Best paid jobs 2015: Compare your salary to the national average in this league table of 350 professions - and see the year's winners and losers

  • ONS data reveals average UK salary for 350 professions (see table below)
  • Chief executives and City brokers top the list
  • Musicians, artists and window cleaners have seen biggest pay rises
  • Quarry workers and crane drivers see pay cuts 

By RICHARD BROWNING FOR THISISMONEY.CO.UK

Updated:

It’s been a great year for artists, musicians and window cleaners in monetary terms at least, the latest official survey of UK annual salaries shows.

Musicians have seen pay rises averaging nearly 20 per cent in 2015, while cleaners are getting 17.8 per cent more, and window cleaners 12.3 per cent. Artists in general are earning 14.6 per cent more in 2015 than 2014, according to the huge annual data dump of pay scales by the Office For National Statistics highlights.

Agricultural machinery drivers fare well too. As do other motoring-based professions including driving instructors, cab and other professional drivers. This could be a reflection of cheaper fuel prices boosting these people’s incomes. 

Coal miners are also earning more this year (up 9.7 per cent). Crane drivers, however, saw their pay cut by nearly 2 per cent.

Musicians earn more this year.
Artists got a decent pay rise in 2015.

Play day: Musicians and artists have seen some of the biggest pay rises in 2015.

It’s worth noting that the figures quoted in this sometimes controversial view of pay are the mean averages - all pay divided by the number of jobs - which can be distorted higher if there a few very big earners at the top end of the profession.

But while Bono and David Bowie may be on rather more, the average musician is living on £25,500 – below the national average of £27,607.

In parts of London £25,000 is the cost of renting a small flat for a year.

At the other end of the scale, among the biggest losers are PR directors, property managers and estate agents. Quarry workers also took an inexplicable 5.6 per cent financial scalping.

But the real winners are ‘elected officers and representatives’ – jobs often associated with universities. Could this be where the new £9,000 annual tuition fees for students are being spent? They’re earning two thirds more this year than last, according to the figures.

Similar to previous years - see 2014 best paying jobs here -  the top overall earners are chief executives, City brokers, pilots, directors, lawyers, doctors and senior police officers.

The figures in these tables are annual gross pay for full and part-time employees, which explains why lunchtime school crossing patrols and bar and waiting staff come at the bottom of the pile.

Farm machinery operators got a pay harvest this year.
A good year for window cleaners.

Level paying field: Salaries have risen for farm machine operators and window cleaners.

Clicking here will download the full spreadsheet.

It’s of particular interest if you want to compare median salaries.

To find your job in the tables hit Ctrl+F on your keyboard to enable the keyword search. 

