UK Salary Benchmarks
What every major UK role really pays right now, based on live job adverts. Median advertised salary and current demand, refreshed monthly.
By Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & Workplace · Updated 1 August 2026| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistant | £25,000 | 2,997 | 0% |
| HGV Driver | £36,000 | 2,259 | 0% |
| Administrator | £28,000 | 2,236 | 2% |
| Delivery Driver | £27,000 | 2,079 | 1% |
| Teacher | £44,000 | 1,916 | 0% |
| Support Worker | £26,000 | 1,774 | 0% |
| Project Manager | £55,000 | 1,650 | 1% |
| Warehouse Operative | £26,000 | 1,559 | 0% |
| Quantity Surveyor | £55,000 | 1,543 | 0% |
| Sales Assistant | £50,000 | 1,304 | 3% |
| Electrician | £45,000 | 1,295 | 0% |
| Customer Service Advisor | £27,000 | 1,096 | 1% |
| Care Assistant | £26,000 | 1,050 | 0% |
| Social Worker | £65,000 | 1,014 | 0% |
| Healthcare Assistant | £28,000 | 949 | 0% |
| Labourer | £32,000 | 858 | 0% |
| Forklift Driver | £27,000 | 699 | 0% |
| Accountant | £45,000 | 677 | 2% |
| Welder | £31,000 | 662 | 0% |
| Production Operative | £26,000 | 659 | 0% |
| Estimator | £58,000 | 624 | 0% |
| HR Advisor | £36,000 | 547 | 2% |
| Business Analyst | £55,000 | 542 | 6% |
| CNC Machinist | £37,000 | 454 | 0% |
| Cleaner | £25,000 | 423 | 0% |
| Chef | £30,000 | 400 | 0% |
| Data Analyst | £48,000 | 380 | 7% |
| Plumber | £41,000 | 378 | 0% |
| Marketing Manager | £45,000 | 331 | 3% |
| Registered Nurse | £44,000 | 325 | 0% |
| Software Developer | £60,000 | 320 | 18% |
| Security Officer | £28,000 | 224 | 0% |
| Receptionist | £26,000 | 213 | 0% |
| Bookkeeper | £32,000 | 105 | 2% |
| Physiotherapist | £55,000 | 103 | 2% |
| Retail Assistant | £29,000 | 92 | 0% |
| Mechanic | £48,000 | 89 | 0% |
| Kitchen Assistant | £25,000 | 88 | 0% |
| Bus Driver | £31,000 | 32 | 1% |
| Pharmacist | £60,000 | 23 | 0% |
How we calculate this. Median advertised salaries from live UK vacancies in the CV-Library feed, refreshed monthly. Hourly and weekly rates are annualised; "competitive" salaries are excluded. Read the full methodology →