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Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers vs. Security guards and related occupations

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
30k40k POSTAL WORKERS, MAIL SORTERS AND MESSENGERS £31,677 SECURITY GUARDS AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS £33,832
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Security guards and related occupations against Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers.

Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSecurity guards and related occupationsΔ
Employment86,00074,000−14.0%
10th percentile£24,687£23,794−3.6%
25th percentile£28,292£27,982−1.1%
Median£31,677£33,832+6.8%
75th percentile£36,381£39,194+7.7%
90th percentile£41,817£44,793+7.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers · Security guards and related occupations

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