2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

London

London, United Kingdom. Median gross annual pay for 35 occupations, full-time employee jobs.

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · 35 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What London pays

Regional medians exactly as released; each occupation links to its full national distribution — regional distributions are not published at this detail.

OccupationMedianEmployment
Specialist medical practitioners£87,11927,000
Production managers and directors in manufacturing£81,38269,000
Programmers and software development professionals£75,29694,000
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£74,57438,000
Business and financial project management professionals£70,00662,000
IT managers£66,99841,000
Sales accounts and business development managers£66,71194,000
Management consultants and business analysts£61,43579,000
Higher education teaching professionals£56,20033,000
Primary education teaching professionals£51,39432,000
Secondary education teaching professionals£50,95546,000
Office managers£47,29729,000
Other nursing professionals£47,28276,000
Metal working production and maintenance fitters£46,84917,000
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£45,1177,000
Large goods vehicle drivers£44,18310,000
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£42,45845,000
National government administrative occupations£41,32018,000
Electricians and electrical fitters£40,864
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£38,57412,000
Security guards and related occupations£37,28519,000
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers£36,9479,000
Road transport drivers n.e.c.£36,64510,000
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£36,48430,000
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£33,93960,000
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£32,51828,000
Customer service occupations n.e.c.£30,80925,000
Delivery drivers and couriers£30,5746,000
Warehouse operatives£30,05923,000
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives£28,798
Care workers and home carers£28,41327,000
Cleaners and domestics£27,81215,000
Receptionists£27,70314,000
Sales and retail assistants£27,63726,000
Teaching assistants£24,48810,000
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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