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Administrative and Secretarial Occupations (27)
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National government administrative occupations
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£31,363.00
Local government administrative occupations
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£27,642.00
Officers of non-governmental organisations
Credit controllers
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£26,981.00
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
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£27,743.00
Bank and post office clerks
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£27,671.00
Finance officers
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£28,610.00
Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
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£25,936.00
Records clerks and assistants
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£26,312.00
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
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£29,329.00
Stock control clerks and assistants
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£28,851.00
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
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£32,060.00
Library clerks and assistants
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£18,659.00
Human resources administrative occupations
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£25,531.00
Office managers
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£35,000.00
Office supervisors
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£32,265.00
Customer service managers
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£32,983.00
Sales administrators
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£27,132.00
Data entry administrators
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£26,534.00
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
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£23,385.00
Medical secretaries
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£24,071.00
Legal secretaries
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£24,263.00
School secretaries
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£22,155.00
Company secretaries and administrators
Personal assistants and other secretaries
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£25,233.00
Receptionists
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£18,152.00
Typists and related keyboard occupations
Associate Professional Occupations (68)
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Laboratory technicians
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£26,861.00
Electrical and electronics technicians
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£35,018.00
Engineering technicians
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£44,330.00
Building and civil engineering technicians
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£36,912.00
Quality assurance technicians
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£33,242.00
Planning, process and production technicians
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£36,062.00
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
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£34,475.00
CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
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£34,465.00
IT operations technicians
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£34,656.00
IT user support technicians
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£34,314.00
Database administrators and web content technicians
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£36,015.00
Dispensing opticians
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£27,645.00
Pharmaceutical technicians
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£28,381.00
Medical and dental technicians
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£29,119.00
Complementary health associate professionals
Health associate professionals n.e.c.
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£25,017.00
Youth and community workers
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£27,711.00
Child and early years officers
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£29,347.00
Housing officers
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£32,542.00
Counsellors
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£27,082.00
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
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£26,640.00
Higher level teaching assistants
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£22,050.00
Early education and childcare practitioners
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£19,516.00
Veterinary nurses
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£26,666.00
Non-commissioned officers and other ranks
Police officers (sergeant and below)
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
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£40,775.00
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
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£31,603.00
Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
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£41,592.00
Artists
Authors, writers and translators
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£36,865.00
Actors, entertainers and presenters
Dancers and choreographers
Musicians
Arts officers, producers and directors
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£39,643.00
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
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£30,396.00
Interior designers
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£34,962.00
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
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£36,731.00
Design occupations n.e.c.
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£37,017.00
Sports players
Sports coaches, instructors and officials
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£12,570.00
Fitness and wellbeing instructors
Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers
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£107,712.00
Ship and hovercraft officers
Legal associate professionals
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£32,438.00
Brokers
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£51,026.00
Insurance underwriters
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£38,666.00
Financial and accounting technicians
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£53,265.00
Financial accounts managers
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£45,162.00
Estimators, valuers and assessors
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£37,809.00
Importers and exporters
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£34,757.00
Project support officers
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£34,207.00
Data analysts
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£38,107.00
Business associate professionals n.e.c.
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£33,035.00
Buyers and procurement officers
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£36,230.00
Business sales executives
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£36,498.00
Merchandisers
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£26,554.00
Marketing associate professionals
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£30,479.00
Estate agents and auctioneers
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£26,988.00
Sales accounts and business development managers
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£56,021.00
Events managers and organisers
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£29,101.00
Public services associate professionals
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£38,454.00
Human resources and industrial relations officers
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£33,012.00
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
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£30,045.00
Information technology trainers
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£36,621.00
Other vocational and industrial trainers
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£33,236.00
Inspectors of standards and regulations
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£37,236.00
Health and safety managers and officers
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£44,551.00
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations (29)
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Early education and childcare assistants
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£19,165.00
Teaching assistants
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£18,024.00
Educational support assistants
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£17,086.00
Childminders
Nannies and au pairs
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£22,955.00
Playworkers
Pest control officers
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£27,487.00
Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
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£23,345.00
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
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£24,761.00
Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
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£31,516.00
Dental nurses
Median
£22,615.00
Houseparents and residential wardens
Median
£26,499.00
Care workers and home carers
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£21,487.00
Senior care workers
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£27,417.00
Care escorts
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£12,175.00
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
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£27,020.00
Sports and leisure assistants
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£14,366.00
Travel agents
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£26,426.00
Air travel assistants
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£28,808.00
Rail travel assistants
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£45,240.00
Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.