UK SALARIES 2015 
Rank Job Average pay Change since 2014 Number of jobs
1 Chief executives and senior officials £118,065 8.90% 67,000
2 Brokers £116,104 -13.70% 13,000
3 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers £86,342 -4.20% 10,000
4 Marketing and sales directors £82,360 -1.40% 144,000
5 Financial institution managers and directors £77,387 -3.40% 67,000
6 Legal professionals £76,434 4.10% 35,000
7 Air traffic controllers £75,060 -0.50% n/a
8 Financial managers and directors £74,707 -2.60% 238,000
9 Medical practitioners £72,315 3.30% 164,000
10 Information technology and telecommunications directors £66,733 -15.20% 29,000
11 Actuaries, economists and statisticians £63,596 3.10% 15,000
12 Advertising and public relations directors £62,686 -19.70% 7,000
13 Senior police officers £61,774 0.041 11000
14 Functional managers and directors £55,366 10.20% 57,000
15 Production managers and directors in mining and energy £54,369 0.00% 7,000
16 Human resource managers and directors £52,867 -6.30% 94,000
17 Purchasing managers and directors £52,433 -0.30% 54,000
18 Physical scientists £50,854 0.80% 13,000
19 Research and development managers £50,744 -3.50% 39,000
20 Senior professionals of educational establishments £50,427 1.50% 88,000
21 IT project and programme managers £50,031 4.20% 18,000
22 Business and financial project management professionals £50,002 4.80% 183,000
23 Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services £49,631 0.029 7000
24 Production managers and directors in manufacturing £49,569 -0.80% 479,000
25 Sales accounts and business development managers £49,292 -4.50% 416,000
26 Train and tram drivers £48,908 3.60% 27,000
27 Health services and public health managers and directors £48,772 0.80% 38,000
28 IT specialist managers £48,327 -1.90% 137,000
29 Production managers and directors in construction £48,077 -3.50% 86,000
30 Taxation experts £47,878 3.00% 16,000
31 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £46,215 0.80% 87,000
32 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals £46,012 2.70% 66,000
33 Management consultants and business analysts £45,145 4.00% 120,000
34 Electrical engineers £44,996 -4.20% 20,000
35 Dental practitioners £44,979 11.70% 8,000
36 Mechanical engineers £44,837 4.50% 33,000
37 Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers £44,702 5.60% n/a
38 Electronics engineers £43,892 4.60% n/a
39 Financial and accounting technicians £43,374 -1.50% 27,000
40 Higher education teaching professionals £43,311 8.70% 140,000
41 Finance and investment analysts and advisers £43,206 -5.10% 91,000
42 Solicitors £43,141 -6.90% 66,000
43 Architects £42,984 0.40% 27,000
44 Insurance underwriters £42,787 -2.00% 19,000
45 Managers and directors in transport and distribution £42,219 0.50% 63,000
46 Civil engineers £42,061 4.80% 40,000
47 Engineering professionals £41,966 0.70% 127,000
48 Waste disposal and environmental services managers £41,791 2.50% 8,000
49 Financial accounts managers £41,500 -0.70% 108,000
50 Programmers and software development professionals £40,819 -0.10% 168,000
51 Social services managers and directors £40,394 1.80% 16,000
52 Quantity surveyors £40,286 -2.00% 23,000
53 Design and development engineers £40,058 -0.60% 67,000
54 Police officers (sergeant and below) £39,703 1.20% 233,000
55 Construction project managers and related professionals £39,603 -0.90% 17,000
56 Production and process engineers £39,510 2.70% 39,000
57 Rail transport operatives £39,404 -1.70% 9,000
58 Information technology and telecommunications professionals £39,284 -4.30% 77,000
59 Chartered and certified accountants £39,223 1.10% 75,000
60 Ship and hovercraft officers £38,409 -2.20% n/a
61 Pipe fitters £38,408 1.10% n/a
62 Biological scientists and biochemists £38,317 0.90% 49,000
63 Advertising accounts managers and creative directors £37,858 -5.50% n/a
64 Pharmacists £37,506 0.30% 36,000
65 Natural and social science professionals £37,431 2.30% 41,000
66 Business, research and administrative professionals £37,257 4.30% 53,000
67 Garage managers and proprietors £37,096 -5.30% 8,000
68 Chartered surveyors £37,057 1.50% 53,000
69 Marine and waterways transport operatives £37,034 -1.30% n/a
70 Property, housing and estate managers £37,015 -15.70% 89,000
71 Quality control and planning engineers £37,005 1.40% 34,000
72 Coal mine operatives £36,924 9.70% n/a
73 Psychologists £36,921 1.10% 20,000
74 Barristers and judges £36,916 -13.40% 10,000
75 Health and safety officers £36,587 3.10% 24,000
76 Chemical scientists £36,235 4.50% 12,000
77 Paramedics £36,197 -1.60% 20,000
78 Arts officers, producers and directors £36,162 -3.00% 17,000
79 Protective service associate professionals £35,863 1.70% 18,000
80 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £35,717 -0.20% 44,000
81 Managers and proprietors in other services £35,398 -0.30% 69,000
82 Travel agency managers and proprietors £35,316 0.00% n/a
83 Crane drivers £35,225 -1.90% 9,000
84 Engineering technicians £35,093 2.10% 75,000
85 Construction and building trades supervisors £34,510 0.60% 38,000
86 Veterinarians £34,502 -8.40% 13,000
87 Aircraft maintenance and related trades £34,397 0.90% 13,000
88 Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors £34,093 -1.20% 44,000
89 Chartered architectural technologists £33,985 1.00% n/a
90 Rail construction and maintenance operatives £33,930 -5.20% 11,000
91 Business sales executives £33,769 0.90% 176,000
92 Secondary education teaching professionals £33,665 3.00% 390,000
93 Telecommunications engineers £33,267 2.90% 35,000
94 Estimators, valuers and assessors £33,135 2.60% 43,000
95 Environment professionals £32,911 2.30% 30,000
96 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture £32,667 9.00% 12,000
97 Rail travel assistants £32,661 6.40% 22,000
98 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors £32,420 8.40% 40,000
99 Elected officers and representatives £32,399 61.50% n/a
100 Quarry workers and related operatives £32,379 -5.50% n/a
101 Environmental health professionals £32,363 5.20% 9,000
102 Medical radiographers £32,201 2.80% 34,000
103 Planning, process and production technicians £31,899 1.00% 31,000
104 Public relations professionals £31,883 7.00% 24,000
105 Buyers and procurement officers £31,852 -1.10% 48,000
106 Business and related research professionals £31,673 1.30% 67,000
107 Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) £31,673 5.00% 50,000
108 Education advisers and school inspectors £31,623 -1.00% 13,000
109 Electrical and electronic trades £31,480 1.00% 113,000
110 Ophthalmic opticians £31,468 2.20% 9,000
111 Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers £31,251 2.00% 8,000
112 Social and humanities scientists £31,150 0.00% n/a
