Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. roles in the UK earn a median of £26,500 per year, equivalent to £13.70 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 4.7% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £20,500 in North West to £31,500 in West Midlands. Pay has risen over the past 5 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £26,737/yr (1% below our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£26,500
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£13.70
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+4.7%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£22,500 – £
25th – 75th percentile
There is currently not sufficient data available for this occupation to say anything about the labour market.
Median annual pay for Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. across UK regions.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
| Region | Median Pay |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | £31,500 |
| London | £31,500 |
| East Midlands | £31,000 |
| East | £27,500 |
| South East | £26,500 |
| South West | £25,500 |
| Scotland | £25,500 |
| Wales | £25,500 |
| North East | £25,000 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £21,000 |
| North West | £20,500 |
| UK | £26,500 |
Annual pay grew by +4.7% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c..
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
The median salary for a Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. in the UK is £26,500 per year (about £13.70 per hour), based on official ONS data for 2025.
Most Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. earn between £22,500 and £ a year (the 25th to 75th percentile of UK pay).
Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. pay rose by 4.7% from 2024 to 2025.
The highest median pay for Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. is in West Midlands, at £31,500 per year.
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Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of tasks in relation to the breeding and rearing of animals and fish, catch fish at sea and from inland waterways, assist in the picking and lifting of crops, plant and maintain hedges, oversee the incubation and hatching of eggs and perform other fishing and elementary agricultural tasks not elsewhere classified in minor group 911: Elementary agricultural occupations.
There are no minimum academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by vocational training at an agricultural college. A variety of vocational qualifications in Agriculture and Fish Husbandry are available at levels 2 and 3 and in Maritime Studies: Sea Fishing at level2. Apprenticeships are available in some areas. Fishermen/women are required to undertake safety courses before and during the early stages of employment.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.