Therapy professionals, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Therapy professionals, other roles in the UK earn a median of £29,790 per year, equivalent to £17.65 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 0.1% decrease in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £25,921 to £40,789 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Therapy professionals, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Therapy professionals, other

Job holders in this unit group plan and apply physical and therapeutic treatments and activities to assist recovery from physical and mental illness and to minimise the effects of disabilities not elsewhere classified in minor group 222: Therapy professionals.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• prescribes diet therapy and gives advice to patients, health care professionals and the public on dietetic and nutritional matters for those with special dietary requirements or to prevent illness amongst the general population
• diagnoses and treats disorders of vision and eye movements, monitors subsequent progress and recommends further optical, pharmacological or surgical treatment as required
• manipulates and massages patient to discover the cause of pain, relieve discomfort, restore function and mobility and to correct irregularities in body structure
• prevents, recognises and treats injuries incurred playing sports or doing exercise and helps people manage injuries and rehabilitate themselves
• adopts a holistic approach in assessing the overall health of the patient, and treats by inserting needles under the skin at particular locations according to the disorder being treated
• diagnoses and treats behavioural problems in animals
• provides support and guidance to patients regarding hereditary conditions and genetic testing.

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants usually possess an accredited degree or postgraduate qualification. Training can take between two to five years depending upon the chosen method of study. Courses provide a mixture of theoretical study and practical experience. Membership of professional bodies may be mandatory in some areas.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.