113 Metal plate workers, and riveters £31,019 2.60% n/a
114 Managers and directors in storage and warehousing £30,958 1.40% 107,000
115 Driving instructors £30,945 8.60% n/a
116 Water and sewerage plant operatives £30,922 2.70% 9,000
117 Electricians and electrical fitters £30,852 1.60% 123,000
118 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services £30,790 0.00% n/a
119 Special needs education teaching professionals £30,759 6.80% 29,000
120 Leisure and sports managers £30,645 1.30% 33,000
121 IT operations technicians £30,641 2.40% 90,000
122 Fire service officers (watch manager and below) £30,608 5.50% 52,000
123 Web design and development professionals £30,339 1.60% 30,000
124 Conservation professionals £30,264 16.30% 9,000
125 Metal working production and maintenance fitters £30,227 0.90% 304,000
126 Scaffolders, stagers and riggers £30,136 3.10% n/a
127 Public services associate professionals £30,129 3.10% 115,000
128 Midwives £29,948 1.10% 45,000
129 Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail £29,937 0.00% 7,000
130 Draughtspersons £29,859 2.20% 29,000
131 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale £29,825 -0.50% 280,000
132 Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors £29,785 4.70% 17,000
133 Health professionals £29,718 4.80% 29,000
134 Inspectors of standards and regulations £29,636 6.80% 19,000
135 Office managers £29,588 1.60% 154,000
136 Importers and exporters £29,527 1.60% n/a
137 Primary and nursery education teaching professionals £29,503 -1.20% 361,000
138 IT user support technicians £29,484 0.60% 119,000
139 Further education teaching professionals £29,358 2.70% 110,000
140 Marketing associate professionals £29,311 -1.60% 105,000
141 Human resources and industrial relations officers £29,188 0.00% 110,000
142 Electrical and electronics technicians £29,182 -1.20% 12,000
143 Legal associate professionals £29,182 -5.30% 47,000
144 Physiotherapists £29,125 2.20% 40,000
145 Podiatrists £29,001 5.20% 6,000
146 Probation officers £28,947 -3.40% n/a
147 Precision instrument makers and repairers £28,850 0.50% n/a
148 Product, clothing and related designers £28,803 1.60% 21,000
149 Social workers £28,680 0.20% 89,000
150 Customer service managers and supervisors £28,630 0.60% 61,000
151 Building and civil engineering technicians £28,605 -7.00% n/a
152 TV, video and audio engineers £28,475 4.40% 7,000
153 Boat and ship builders and repairers £28,450 -2.40% n/a
154 Energy plant operatives £28,276 2.40% 6,000
155 Business and related associate professionals £28,274 -8.90% 120,000
156 Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers £28,153 0.50% 52,000
157 IT engineers £28,039 7.40% 14,000
158 Prison service officers (below principal officer) £27,877 5.40% 46,000
159 Chemical and related process operatives £27,847 5.00% 24,000
160 Agricultural machinery drivers £27,805 21.00% n/a
161 Quality assurance technicians £27,723 0.30% 25,000
162 Welding trades £27,644 3.40% 44,000
163 Steel erectors £27,566 2.90% n/a
164 Metal machining setters and setter-operators £27,444 1.70% 61,000
165 Therapy professionals £27,358 0.00% 11,000
166 Health care practice managers £27,323 -12.60% 13,000
167 Floorers and wall tilers £27,140 0.00% 8,000
168 Science, engineering and production technicians £26,969 0.40% 112,000
169 Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors £26,900 2.00% 97,000
170 Occupational therapists £26,669 2.10% 28,000
171 Process operatives £26,666 9.10% 8,000
172 Printers £26,659 -1.40% 21,000
173 Sheet metal workers £26,656 -2.70% 10,000
174 Speech and language therapists £26,621 0.30% 10,000
175 Dispensing opticians £26,604 10.50% n/a
176 Large goods vehicle drivers £26,603 1.50% 171,000
177 Medical and dental technicians £26,569 -0.20% 25,000
178 Pre-press technicians £26,527 3.40% n/a
179 Police community support officers £26,521 2.40% 16,000
180 Authors, writers and translators £26,441 2.60% 11,000
181 Rubber process operatives £26,400 2.30% n/a
182 Artists £26,378 14.60% n/a
183 Mobile machine drivers and operatives £26,377 2.80% 36,000
184 Welfare professionals £26,352 -1.20% 12,000
185 Nurses £26,249 -0.30% 782,000
186 Graphic designers £26,114 0.90% 33,000
187 Construction and building trades £26,111 -2.20% 29,000
188 Road construction operatives £26,105 -3.20% 17,000
189 Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out £26,005 -1.00% 10,000
190 Metal making and treating process operatives £25,690 0.60% 10,000
191 Musicians £25,598 19.70% n/a
192 Vehicle body builders and repairers £25,553 3.80% 24,000
193 Air transport operatives £25,240 -2.90% 11,000
194 Carpenters and joiners £25,238 1.80% 72,000
195 Other drivers and transport operatives £25,187 8.70% 6,000
196 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians £25,182 0.60% 112,000
197 Bricklayers and masons £25,047 1.20% 17,000
198 Archivists and curators £25,045 12.50% 7,000
199 Conference and exhibition managers and organisers £24,885 0.60% 26,000
200 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators £24,776 -1.10% 20,000
201 Librarians £24,623 -1.30% 14,000
202 Publicans and managers of licensed premises £24,621 2.00% 10,000
203 Vehicle paint technicians £24,616 -0.50% 9,000
204 Transport and distribution clerks and assistants £24,536 0.90% 47,000
205 Office supervisors £24,220 -3.30% 27,000
206 Other skilled trades £24,100 5.60% 18,000
207 Moulders, core makers and die casters £24,089 5.50% n/a
208 Plant and machine operatives £23,905 -1.40% 15,000
209 Plastics process operatives £23,802 3.00% n/a
210 Electroplaters £23,778 6.70% 5,000
211 Housing officers £23,703 1.70% 38,000
212 Glass and ceramics process operatives £23,676 14.20% 6,000
213 Routine inspectors and testers £23,600 -2.30% 48,000
214 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists £23,438 -0.60% 13,000
215 Health associate professionals £23,376 0.00% 8,000
216 Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) £23,371 3.90% 15,000
217 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters £23,346 2.40% 12,000
218 Bus and coach drivers £23,249 5.10% 118,000
219 Plasterers £23,135 3.50% 8,000
220 Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors £22,975 -2.80% 38,000
221 Finance officers £22,965 -8.10% 19,000
222 Painters and decorators £22,816 2.20% 23,000
223 Estate agents and auctioneers £22,813 -8.10% n/a
224 Forestry workers £22,407 7.70% n/a
225 Construction operatives £22,159 3.20% 79,000
226 Farmers £22,147 -2.70% n/a
227 Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers £22,045 -3.30% 8,000
228 Metal working machine operatives £21,963 1.20% 22,000
229 Fork-lift truck drivers £21,791 2.50% 22,000
230 Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants £21,746 2.30% 33,000
231 Clergy £21,735 1.70% 36,000
