Average salary in the UK
The typical full-time employee in the UK earns £40,911 a year before tax, according to the latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (April 2026). That's about £811 a week.
Jobs advertised on Vocatia right now offer a typical salary of £37,500.
The official figures
| Full-time employees | April 2026 | April 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median annual pay | £40,911 | £39,157 | +4.5% |
| Median weekly pay | £811.20 | £766.60 | +5.8% |
| Median hourly pay (not counting overtime) | £20.81 | £19.68 | +5.7% |
All figures are before tax. Annual pay only counts people who have been in the same job for at least a year. The April 2026 figures are provisional and will be revised in October 2027.
Once rising prices are taken into account, full-time weekly pay went up by 2.7%. Full-time employees in the public sector earned £862.20 a week, against £794.40 in the private sector. Pay grew fastest in London (8.2%) and slowest in the East Midlands (4.0%) and the North West (4.1%).
Source: Office for National Statistics, Employee earnings in the UK: 2026
Why we use the median
The median is the middle salary: half of employees earn more and half earn less. It's the measure the ONS prefers. A small number of very high earners pull the mean (adding every salary up and dividing) well above what most people are paid, so the median gives a fairer picture.
These figures are for full-time employees. Part-time employees, who work 30 paid hours a week or fewer, earn less overall because they work fewer hours.
What jobs are paying right now
£37,500 is the typical salary across the 12,093 live job adverts on Vocatia that give an annual salary. The middle half of those adverts pay between £30,500 and £50,000.
- 78% pay £30,000 or more
- 27% pay £50,000 or more
Average pay by type of job
Typical advertised pay for common types of work, from retail and warehouse jobs to nursing and IT. Many shop, warehouse, care and hospitality jobs are advertised with an hourly rate rather than a yearly salary, so we show both. Across all 6,365 live adverts on Vocatia that give an hourly rate, the typical rate is £14.60 an hour.
| Type of job | Yearly salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts and finance | £37,500 | £16.25 |
| Admin and reception | £30,000 | £14.50 |
| Care and support work | £30,000 | £13.84 |
| Cleaning | £29,500 | £13.45 |
| Construction and trades | £40,000 | £19.50 |
| Customer service and call centre | £28,000 | £13.50 |
| Delivery and driving | £37,500 | £15.07 |
| Engineering and maintenance | £41,000 | £17.47 |
| Factory and production | – | £14.27 |
| Hospitality and catering | £34,000 | £13.71 |
| IT and software | £55,000 | – |
| Nursing | £36,500 | £19.60 |
| Retail and shop work | £36,500 | £12.71 |
| Sales | £42,500 | – |
| Teaching | £44,000 | £30.00 |
| Teaching assistants | £23,500 | £15.45 |
| Warehouse | £31,000 | £13.62 |
Vocatia · 22 October 2026 · live job adverts on Vocatia
Each figure is the middle (median) of at least 20 live adverts. A dash means there aren't enough adverts giving that kind of pay. Types of job are worked out from the job title.
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Advertised salaries by pay band
Share of the 12,093 live job adverts on Vocatia that give an annual salary.
- Under £20,0001%
- £20,000 to £24,9992.4%
- £25,000 to £29,99918%
- £30,000 to £39,99932%
- £40,000 to £49,99919%
- £50,000 to £74,99920%
- £75,000 or more7%
Vocatia · 22 October 2026 · live job adverts on Vocatia
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Advertised pay in London and the rest of the UK
- £45,000 typical advertised salary within 15 miles of central London (2,193 adverts)
- £36,500 typical advertised salary in the rest of the UK (9,372 adverts)
What the most-advertised jobs pay
The jobs with the most live adverts on Vocatia that give an annual salary, with the typical salary for each.
| Job | Typical salary | Adverts |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Technician | £45,000 | 206 |
| Field Service Engineer | £38,000 | 200 |
| Store Manager | £39,000 | 160 |
| Business Development Manager | £50,000 | 143 |
| Administrator | £27,500 | 134 |
| .NET Developer | £57,500 | 129 |
| Trainee Ai Engineer | £35,000 | 123 |
| Accounts Assistant | £30,000 | 113 |
| Electrician | £42,000 | 91 |
| IFA Administrator | £30,500 | 82 |
| Payroll Administrator | £31,000 | 77 |
| Warehouse Operative | £28,500 | 74 |
| Entry Level Grad Scheme | £30,000 | 57 |
| Area Sales Manager | £46,500 | 55 |
| Sales Executive | £31,000 | 51 |
Vocatia · 22 October 2026 · live job adverts on Vocatia
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Advertised pay by the kind of work
Typical advertised salary for each kind of work, from working from home to working outdoors. A job can count in more than one row.
- From home£47,500
- Every day's different£40,000
- Working alone£39,000
- Mostly sitting£38,000
- On a computer£37,500
- In a team£37,500
- Hands-on£37,500
- Indoors£37,000
- On your feet£37,000
- Physically active£37,000
- With customers£36,500
- Outdoors£36,000
- Helping people£35,000
- Caring for people£33,000
- Steady routine£30,000
- On the phone£30,000
Vocatia · 22 October 2026 · live job adverts on Vocatia
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See more figures like these in the Vocatia Work Index.
Why advertised pay is different from what people earn
The ONS figures come from employers' payroll records, so they show what people are actually paid. Our figures come from job adverts, so they show what employers are offering new starters right now. The two are useful for different things.
- Adverts usually show the basic salary only. Overtime, bonuses and commission aren't included.
- Our yearly figures only count adverts that give an annual salary. Jobs advertised with an hourly rate, which includes many shop, warehouse and care jobs, are shown separately in the hourly column.
- Where an advert gives a range, we use the middle of it. A job advertised at £28,000 to £32,000 counts as £30,000.
- Some jobs are advertised far more often than others, for example where employers recruit in large numbers.
- Our figures cover the job adverts on Vocatia, not every job in the UK.
If you want to know what people in the UK earn, use the ONS figure. If you want to know what you might be offered if you applied for a job today, the advertised figures are closer to the mark.
Using these figures
You're welcome to quote these figures. For the official figures, please credit the Office for National Statistics. For the advertised figures, please link to vocatia.co.uk/average-salary-uk and give the date. You can download today's advertised figures as a CSV file.