Hairdressers and barbers
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£15,064.00
Beauticians and related occupations
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£15,009.00
Housekeepers and related occupations
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£16,618.00
Caretakers
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£25,147.00
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
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£24,931.00
Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors
Police community support officers
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£35,189.00
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
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£27,766.00
Elementary Occupations (34)
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Farm workers
Forestry and related workers
Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.
Groundworkers
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Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
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Industrial cleaning process occupations
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Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
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£25,087.00
Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
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£28,600.00
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
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£29,761.00
Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
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£23,005.00
Window cleaners
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Street cleaners
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Cleaners and domestics
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Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
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£20,464.00
Refuse and salvage occupations
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Vehicle valeters and cleaners
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£24,875.00
Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.
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£25,688.00
Security guards and related occupations
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£30,819.00
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
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£4,263.00
Exam invigilators
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£1,902.00
Shelf fillers
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Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.
Elementary storage supervisors
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£30,480.00
Warehouse operatives
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£26,574.00
Delivery operatives
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£25,541.00
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.
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£31,589.00
Bar and catering supervisors
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£22,552.00
Hospital porters
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£27,988.00
Kitchen and catering assistants
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£11,840.00
Waiters and waitresses
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£10,000.00
Bar staff
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£9,166.00
Coffee shop workers
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£12,170.00
Leisure and theme park attendants
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials (42)
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Chief executives and senior officials
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Elected officers and representatives
Production managers and directors in manufacturing
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Production managers and directors in construction
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Production managers and directors in mining and energy
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£63,241.00
Financial managers and directors
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£65,336.00
Marketing, sales and advertising directors
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£90,000.00
Public relations and communications directors
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£72,020.00
Purchasing managers and directors
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£56,779.00
Charitable organisation managers and directors
Human resource managers and directors
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£54,474.00
Information technology directors
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£90,081.00
Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
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£69,996.00
Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport
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£80,518.00
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
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£36,006.00
Officers in armed forces
Senior police officers
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£66,514.00
Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services
Health services and public health managers and directors
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£55,879.00
Social services managers and directors
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£45,155.00
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
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£34,976.00
Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
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£31,126.00
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
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£33,008.00
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
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£30,513.00
Publicans and managers of licensed premises
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£37,427.00
Leisure and sports managers
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£33,342.00
Travel agency managers and proprietors
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£34,505.00
Health care practice managers
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£38,941.00
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
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£40,661.00
Early education and childcare services proprietors
Managers in transport and distribution
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£46,734.00
Managers in storage and warehousing
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£36,620.00
Managers in logistics
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£45,104.00
Property, housing and estate managers
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£41,115.00
Garage managers and proprietors
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors
Waste disposal and environmental services managers
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£48,927.00
Managers and directors in the creative industries
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Betting shop and gambling establishment managers
Hire services managers and proprietors
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£31,763.00
Directors in consultancy services
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Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
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Process, Plant and Machine Operatives (39)
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Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
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£27,267.00
Textile process operatives
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Chemical and related process operatives
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£33,531.00
Plastics process operatives
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£29,644.00
Metal making and treating process operatives
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£31,893.00
Process operatives n.e.c.
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£30,843.00
Metal working machine operatives
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£31,344.00
Paper and wood machine operatives
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£29,640.00
Mining and quarry workers and related operatives
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£38,301.00
Energy plant operatives
Water and sewerage plant operatives
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£39,057.00
Printing machine assistants
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£29,657.00
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
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£29,142.00
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
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£28,241.00
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
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£31,041.00
Routine inspectors and testers
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£33,982.00
Weighers, graders and sorters
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£29,141.00
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
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£30,429.00
Sewing machinists
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Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
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£26,975.00
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
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£40,797.00
Road construction operatives
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£38,315.00
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
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£44,445.00
Construction operatives n.e.c.