232 Local government administrative occupations £21,660 2.70% 81,000
233 Laboratory technicians £21,658 0.40% 53,000
234 National government administrative occupations £21,628 5.10% 170,000
235 Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers £21,616 4.60% 132,000
236 Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers £21,491 3.90% 15,000
237 Weavers and knitters £21,485 10.30% n/a
238 Officers of non-governmental organisations £21,469 0.00% 10,000
239 Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks £21,329 2.00% 243,000
240 Credit controllers £21,313 5.00% 25,000
241 Roundspersons and van salespersons £21,252 1.40% 5,000
242 Child and early years officers £21,199 0.30% 27,000
243 Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) £20,997 3.90% 15,000
244 Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers £20,942 6.10% n/a
245 Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters £20,936 0.40% 23,000
246 Stock control clerks and assistants £20,893 2.00% 71,000
247 Assemblers and routine operatives £20,862 4.50% 79,000
248 Agricultural and fishing trades £20,841 2.90% 7,000
249 Youth and community workers £20,762 1.60% 69,000
250 Elementary construction occupations £20,754 -1.50% 44,000
251 Security guards and related occupations £20,749 3.50% 102,000
252 Printing machine assistants £20,730 -2.60% 18,000
253 Paper and wood machine operatives £20,582 0.70% 23,000
254 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors £20,509 -6.80% n/a
255 Pharmaceutical technicians £20,340 1.00% 19,000
256 Bank and post office clerks £20,036 3.80% 94,000
257 Footwear and leather working trades £19,962 1.90% 8,000
258 Print finishing and binding workers £19,955 1.40% 12,000
259 Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters £19,810 -2.70% 12,000
260 Refuse and salvage occupations £19,752 -1.30% 22,000
261 Records clerks and assistants £19,711 1.70% 116,000
262 Pest control officers £19,587 -0.30% n/a
263 Textile process operatives £19,519 -4.80% n/a
264 Sales administrators £19,516 0.40% 59,000
265 Elementary process plant occupations £19,357 -2.00% 89,000
266 Personal assistants and other secretaries £19,295 -2.60% 215,000
267 Sales related occupations £19,274 8.40% n/a
268 Air travel assistants £19,214 -17.30% 40,000
269 Horticultural trades £19,195 9.00% n/a
270 Teaching and other educational professionals £19,167 3.60% 75,000
271 Elementary storage occupations £19,091 3.00% 455,000
272 Catering and bar managers £19,049 3.10% 52,000
273 Welfare and housing associate professionals £19,006 -0.20% 78,000
274 Parking and civil enforcement occupations £18,915 -1.20% 12,000
275 Houseparents and residential wardens £18,883 5.10% 15,000
276 Company secretaries £18,815 10.80% 18,000
277 Van drivers £18,804 1.10% 235,000
278 Legal secretaries £18,775 1.00% 24,000
279 Groundsmen and greenkeepers £18,617 0.50% 39,000
280 Sales supervisors £18,577 4.40% 88,000
281 Upholsterers £18,530 -3.40% n/a
282 Debt, rent and other cash collectors £18,432 6.40% 15,000
283 Financial administrative occupations £18,352 0.50% 105,000
284 Counsellors £18,344 5.90% 13,000
285 Human resources administrative occupations £18,336 1.20% 17,000
286 Hospital porters £18,264 3.70% 5,000
287 Travel agents £18,240 0.80% 23,000
288 Gardeners and landscape gardeners £18,066 0.80% 41,000
289 Food, drink and tobacco process operatives £18,016 -0.30% 133,000
290 Butchers £17,762 2.30% 28,000
291 Chefs £17,531 0.20% 148,000
292 Farm workers £17,490 -1.90% 26,000
293 Telephone salespersons £17,397 -0.70% 20,000
294 Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers £17,348 1.60% 86,000
295 Bakers and flour confectioners £17,311 -0.10% 28,000
296 Medical secretaries £17,085 -0.80% 41,000
297 School secretaries £16,778 2.50% 23,000
298 Caretakers £16,754 3.90% 59,000
299 Elementary cleaning occupations £16,693 17.80% n/a
300 Typists and related keyboard occupations £16,628 2.00% n/a
301 Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations £16,608 8.80% 13,000
302 Senior care workers £16,446 -1.10% 51,000
303 Street cleaners £16,446 -5.10% 5,000
304 Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs £16,407 8.40% 15,000
305 Other administrative occupations £16,391 1.80% 778,000
306 Customer service occupations £16,328 6.60% 281,000
307 Veterinary nurses £16,259 -3.70% n/a
308 Merchandisers and window dressers £16,118 13.10% 18,000
309 Weighers, graders and sorters £15,987 0.00% n/a
310 Call and contact centre occupations £15,909 4.50% 43,000
311 Tailors and dressmakers £15,546 3.10% n/a
312 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants £15,500 -0.30% 330,000
313 Telephonists £15,486 3.30% 9,000
314 Dental nurses £15,357 4.40% 39,000
315 Window cleaners £15,316 12.30% n/a
316 Industrial cleaning process occupations £15,132 -1.00% 14,000
317 Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors £15,005 2.20% 41,000
318 Sewing machinists £14,835 5.20% 20,000
319 Fishmongers and poultry dressers £14,355 0.40% n/a
320 Animal care services occupations £14,182 -5.60% 18,000
321 Vehicle valeters and cleaners £13,866 -1.80% n/a
322 Childminders and related occupations £13,146 0.00% n/a
323 Leisure and travel service occupations £13,119 4.00% 13,000
324 Elementary administration occupations £12,921 8.70% 23,000
325 Housekeepers and related occupations £12,866 6.60% 26,000
326 Care workers and home carers £12,831 1.40% 628,000
327 Library clerks and assistants £12,828 2.40% 28,000
328 Sports coaches, instructors and officials £12,708 7.10% 34,000
329 Receptionists £12,651 0.70% 200,000
330 Beauticians and related occupations £12,265 6.40% 24,000
331 Teaching assistants £12,081 1.60% 277,000
332 Nursery nurses and assistants £11,998 2.20% 161,000
333 Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers £11,874 1.40% 17,000
334 Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants £11,828 -0.20% 47,000
335 Educational support assistants £11,808 1.90% 126,000
336 Cooks £11,543 5.40% 62,000
337 Sports and leisure assistants £11,504 3.50% 51,000
338 Shelf fillers £11,479 -2.80% 77,000
339 Fitness instructors £11,054 3.80% 19,000
340 Florists £10,806 6.60% n/a
341 Sales and retail assistants £10,802 5.20% 912,000
342 Hairdressers and barbers £10,393 3.80% 52,000
343 Elementary sales occupations £9,987 -5.80% 9,000
344 Kitchen and catering assistants £9,485 5.80% 317,000
345 Retail cashiers and check-out operators £9,266 1.30% 154,000
346 Market research interviewers £9,195 11.70% 7,000
347 Cleaners and domestics £8,174 3.20% 478,000
348 Waiters and waitresses £7,676 1.70% 87,000
349 Bar staff £7,637 2.10% 93,000
350 Playworkers £7,322 5.20% 32,000
351 Care escorts £7,053 -3.30% 10,000
352 School midday and crossing patrol occupations £3,353 -0.70% 85,000

