UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Professional Occupations

Understanding how your annual salary is calculated and how it compares to the average salary in the UK is essential if you wish to ensure you are paid the right amount for the work you do. This page contains the average salaries for Professional occupations in the United Kingdom in .

The list below details the average salary in 2019 all occupations listed in the Professional occupations occupation category as defined by the UK Office of National Statistics. Click on the occupation to see a salary example for that occupation for the 2019 tax year.

Professional occupation occupations

• Chemical scientists earned an average of £33,767.00
• Biological scientists biochemists earned an average of £37,392.00
• Physical scientists earned an average of £40,131.00
• Natural social science professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £38,621.00
• Civil engineers earned an average of £41,014.00
• Mechanical engineers earned an average of £41,042.00
• Electrical engineers earned an average of £48,893.00
• Design development engineers earned an average of £41,071.00
• Production process engineers earned an average of £39,815.00
• Engineering professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £42,146.00
• IT specialist managers earned an average of £46,465.00
• IT project programme managers earned an average of £48,262.00
• IT business analysts, architects systems designers earned an average of £48,703.00
• Programmers software development professionals earned an average of £42,173.00
• Web design development professionals earned an average of £31,732.00
• Information technology telecommunications professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £41,778.00
• Conservation professionals earned an average of £32,786.00
• Environment professionals earned an average of £32,427.00
• Research development managers earned an average of £47,044.00
• Medical practitioners earned an average of £75,855.00
• Psychologists earned an average of £41,784.00
• Pharmacists earned an average of £41,002.00
• Veterinarians earned an average of £39,190.00
• Medical radiographers earned an average of £35,717.00
• Podiatrists earned an average of £35,577.00
• Health professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £35,307.00
• Physiotherapists earned an average of £31,875.00
• Occupational therapists earned an average of £29,967.00
• Therapy professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £34,507.00
• Nurses earned an average of £32,451.00
• Higher education teaching professionals earned an average of £49,602.00
• Further education teaching professionals earned an average of £36,139.00
• Secondary education teaching professionals earned an average of £38,473.00
• Primary nursery education teaching professionals earned an average of £35,767.00
• Special needs education teaching professionals earned an average of £34,959.00
• Senior professionals of educational establishments earned an average of £52,931.00
• Education advisers school inspectors earned an average of £41,560.00
• Teaching other educational professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £25,692.00
• Solicitors earned an average of £43,725.00
• Legal professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £69,992.00
• Chartered certified accountants earned an average of £39,730.00
• Management consultants business analysts earned an average of £41,161.00
• Business financial project management professionals earned an average of £49,803.00
• Actuaries, economists statisticians earned an average of £48,168.00
• Business related research professionals earned an average of £34,270.00
• Business, research administrative professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £41,113.00
• Architects earned an average of £39,101.00
• Quantity surveyors earned an average of £42,760.00
• Chartered surveyors earned an average of £36,659.00
• Construction project managers related professionals earned an average of £37,841.00
• Social workers earned an average of £34,213.00
• Probation officers earned an average of £32,688.00
• Clergy earned an average of £25,694.00
• Welfare professionals n.e.c. earned an average of £34,200.00
• Librarians earned an average of £29,093.00
• Archivists curators earned an average of £27,254.00
• Quality control planning engineers earned an average of £38,102.00
• Quality assurance regulatory professionals earned an average of £42,549.00
• Environmental health professionals earned an average of £36,340.00
• Journalists, newspaper periodical editors earned an average of £37,377.00
• Public relations professionals earned an average of £32,148.00
• Advertising accounts managers creative directors earned an average of £37,851.00

UK Average Salary in 2019

The links below contain the 2019 average salaries for each occupation defined within the occupation group specified by the Office of National Statistics. If you are not sure which occupation group your occupation is listed in pleave view our list of occupations allocated to each group by the Office of National Statistics.

• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Managers, Directors & Senior Officials
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Professional Occupations
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Associate Professional & Technical
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Administrative & Secretarial
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Skilled Trades
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Caring, Leisure & Other Services
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Sales & Customer Services
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Process, Plant & Machine Operatives
• UK Average Earnings in 2019 for Elementary Occupations

UK Average Salary in 2018

If you are interested to see how the average earnings for Professional Occupations have changed, you can compare the 2018 average earnings to 2019.

• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Managers, Directors & Senior Officials
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Professional Occupations
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Associate Professional & Technical
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Administrative & Secretarial
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Skilled Trades
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Caring, Leisure & Other Services
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Sales & Customer Services
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Process, Plant & Machine Operatives
• UK Average Earnings in 2018 for Elementary Occupations