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£30,237.00
Production, factory and assembly supervisors
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£35,092.00
Large goods vehicle drivers
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£39,141.00
Bus and coach drivers
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£33,947.00
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
Delivery drivers and couriers
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£24,627.00
Driving instructors
Road transport drivers n.e.c.
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£28,725.00
Crane drivers
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£46,392.00
Fork-lift truck drivers
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£31,016.00
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
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£36,408.00
Train and tram drivers
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£76,176.00
Marine and waterways transport operatives
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£39,405.00
Air transport operatives
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£32,376.00
Rail transport operatives
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£56,925.00
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.
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£32,066.00
Professional Occupations (97)
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Chemical scientists
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Biological scientists
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£43,781.00
Biochemists and biomedical scientists
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£45,269.00
Physical scientists
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£53,142.00
Social and humanities scientists
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£38,591.00
Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
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£41,706.00
Civil engineers
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£50,602.00
Mechanical engineers
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£50,594.00
Electrical engineers
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£59,930.00
Electronics engineers
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£51,973.00
Production and process engineers
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£47,711.00
Aerospace engineers
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£55,817.00
Engineering project managers and project engineers
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£52,451.00
Engineering professionals n.e.c.
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£47,985.00
IT project managers
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£58,016.00
IT managers
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£55,502.00
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
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£59,593.00
Programmers and software development professionals
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£55,587.00
Cyber security professionals
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£54,816.00
IT quality and testing professionals
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£44,973.00
IT network professionals
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£48,294.00
Information technology professionals n.e.c.
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£50,459.00
Web design professionals
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£46,639.00
Graphic and multimedia designers
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£31,236.00
Conservation professionals
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£37,949.00
Environment professionals
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£41,555.00
Research and development (R&D) managers
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£54,857.00
Other researchers, unspecified discipline
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£42,463.00
Generalist medical practitioners
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£51,756.00
Specialist medical practitioners
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£88,997.00
Physiotherapists
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£37,917.00
Occupational therapists
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£37,201.00
Speech and language therapists
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£35,002.00
Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
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£38,230.00
Clinical psychologists
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£45,954.00
Other psychologists
Median
£34,250.00
Therapy professionals n.e.c.
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£32,287.00
Midwifery nurses
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£39,327.00
Community nurses
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£33,764.00
Specialist nurses
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£41,095.00
Nurse practitioners
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£41,392.00
Mental health nurses
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£40,028.00
Children's nurses
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£34,173.00
Other nursing professionals
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£36,775.00
Veterinarians
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£45,362.00
Pharmacists
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£47,508.00
Optometrists
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£38,743.00
Dental practitioners
Medical radiographers
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£44,324.00
Paramedics
Median
£50,294.00
Podiatrists
Median
£35,920.00
Other health professionals n.e.c.
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£38,033.00
Higher education teaching professionals
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£46,494.00
Further education teaching professionals
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£38,642.00
Secondary education teaching professionals
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£44,246.00
Primary education teaching professionals
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£42,031.00
Nursery education teaching professionals
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£31,425.00
Special needs education teaching professionals
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£40,363.00
Teachers of English as a foreign language
Teaching professionals n.e.c.
Head teachers and principals
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£70,977.00
Education managers
Median
£45,043.00
Education advisers and school inspectors
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£41,535.00
Early education and childcare services managers
Median
£28,511.00
Other educational professionals n.e.c
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£35,079.00
Barristers and judges
Median
£34,253.00
Solicitors and lawyers
Median
£53,314.00
Legal professionals n.e.c.
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£33,822.00
Chartered and certified accountants
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£45,538.00
Finance and investment analysts and advisers
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£47,776.00
Taxation experts
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£46,280.00
Management consultants and business analysts
Median
£51,729.00
Marketing and commercial managers
Median
£50,589.00
Actuaries, economists and statisticians
Median
£51,520.00
Business and related research professionals
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£39,941.00
Professional/Chartered company secretaries
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
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£55,106.00
Business and financial project management professionals
Median
£57,874.00
Architects
Median
£45,625.00
Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
Median
£34,951.00
Quantity surveyors
Median
£51,950.00
Chartered surveyors
Median
£45,673.00
Construction project managers and related professionals
Median
£45,613.00
Social workers
Median
£42,708.00
Probation officers
Clergy
Median
£30,655.00
Youth work professionals
Median
£34,630.00
Welfare professionals n.e.c.