All employees £27,607 1.10% 21,634,000
Doctors are among the highest paid employees.
Pilots still do well in the pay stakes.

High earners: Doctors and pilots are still among Britain's highest paid workers.

JOBS THAT ATTRACTED PAY RISES IN 2015 - ordered by size of increase 
Job Average pay Change since 2014
Elected officers and representatives £32,399 61.5%
Agricultural machinery drivers £27,805 21.0%
Musicians £25,598 19.7%
Elementary cleaning occupations £16,693 17.8%
Conservation professionals £30,264 16.3%
Artists £26,378 14.6%
Glass and ceramics process operatives £23,676 14.2%
Merchandisers and window dressers £16,118 13.1%
Archivists and curators £25,045 12.5%
Window cleaners £15,316 12.3%
Dental practitioners £44,979 11.7%
Market research interviewers £9,195 11.7%
Company secretaries £18,815 10.8%
Dispensing opticians £26,604 10.5%
Weavers and knitters £21,485 10.3%
Functional managers and directors £55,366 10.2%
Coal mine operatives £36,924 9.7%
Process operatives £26,666 9.1%
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture £32,667 9.0%
Horticultural trades £19,195 9.0%
Chief executives and senior officials £118,065 8.9%
Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations £16,608 8.8%
Higher education teaching professionals £43,311 8.7%
Other drivers and transport operatives £25,187 8.7%
Elementary administration occupations £12,921 8.7%
Driving instructors £30,945 8.6%
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors £32,420 8.4%
Sales related occupations £19,274 8.4%
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs £16,407 8.4%
Forestry workers £22,407 7.7%
IT engineers £28,039 7.4%
Sports coaches, instructors and officials £12,708 7.1%
Public relations professionals £31,883 7.0%
Special needs education teaching professionals £30,759 6.8%
Inspectors of standards and regulations £29,636 6.8%
Electroplaters £23,778 6.7%
Customer service occupations £16,328 6.6%
Housekeepers and related occupations £12,866 6.6%
Florists £10,806 6.6%
Rail travel assistants £32,661 6.4%
Debt, rent and other cash collectors £18,432 6.4%
Beauticians and related occupations £12,265 6.4%
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers £20,942 6.1%
Counsellors £18,344 5.9%
Kitchen and catering assistants £9,485 5.8%
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers £44,702 5.6%
Other skilled trades £24,100 5.6%
Fire service officers (watch manager and below) £30,608 5.5%
Moulders, core makers and die casters £24,089 5.5%
Prison service officers (below principal officer) £27,877 5.4%
Cooks £11,543 5.4%
Environmental health professionals £32,363 5.2%
Podiatrists £29,001 5.2%
Sewing machinists £14,835 5.2%
Sales and retail assistants £10,802 5.2%
Playworkers £7,322 5.2%
Bus and coach drivers £23,249 5.1%
National government administrative occupations £21,628 5.1%
Houseparents and residential wardens £18,883 5.1%
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) £31,673 5.0%
Chemical and related process operatives £27,847 5.0%
Credit controllers £21,313 5.0%
Business and financial project management professionals £50,002 4.8%
Civil engineers £42,061 4.8%
Health professionals £29,718 4.8%
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors £29,785 4.7%
Electronics engineers £43,892 4.6%
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers £21,616 4.6%
Mechanical engineers £44,837 4.5%
Chemical scientists £36,235 4.5%
Assemblers and routine operatives £20,862 4.5%
Call and contact centre occupations £15,909 4.5%
TV, video and audio engineers £28,475 4.4%
Sales supervisors £18,577 4.4%
Dental nurses £15,357 4.4%
Business, research and administrative professionals £37,257 4.3%
IT project and programme managers £50,031 4.2%
Legal professionals £76,434 4.1%
Senior police officers £61,774 0.041
Management consultants and business analysts £45,145 4.0%
Leisure and travel service occupations £13,119 4.0%
Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) £23,371 3.9%
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers £21,491 3.9%
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) £20,997 3.9%
Caretakers £16,754 3.9%
Vehicle body builders and repairers £25,553 3.8%
Bank and post office clerks £20,036 3.8%
Fitness instructors £11,054 3.8%
Hairdressers and barbers £10,393 3.8%
Hospital porters £18,264 3.7%
Train and tram drivers £48,908 3.6%
Teaching and other educational professionals £19,167 3.6%
Plasterers £23,135 3.5%
Security guards and related occupations £20,749 3.5%
Sports and leisure assistants £11,504 3.5%
Welding trades £27,644 3.4%
Pre-press technicians £26,527 3.4%
Medical practitioners £72,315 3.3%
Telephonists £15,486 3.3%
Construction operatives £22,159 3.2%
Cleaners and domestics £8,174 3.2%
Actuaries, economists and statisticians £63,596 3.1%
Health and safety officers £36,587 3.1%
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers £30,136 3.1%
Public services associate professionals £30,129 3.1%
Catering and bar managers £19,049 3.1%
Tailors and dressmakers £15,546 3.1%
Taxation experts £47,878 3.0%
Secondary education teaching professionals £33,665 3.0%
Plastics process operatives £23,802 3.0%
Elementary storage occupations £19,091 3.0%
Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services £49,631 0.029
Telecommunications engineers £33,267 2.9%
Steel erectors £27,566 2.9%
Agricultural and fishing trades £20,841 2.9%
Medical radiographers £32,201 2.8%
Mobile machine drivers and operatives £26,377 2.8%
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals £46,012 2.7%
Production and process engineers £39,510 2.7%
