,506	2.1
341	Moulders, core makers and die casters	19,413	1
342	Administrative occupations	19,338	-0.2
343	Personal assistants and other secretaries	19,281	1.6
344	Weavers and knitters	19,196	1
345	Print finishing and binding workers	19,048	-6
346	Company secretaries	18,941	3
347	Elementary process plant occupations	18,926	0.9
348	Tailors and dressmakers	18,881	21.6
349	Parking and civil enforcement occupations	18,838	1.2
350	Sales related occupations	18,809	-12.6
351	Textiles and garments trades	18,796	4.9
352	Catering and bar managers	18,791	0.5
353	Groundsmen and greenkeepers	18,746	2.2
354	Administrative and secretarial occupations	18,677	0
355	Welfare and housing associate professionals	18,569	-1.3
356	Teaching and other educational professionals	18,521	0.6
357	Skilled agricultural and related trades	18,512	2.5
358	Agricultural and related trades	18,512	2.5
359	Houseparents and residential wardens	18,432	0.9
360	Records clerks and assistants	18,392	0.6
361	Elementary administration occupations	18,330	6
362	Street cleaners	18,303	-0.9
363	Leisure and travel services	18,271	4.4
364	Van drivers	18,216	-0.1
365	Elementary trades and related occupations	18,205	1.6
366	Bank and post office clerks	18,202	-4.4
367	Textiles, garments and related trades	18,187	9.8
368	Elementary storage occupations	18,163	2.5
369	Upholsterers	18,137	-3.1
370	Sales supervisors	18,017	3.1
371	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	18,004	5
372	Human resources administrative occupations	17,887	-1.4
373	Elementary process plant occupations	17,826	1.9
374	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	17,825	-1.5
375	Gardeners and landscape gardeners	17,803	4.2
376	Textiles, printing and other skilled trades	17,757	-0.2
377	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	17,680	1.4
378	Telephone salespersons	17,533	-2.9
379	Legal secretaries	17,503	-0.7
380	Bakers and flour confectioners	17,447	5.8
381	Butchers	17,384	-0.8
382	Chefs	17,350	-0.4
383	Customer service occupations	17,299	1.6
384	Senior care workers	17,148	5
385	Farm workers	17,038	1
386	Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers	16,919	3.8
387	Typists and related keyboard occupations	16,792	1.5
388	Hospital porters	16,766	1.4
389	Medical secretaries	16,709	1.5
390	Food preparation and hospitality trades	16,582	1.4
391	Elementary agricultural occupations	16,539	0
392	Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants	16,534	-4.9
393	Travel agents	16,522	-2.9
394	Weighers, graders and sorters	16,476	6.9
395	Industrial cleaning process occupations	16,254	-0.4
396	Merchandisers and window dressers	16,244	2.1
397	Secretarial and related occupations	16,215	0.6
398	Call and contact centre occupations	16,170	0.9
399	Other administrative occupations	16,142	0.6
400	Horticultural trades	16,070	4.4
401	Collector salespersons and credit agents	15,993	-6.7
402	Other administrative occupations	15,878	0.4
403	Veterinary nurses	15,750	6.3
404	Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs	15,690	-5.2
405	Caretakers	15,512	-0.5
406	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	15,474	0.5
407	Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations	15,437	2.5
408	Customer service occupations	15,365	2.6
409	Elementary security occupations	15,288	5.1
410	Leisure and travel service occupations	15,091	-1.4
411	Customer service occupations	15,072	3.8
412	Animal care and control services	15,028	1
413	Dental nurses	15,008	1.8
414	School secretaries	15,003	-2.4
415	Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors	15,003	2.8
416	Fishmongers and poultry dressers	14,699	13
417	Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations	14,441	-1.6
418	Housekeeping and related services	14,401	1.4
419	Caring personal services	14,088	-0.3
420	Vehicle valeters and cleaners	14,068	11.8
421	Sewing machinists	14,053	-0.6
422	Window cleaners	14,038	-3.6
423	Animal care services occupations	13,939	-3.3
424	Telephonists	13,725	-5.9
425	Caring, leisure and other service occupations	13,567	0
426	Caring personal service occupations	13,162	-0.6
427	Elementary security occupations	12,763	0.1
428	Care workers and home carers	12,706	-0.6
429	Sales and customer service occupations	12,683	-0.2
430	Childminders and related occupations	12,593	-10.1
431	Elementary occupations	12,590	0.4
432	Beauticians and related occupations	12,562	4.4
433	Library clerks and assistants	12,359	-1
434	Receptionists	12,344	1.3
435	Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants	12,253	6.4
436	Cooks	12,241	2.8
437	Elementary administration occupations	12,167	8.6
438	Housekeepers and related occupations	12,110	2.7
439	Sports and leisure assistants	11,926	6.5
440	Elementary sales occupations	11,790	4.5
441	Elementary administration and service occupations	11,787	0.5
442	Teaching assistants	11,741	-0.9
443	Nursery nurses and assistants	11,630	-2.2
444	Educational support assistants	11,497	-0.7
445	Childcare and related personal services	11,455	-1
446	Sales occupations	11,167	-0.9
447	Fitness instructors	11,151	8.5
448	Elementary sales occupations	11,137	-6.8
449	Shelf fillers	11,113	-7.7
450	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	11,062	10.5
451	Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers	11,010	-7.2
452	Hairdressers and related services	10,710	-0.8
453	Hairdressers and barbers	10,096	-3
454	Sales assistants and retail cashiers	10,072	-0.1
455	Other elementary services occupations	9,915	-6.5
456	Sales and retail assistants	9,742	-0.8
457	Florists	9,517	-7.5
458	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	9,262	4.9
459	Elementary cleaning occupations	8,779	0.2
460	Kitchen and catering assistants	8,558	1.9
461	Other elementary services occupations	8,096	0.8
462	Cleaners and domestics	7,894	1.9
463	Market research interviewers	7,701	-18.2
464	Playworkers	7,677	4
465	Care escorts	7,523	-2.8
466	Bar staff	7,329	-0.5
467	Waiters and waitresses	7,010	-1.6
468	Leisure and theme park attendants	6,826	8.5
469	School midday and crossing patrol occupations	3,021	-10.6

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UK Average Salaries for 2012