Median
£33,269.00
Librarians
Archivists and curators
Median
£33,096.00
Quality control and planning engineers
Median
£42,511.00
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
Median
£47,969.00
Environmental health professionals
Median
£40,044.00
Newspaper and periodical editors
Median
£41,583.00
Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters
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£42,169.00
Public relations professionals
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£36,336.00
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
Median
£46,356.00
Sales and Customer Service Occupations (19)
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Sales and retail assistants
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£14,491.00
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
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£14,018.00
Telephone salespersons
Median
£26,944.00
Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
Median
£17,993.00
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
Median
£31,750.00
Collector salespersons and credit agents
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
Median
£27,454.00
Roundspersons and van salespersons
Median
£26,984.00
Market and street traders and assistants
Visual merchandisers and related occupations
Median
£25,488.00
Sales related occupations n.e.c.
Median
£28,870.00
Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale
Median
£35,083.00
Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
Median
£26,112.00
Call and contact centre occupations
Median
£25,440.00
Telephonists
Communication operators
Median
£34,934.00
Market research interviewers
Customer service occupations n.e.c.
Median
£24,438.00
Customer service supervisors
Median
£34,033.00
Skilled Trades Occupations (57)
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5214
5221
5222
5223
5224
5225
5231
5232
5233
5234
5235
5236
5241
5242
5243
5244
5245
5246
5249
5250
5311
5312
5313
5314
5315
5316
5317
5319
5321
5322
5323
5330
5411
5412
5413
5419
5421
5422
5423
5431
5432
5433
5434
5435
5436
5441
5442
5443
5449
Farmers
Median
£32,728.00
Horticultural trades
Median
£24,613.00
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
Median
£27,057.00
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
Median
£27,519.00
Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
Median
£27,676.00
Sheet metal workers
Median
£31,920.00
Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations
Median
£37,035.00
Welding trades
Median
£34,742.00
Pipe fitters
Median
£42,580.00
Metal machining setters and setter-operators
Median
£35,394.00
Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out
Median
£38,584.00
Metal working production and maintenance fitters
Median
£40,002.00
Precision instrument makers and repairers
Median
£37,031.00
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers
Median
£41,166.00
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
Median
£36,560.00
Vehicle body builders and repairers
Median
£34,848.00
Vehicle paint technicians
Median
£34,531.00
Aircraft maintenance and related trades
Median
£44,704.00
Boat and ship builders and repairers
Median
£32,600.00
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
Median
£64,322.00
Electricians and electrical fitters
Median
£39,187.00
Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
Median
£39,652.00
TV, video and audio servicers and repairers
Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
Median
£34,073.00
Security system installers and repairers
Median
£37,991.00
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
Median
£41,111.00
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
Median
£48,171.00
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
Median
£44,793.00
Steel erectors
Median
£34,782.00
Stonemasons and related trades
Median
£33,938.00
Bricklayers
Median
£32,480.00
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
Median
£30,961.00
Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
Median
£36,563.00
Carpenters and joiners
Median
£33,797.00
Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
Median
£28,623.00
Construction and building trades n.e.c.
Median
£34,378.00
Plasterers
Median
£33,789.00
Floorers and wall tilers
Median
£32,663.00
Painters and decorators
Median
£30,889.00
Construction and building trades supervisors
Median
£45,000.00
Upholsterers
Median
£26,966.00
Footwear and leather working trades
Median
£25,116.00
Tailors and dressmakers
Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.
Median
£26,173.00
Pre-press technicians
Median
£27,496.00
Printers
Median
£31,367.00
Print finishing and binding workers
Median
£25,296.00
Butchers
Median
£27,929.00
Bakers and flour confectioners
Median
£26,983.00
Fishmongers and poultry dressers
Chefs
Median
£26,531.00
Cooks
Median
£17,885.00
Catering and bar managers
Median
£27,888.00
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
Median
£30,328.00
Florists
Other skilled trades n.e.c.
Median
£26,800.00