Full-time workers in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning had the highest average annual salaries in the United Kingdom in 2023, at approximately 50,528 British pounds, with those working in accommodation and food service professions having the lowest average salary, at 25,522 pounds per year.
Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector
(in GBP)
Characteristic
Average earnings in GBP
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
50,528
Financial and insurance activities
48,197
Mining and quarrying
46,978
Information and Communication
44,733
Professional, scientific and technical activities
41,453
Construction
38,005
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
36,804
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
36,531
Education
36,362
Manufacturing
34,950
Transportation and storage
34,899
Real estate activities
32,675
Human health and social work activities
32,194
Administrative and support service activities
30,999
Arts, entertainment and recreation
30,000
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 1, 2023). Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416122/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416122/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416122/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Annual Earnings for Full-time Employees in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Industry Sector (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416122/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416122/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-sector/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Median annual earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/416122/full-time-annual-salary-in-the-uk-by-sector/
