Business, media and public service professionals — UK Pay Data

Salaries in the Business, media and public service professionals group range from £32,000 to £60,500 per year across 32 occupations, based on official ONS ASHE data. The highest-paying role is Business and financial project management professionals at a median of £60,500/year. Click any occupation below to see regional breakdowns, year-on-year pay trends, and hourly rates.

Occupation Median Annual Pay Year-on-Year
Business and financial project management professionals £60,500 +2.5%
Solicitors and lawyers £56,500 +2.7%
Marketing and commercial managers £56,000 +2.8%
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. £55,500 +2.8%
Barristers and judges £55,000 +2.8%
Quantity surveyors £54,500 +2.8%
Management consultants and business analysts £52,500 +2.9%
Actuaries, economists and statisticians £52,000 +2.0%
Chartered and certified accountants £51,500 +2.0%
Taxation experts £51,000 +3.0%
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals £50,500 +3.1%
Finance and investment analysts and advisers £48,000 +2.1%
Construction project managers and related professionals £47,500 +3.3%
Architects £47,000 +3.3%
Chartered surveyors £47,000 +3.3%
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors £47,000 +3.3%
Social workers £45,000 +2.3%
Quality control and planning engineers £45,000 +3.4%
Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters £43,500 +3.6%
Business and related research professionals £42,500 +3.7%
Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors £42,500 +2.4%
Welfare professionals n.e.c. £42,000 +2.4%
Environmental health professionals £41,500 +2.5%
Librarians £39,000 +2.6%
Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants £38,000 +2.7%
Youth work professionals £38,000 +2.7%
Public relations professionals £37,000 +2.8%
Legal professionals n.e.c. £35,500 +2.9%
Archivists, conservators and curators £35,000 +2.9%
Clergy £32,000 +1.6%
Professional/chartered company secretaries — —
Probation officers — —

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