The average hourly salary for full-time workers in the financial and insurance sector in the United Kingdom in 2022 was 25.19 pounds an hour, the most of any sector in that year. By contrast, workers in the accommodation and food service sector earned an average of 12.32 pounds an hour.
Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector
(in GBP)
Characteristic
Hourly pay in GBP
Financial and insurance activities
25.19
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
23.99
Information and Communication
22.24
Mining and quarrying
21.97
Professional, scientific and technical activities
21.12
Education
20.22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
18.52
Construction
17.69
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
17
Real estate activities
16.97
Human health and social work activities
16.84
Manufacturing
16.8
Transportation and storage
15.93
Other service activities
15.51
Arts, entertainment and recreation
14.95
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 1, 2023). Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Hourly 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/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median hourly earnings for full-time employees in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry sector (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Median hourly 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/416127/full-time-hourly-wage-uk-by-sector/