Water and sewerage plant operatives £30,922 2.7%
Further education teaching professionals £29,358 2.7%
Local government administrative occupations £21,660 2.7%
Estimators, valuers and assessors £33,135 2.6%
Metal plate workers, and riveters £31,019 2.6%
Authors, writers and translators £26,441 2.6%
Waste disposal and environmental services managers £41,791 2.5%
Fork-lift truck drivers £21,791 2.5%
School secretaries £16,778 2.5%
IT operations technicians £30,641 2.4%
Energy plant operatives £28,276 2.4%
Police community support officers £26,521 2.4%
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters £23,346 2.4%
Library clerks and assistants £12,828 2.4%
Natural and social science professionals £37,431 2.3%
Environment professionals £32,911 2.3%
Rubber process operatives £26,400 2.3%
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants £21,746 2.3%
Butchers £17,762 2.3%
Ophthalmic opticians £31,468 2.2%
Draughtspersons £29,859 2.2%
Physiotherapists £29,125 2.2%
Painters and decorators £22,816 2.2%
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors £15,005 2.2%
Nursery nurses and assistants £11,998 2.2%
Engineering technicians £35,093 2.1%
Occupational therapists £26,669 2.1%
Bar staff £7,637 2.1%
Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers £31,251 2.0%
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors £26,900 2.0%
Publicans and managers of licensed premises £24,621 2.0%
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks £21,329 2.0%
Stock control clerks and assistants £20,893 2.0%
Typists and related keyboard occupations £16,628 2.0%
Footwear and leather working trades £19,962 1.9%
Educational support assistants £11,808 1.9%
Social services managers and directors £40,394 1.8%
Carpenters and joiners £25,238 1.8%
Other administrative occupations £16,391 1.8%
Protective service associate professionals £35,863 1.7%
Metal machining setters and setter-operators £27,444 1.7%
Housing officers £23,703 1.7%
Clergy £21,735 1.7%
Records clerks and assistants £19,711 1.7%
Waiters and waitresses £7,676 1.7%
Electricians and electrical fitters £30,852 1.6%
Web design and development professionals £30,339 1.6%
Office managers £29,588 1.6%
Importers and exporters £29,527 1.6%
Product, clothing and related designers £28,803 1.6%
Youth and community workers £20,762 1.6%
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers £17,348 1.6%
Teaching assistants £12,081 1.6%
Senior professionals of educational establishments £50,427 1.5%
Chartered surveyors £37,057 1.5%
Large goods vehicle drivers £26,603 1.5%
Quality control and planning engineers £37,005 1.4%
Managers and directors in storage and warehousing £30,958 1.4%
Roundspersons and van salespersons £21,252 1.4%
Print finishing and binding workers £19,955 1.4%
Care workers and home carers £12,831 1.4%
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers £11,874 1.4%
Business and related research professionals £31,673 1.3%
Leisure and sports managers £30,645 1.3%
Retail cashiers and check-out operators £9,266 1.3%
Police officers (sergeant and below) £39,703 1.2%
Bricklayers and masons £25,047 1.2%
Metal working machine operatives £21,963 1.2%
Human resources administrative occupations £18,336 1.2%
Chartered and certified accountants £39,223 1.1%
Pipe fitters £38,408 1.1%
Psychologists £36,921 1.1%
Midwives £29,948 1.1%
All employees £27,607 1.1%
Van drivers £18,804 1.1%
Chartered architectural technologists £33,985 1.0%
Planning, process and production technicians £31,899 1.0%
Electrical and electronic trades £31,480 1.0%
Pharmaceutical technicians £20,340 1.0%
Legal secretaries £18,775 1.0%
Biological scientists and biochemists £38,317 0.9%
Aircraft maintenance and related trades £34,397 0.9%
Business sales executives £33,769 0.9%
Metal working production and maintenance fitters £30,227 0.9%
Graphic designers £26,114 0.9%
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants £24,536 0.9%
Physical scientists £50,854 0.8%
Health services and public health managers and directors £48,772 0.8%
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £46,215 0.8%
Travel agents £18,240 0.8%
Gardeners and landscape gardeners £18,066 0.8%
Engineering professionals £41,966 0.7%
Paper and wood machine operatives £20,582 0.7%
Receptionists £12,651 0.7%
Construction and building trades supervisors £34,510 0.6%
IT user support technicians £29,484 0.6%
Customer service managers and supervisors £28,630 0.6%
Metal making and treating process operatives £25,690 0.6%
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians £25,182 0.6%
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers £24,885 0.6%
Managers and directors in transport and distribution £42,219 0.5%
Precision instrument makers and repairers £28,850 0.5%
Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers £28,153 0.5%
Groundsmen and greenkeepers £18,617 0.5%
Financial administrative occupations £18,352 0.5%
Architects £42,984 0.4%
Science, engineering and production technicians £26,969 0.4%
Laboratory technicians £21,658 0.4%
Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters £20,936 0.4%
Sales administrators £19,516 0.4%
Fishmongers and poultry dressers £14,355 0.4%
Pharmacists £37,506 0.3%
Quality assurance technicians £27,723 0.3%
Speech and language therapists £26,621 0.3%
Child and early years officers £21,199 0.3%
Social workers £28,680 0.2%
Chefs £17,531 0.2%
Production managers and directors in mining and energy £54,369 0.0%
Travel agency managers and proprietors £35,316 0.0%
Social and humanities scientists £31,150 0.0%
Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services £30,790 0.0%
Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail £29,937 0.0%
Human resources and industrial relations officers £29,188 0.0%
Therapy professionals £27,358 0.0%
Floorers and wall tilers £27,140 0.0%
Health associate professionals £23,376 0.0%
Officers of non-governmental organisations £21,469 0.0%
Weighers, graders and sorters £15,987 0.0%
Childminders and related occupations £13,146 0.0%
Programmers and software development professionals £40,819 -0.1%
Bakers and flour confectioners £17,311 -0.1%
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £35,717 -0.2%
Medical and dental technicians £26,569 -0.2%
Welfare and housing associate professionals £19,006 -0.2%
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants £11,828 -0.2%
Purchasing managers and directors £52,433 -0.3%
Managers and proprietors in other services £35,398 -0.3%
Nurses £26,249 -0.3%
Pest control officers £19,587 -0.3%
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives £18,016 -0.3%
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants £15,500 -0.3%
Air traffic controllers £75,060 -0.5%
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale £29,825 -0.5%
Vehicle paint technicians £24,616 -0.5%
Design and development engineers £40,058 -0.6%
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists £23,438 -0.6%
Financial accounts managers £41,500 -0.7%
Telephone salespersons £17,397 -0.7%
School midday and crossing patrol occupations £3,353 -0.7%
Production managers and directors in manufacturing £49,569 -0.8%
Medical secretaries £17,085 -0.8%
Construction project managers and related professionals £39,603 -0.9%
Education advisers and school inspectors £31,623 -1.0%
Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out £26,005 -1.0%
Industrial cleaning process occupations £15,132 -1.0%
Buyers and procurement officers £31,852 -1.1%
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators £24,776 -1.1%
Senior care workers £16,446 -1.1%
Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors £34,093 -1.2%
Primary and nursery education teaching professionals £29,503 -1.2%
Electrical and electronics technicians £29,182 -1.2%
Welfare professionals £26,352 -1.2%
Parking and civil enforcement occupations £18,915 -1.2%
Marine and waterways transport operatives £37,034 -1.3%
Librarians £24,623 -1.3%
Refuse and salvage occupations £19,752 -1.3%
Marketing and sales directors £82,360 -1.4%
Printers £26,659 -1.4%
Plant and machine operatives £23,905 -1.4%
Financial and accounting technicians £43,374 -1.5%
Elementary construction occupations £20,754 -1.5%
Paramedics £36,197 -1.6%
Marketing associate professionals £29,311 -1.6%
Rail transport operatives £39,404 -1.7%
Vehicle valeters and cleaners £13,866 -1.8%
IT specialist managers £48,327 -1.9%
Crane drivers £35,225 -1.9%
Farm workers £17,490 -1.9%
Insurance underwriters £42,787 -2.0%
Quantity surveyors £40,286 -2.0%
Elementary process plant occupations £19,357 -2.0%
Ship and hovercraft officers £38,409 -2.2%
Construction and building trades £26,111 -2.2%
Routine inspectors and testers £23,600 -2.3%
Boat and ship builders and repairers £28,450 -2.4%
Financial managers and directors £74,707 -2.6%
Printing machine assistants £20,730 -2.6%
Personal assistants and other secretaries £19,295 -2.6%
Sheet metal workers £26,656 -2.7%
Farmers £22,147 -2.7%
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters £19,810 -2.7%
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors £22,975 -2.8%
Shelf fillers £11,479 -2.8%
Air transport operatives £25,240 -2.9%
Arts officers, producers and directors £36,162 -3.0%
Road construction operatives £26,105 -3.2%
Office supervisors £24,220 -3.3%
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers £22,045 -3.3%
Care escorts £7,053 -3.3%
Financial institution managers and directors £77,387 -3.4%
Probation officers £28,947 -3.4%
Upholsterers £18,530 -3.4%
Research and development managers £50,744 -3.5%
Production managers and directors in construction £48,077 -3.5%
Veterinary nurses £16,259 -3.7%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers £86,342 -4.2%
Electrical engineers £44,996 -4.2%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals £39,284 -4.3%
Sales accounts and business development managers £49,292 -4.5%
Textile process operatives £19,519 -4.8%
Finance and investment analysts and advisers £43,206 -5.1%
Street cleaners £16,446 -5.1%
Rail construction and maintenance operatives £33,930 -5.2%
Garage managers and proprietors £37,096 -5.3%
Legal associate professionals £29,182 -5.3%
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors £37,858 -5.5%
Quarry workers and related operatives £32,379 -5.5%
Animal care services occupations £14,182 -5.6%
Elementary sales occupations £9,987 -5.8%
Human resource managers and directors £52,867 -6.3%
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors £20,509 -6.8%
Solicitors £43,141 -6.9%
Building and civil engineering technicians £28,605 -7.0%
Finance officers £22,965 -8.1%
Estate agents and auctioneers £22,813 -8.1%
Veterinarians £34,502 -8.4%
Business and related associate professionals £28,274 -8.9%
Health care practice managers £27,323 -12.6%
Barristers and judges £36,916 -13.4%
Brokers £116,104 -13.7%
Information technology and telecommunications directors £66,733 -15.2%
Property, housing and estate managers £37,015 -15.7%
Air travel assistants £19,214 -17.3%
Advertising and public relations directors £62,686 -19.7%
Judges earn less this year than last.
Judges have seen their pay cut.

