The most common jobs in the UK at different salary ranges

Chart showing the most common occupations (those with the largest number of full-time employees) in the UK, and their median annual salaries.

Each circle represents an occupational role (listed as per the ONS’s four-digit Standard Occupational Classification). The circles closest to the left are the most common jobs at different salary ranges. The circle's size indicates the role's workforce size (eg the number of full-time employees) and its vertical position indicates the role's average (median) annual salary.

All roles shown are held by at least 100,000 or more full-time employees | ONS employee estimates shown are for the year to December 2024 | Employee earnings estimates shown are median gross annual earnings for full-time workers (which includes basic pay plus incentive pay, shift-premium pay, overtime pay and other pay) in 2024 | n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.

*Example job titles include administrative assistant, clerical assistant and office administrator; †roles include citizens advice adviser, day centre supervisor, caseworker, support worker and welfare assistant; ‡roles include RGN, staff nurse, matron, sister and ward manager.

Chart: HR software provider Ciphr Source: Nomis & ONS Embed Created with Datawrapper