Planning, process and production technicians roles in the UK earn a median of £37,000 per year, equivalent to £18.34 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 5.4% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £31,500 in East Midlands to £43,500 in London. Pay has risen over the past 5 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £36,895/yr (0% above our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£37,000
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£18.34
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+5.4%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£29,500 – £48,500
25th – 75th percentile
There is currently not sufficient data available for this occupation to say anything about the labour market.
Median annual pay for Planning, process and production technicians across UK regions.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
| Region | Median Pay |
|---|---|
| London | £43,500 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £40,000 |
| East | £38,000 |
| West Midlands | £37,500 |
| Scotland | £37,000 |
| North West | £36,500 |
| Wales | £35,500 |
| South West | £35,000 |
| North East | £35,000 |
| South East | £34,500 |
| East Midlands | £31,500 |
| UK | £37,000 |
Annual pay grew by +5.4% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Planning, process and production technicians.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
The median salary for a Planning, process and production technicians in the UK is £37,000 per year (about £18.34 per hour), based on official ONS data for 2025.
Most Planning, process and production technicians earn between £29,500 and £48,500 a year (the 25th to 75th percentile of UK pay).
Planning, process and production technicians pay rose by 5.4% from 2024 to 2025.
The highest median pay for Planning, process and production technicians is in London, at £43,500 per year.
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Planning, process and production technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist production, process and planning engineers with production programmes and schedules and with manufacturing and processing procedures in order to ensure accuracy, cost-effectiveness and efficiency
Entrants to training usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Vocational training consists either of full-time study for a BTEC/SQA National award followed by two years on-the-job training, or an apprenticeship leading to an NVQ/SVQ at level 3.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.