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Find out the average UK salary 2019 in this update
The Office of National Statistics has released its provisional update of the UK Average Salary 2019, showing that the average full-time salary is £36,611 and average part-time salary is £12,495. Whilst the full results have not been updated yet (find the current table of full results for the UK Average Salary here) it looks as though UK salaries have risen 3.6% full-time year on year.
Their figures are built by analysing PAYE (Pay As You Earn) reports analysing the year previous, and show some interesting results:
- Full-time wages have increased by a larger percentage than part-time wages for the first time since 2012
- Those who stayed in their role saw their wages increase an average of 5.2%
- London continues to be the highest paid location in the UK, followed by the South East and Scotland
UK Average Salary 2019
Average Full-Time Salary
£36,611
Average Part-Time Salary
£12,495
Gender Pay Gap
8.6%
Despite Brexit and the 2020 Skills Gap looming (read more about this in our 2019 L&D report) UK salaries seem to be rising. What's more, the occupations that are historically some of the lowest paid (such as caring, leisure and service occupations) are growing at a faster rate than some of the highest paid occupations (such as managerial and senior official roles)
Weekly earnings were up too, with the average weekly take-home pay in the UK for 2019 being £569 per week (up from £550 in the previous year).
Even with inflation factored in, wages rose 1.2% above this.
Top 25 Jobs 2018 vs. 2019
Job Role
IT Technicians
Administrator
Construction PM
Project Manager
Police Officer
Education Support Asst.
Business Development
Labourer
Receptionist
Sales Executive
Account Manager
Quantity Surveyor
Care Assistant
Chef
Managers
Nurse
Electrician
Doctor
Lawyer
Writer
Teacher
Business Analyst
Finance Professionals
Customer Service Advisor
Engineer
2018
£31,731
£25,050
£40,549
£58,478
£26,605
£16,700
£52,500
£28,237
£17,808
£26,302
£52,500
£42,511
£18,255
£21,282
£58,862
£32,338
£31,277
£41,494
£63,771
£33,887
£39,388
£49,079
£42,578
£21,494
£43,628
2019
£30,350
£25,937
£37,841
£49,038
£27,127
£15,850
£46,000
More data required
£17,141
£33,229
£46,000
£42,720
£18,084
£21,403
More data required
£32,041
£32,315
More data required
More data required
£35,153
£38,473
£41,161
More data required
£20,735
£41,014
Top 5 Best Paying Jobs in 2019
It's no surprise that CEO's tend to earn the highest salary, taking home nearly £100,000 per year. But did you know about the others?
Here are the top 5 best paying jobs, on average, according to the Office of National Statistics:
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Chief Executives - £97,708
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Air Traffic Controllers - £94,431
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Marketing and Sales Directors - £80,411
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Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers - £78,570
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Legal Professionals - £74,701
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Source: ons.gov
Note: 2019 reports from the Office of National Statistics comprise of 2018 salary data to calculate annual earnings.