Judgement pay: The legal and property professions are among those with the biggest pay cuts this year. 

JOBS WHERE PAY WAS CUT IN 2015 
Job Average pay Change since 2014
Programmers and software development professionals £40,819 -0.1%
Bakers and flour confectioners £17,311 -0.1%
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £35,717 -0.2%
Medical and dental technicians £26,569 -0.2%
Welfare and housing associate professionals £19,006 -0.2%
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants £11,828 -0.2%
Purchasing managers and directors £52,433 -0.3%
Managers and proprietors in other services £35,398 -0.3%
Nurses £26,249 -0.3%
Pest control officers £19,587 -0.3%
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives £18,016 -0.3%
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants £15,500 -0.3%
Air traffic controllers £75,060 -0.5%
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale £29,825 -0.5%
Vehicle paint technicians £24,616 -0.5%
Design and development engineers £40,058 -0.6%
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists £23,438 -0.6%
Financial accounts managers £41,500 -0.7%
Telephone salespersons £17,397 -0.7%
School midday and crossing patrol occupations £3,353 -0.7%
Production managers and directors in manufacturing £49,569 -0.8%
Medical secretaries £17,085 -0.8%
Construction project managers and related professionals £39,603 -0.9%
Education advisers and school inspectors £31,623 -1.0%
Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out £26,005 -1.0%
Industrial cleaning process occupations £15,132 -1.0%
Buyers and procurement officers £31,852 -1.1%
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators £24,776 -1.1%
Senior care workers £16,446 -1.1%
Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors £34,093 -1.2%
Primary and nursery education teaching professionals £29,503 -1.2%
Electrical and electronics technicians £29,182 -1.2%
Welfare professionals £26,352 -1.2%
Parking and civil enforcement occupations £18,915 -1.2%
Marine and waterways transport operatives £37,034 -1.3%
Librarians £24,623 -1.3%
Refuse and salvage occupations £19,752 -1.3%
Marketing and sales directors £82,360 -1.4%
Printers £26,659 -1.4%
Plant and machine operatives £23,905 -1.4%
Financial and accounting technicians £43,374 -1.5%
Elementary construction occupations £20,754 -1.5%
Paramedics £36,197 -1.6%
Marketing associate professionals £29,311 -1.6%
Rail transport operatives £39,404 -1.7%
Vehicle valeters and cleaners £13,866 -1.8%
IT specialist managers £48,327 -1.9%
Crane drivers £35,225 -1.9%
Farm workers £17,490 -1.9%
Insurance underwriters £42,787 -2.0%
Quantity surveyors £40,286 -2.0%
Elementary process plant occupations £19,357 -2.0%
Ship and hovercraft officers £38,409 -2.2%
Construction and building trades £26,111 -2.2%
Routine inspectors and testers £23,600 -2.3%
Boat and ship builders and repairers £28,450 -2.4%
Financial managers and directors £74,707 -2.6%
Printing machine assistants £20,730 -2.6%
Personal assistants and other secretaries £19,295 -2.6%
Sheet metal workers £26,656 -2.7%
Farmers £22,147 -2.7%
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters £19,810 -2.7%
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors £22,975 -2.8%
Shelf fillers £11,479 -2.8%
Air transport operatives £25,240 -2.9%
Arts officers, producers and directors £36,162 -3.0%
Road construction operatives £26,105 -3.2%
Office supervisors £24,220 -3.3%
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers £22,045 -3.3%
Care escorts £7,053 -3.3%
Financial institution managers and directors £77,387 -3.4%
Probation officers £28,947 -3.4%
Upholsterers £18,530 -3.4%
Research and development managers £50,744 -3.5%
Production managers and directors in construction £48,077 -3.5%
Veterinary nurses £16,259 -3.7%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers £86,342 -4.2%
Electrical engineers £44,996 -4.2%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals £39,284 -4.3%
Sales accounts and business development managers £49,292 -4.5%
Textile process operatives £19,519 -4.8%
Finance and investment analysts and advisers £43,206 -5.1%
Street cleaners £16,446 -5.1%
Rail construction and maintenance operatives £33,930 -5.2%
Garage managers and proprietors £37,096 -5.3%
Legal associate professionals £29,182 -5.3%
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors £37,858 -5.5%
Quarry workers and related operatives £32,379 -5.5%
Animal care services occupations £14,182 -5.6%
Elementary sales occupations £9,987 -5.8%
Human resource managers and directors £52,867 -6.3%
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors £20,509 -6.8%
Solicitors £43,141 -6.9%
Building and civil engineering technicians £28,605 -7.0%
Finance officers £22,965 -8.1%
Estate agents and auctioneers £22,813 -8.1%
Veterinarians £34,502 -8.4%
Business and related associate professionals £28,274 -8.9%
Health care practice managers £27,323 -12.6%
Barristers and judges £36,916 -13.4%
Brokers £116,104 -13.7%
Information technology and telecommunications directors £66,733 -15.2%
Property, housing and estate managers £37,015 -15.7%
Air travel assistants £19,214 -17.3%
Advertising and public relations directors £62,686 -19.7%
Savings accounts

 

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