Pilates teacher | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Pilates teachers help clients change and improve their body strength and posture through breathing, stretching and conditioning exercises.

  • Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body to provide treatment for medical conditions, injuries, or wellness maintenance.
  • Confer with clients about their medical histories and problems with stress or pain to determine how massage will be most helpful.
  • Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body.
  • Maintain treatment records.
  • Ass
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Pilates teachers typically work around 32 to 34 hours per week.

As a Pilates teacher you will typically work as a contractor / self-employed.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require
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* from ONETonline
Average salary
24,657 GBP *
per year
12,000 GBP
40,000 GBP
Starting
5+ Experience
* data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Average salary for Pilates teacher

  • 24,367 GBP
  • 25,167 GBP
Average salary for part-time Pilates teacher
Average salary for full-time Pilates teacher

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  • 6,134 GBP
  • 6,517 GBP
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Salary over time for Pilates teacher

Salary for this role has increased over time
  • 26,101 GBP
  • 24,220 GBP
  • 25,425 GBP
  • 26,124 GBP
  • 30,022 GBP
  • 28,322 GBP
  • 24,657 GBP
  • 23,867 GBP
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Future outlook for Pilates teachers

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Balanced outlook
60 000+ jobs available
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-1% yearly wage growth (on average)
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44% chance of automation in the future

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Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Pilates teacher and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

  • 55% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree
  • 29% of people in this role have a Master's degree
  • 6% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent

You could do a course like a Level 3 Diploma in Mat Pilates or Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates.

It may be useful if you have a background in teaching exercise.

You'll need:

  • knowledge of teaching classes
  • customer service skills
  • the ability to work on your own
  • leadership skills
  • to be thorough and pay attention to detail
  • the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
  • patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
  • excellent verbal communication skills
  • to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

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Things to highlight for your Pilates teacher interview

Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

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