UK Salary by Profession 2026/27

Median £31,650 · range £31,650–£34,000

First-year teacher pay in England follows STPCD. Rest-of-England Main Scale M1 is £31,650 (2024/25) with large premia in London. Under the Early Career Framework it's a two-year induction programme.

Median £32,000 · range £28,000–£38,000

EO is the standard mid-early-career grade across most Whitehall departments. Pay varies by department but typical £28–34k national, £32–38k London (2024/25 pay remit awards).

Median £33,000 · range £30,000–£37,000

Band 5 is the entry grade for a registered nurse. 2024/25 Agenda for Change pay is £29,970–£36,483 across three spine points; after tax, NI and pension the actual take-home is materially different.

Median £34,000 · range £28,000–£42,000

Junior accountants span AAT-trained finance assistants to ACA Year 3 trainees. Pay varies £28–42k depending on qualification stage and whether studying (with paid exam time and fees).

Median £35,000 · range £28,000–£48,000

Entry-level software engineering pay varies wildly by employer type. UK-headquartered corporates pay £28–38k outside London; London-based fintech/scale-ups £40–55k; US tech in London £60k+.

Median £38,000 · range £30,000–£46,000

England & Wales police constable pay (2024 uplift): starter £29,907 rest-of-England/Wales; London Met adds £2,841. Progression over 7 years to £46,044. Scottish and NI rates close but distinct.

Median £40,000 · range £37,000–£44,000

Band 6 is the first genuinely specialist grade — team leaders, practice nurses, community specialists, and clinical educators. Pay ranges £37,338–£44,962 (Agenda for Change 2024/25).

Median £41,000 · range £36,000–£46,000

F1 is the first year of medical foundation training. Basic pay £36,616 (England 2024/25); typical take-home including banding/unsocial-hours is 20-40% higher than basic.

Median £42,000 · range £35,000–£50,000

HEO covers deputy-team-lead policy officers, technical specialists, middle managers. Pay range £35–45k national, £40–50k London depending on department (2024/25).

Median £45,000 · range £30,000–£80,000

Data analyst is a broad category — from reporting/BI analyst through product analyst through data scientist. Typical UK range £30–50k junior/mid, £55–80k senior, £80–120k lead/principal.

Median £47,000 · range £45,000–£49,000

Teachers passing the performance threshold move to the Upper Pay Scale (UPS1–UPS3). Rest-of-England range £45,646–£49,084 (2024/25 STPCD). Classroom teachers without TLR or leadership responsibilities.

Median £49,000 · range £46,000–£52,000

Band 7 covers senior clinical roles — Advanced Nurse Practitioners, ward sisters, team leads, clinical educators. Pay range £46,148–£52,809 (Agenda for Change 2024/25).

Median £52,000 · range £42,000–£65,000

Mid-level SWE (2–5 years experience) — typical UK private-sector £42–55k outside London, £55–75k London scale-ups, £85–120k at US tech. Near or at the £50,270 higher-rate threshold for most UK-average roles.

Median £55,000 · range £35,000–£150,000

Solicitor pay in the UK is a three-tier market: high-street and legal aid £28–40k, regional commercial £40–55k, City commercial £80–110k, and US firms in London £130,000+ NQ.

Median £57,000 · range £54,000–£60,000

Band 8a covers service managers, matrons, senior AHPs and clinical leads with budget and people responsibility. Pay £53,755–£60,504 (2024/25 AfC).

Median £63,000 · range £55,000–£73,000

Grade 7 is the first genuinely senior policy grade — branch head, team lead, senior analyst. Pay range £55–73k national, £60–80k in Treasury/CO (2024/25).

Median £68,000 · range £48,000–£130,000

Newly-qualified ACAs in Big 4 London earn £55–65k in 2024; regional firms £45–55k. Progression to manager (3–5 yrs PQ): £65–85k. Senior manager / director (5-10 yrs): £90–170k.

Median £72,000 · range £60,000–£90,000

Deputy heads sit on the Leadership Pay Range. Rest-of-England typical L11–L27 £60,895–£107,617 (2024/25 STPCD). Specific pay depends on school size/ISR group and governing-body award.

Median £72,000 · range £58,000–£85,000

Senior SWE (5+ years experience, technical ownership, mentoring) typical range £58–85k UK private-sector, £90–140k+ at London scale-ups or US tech London offices. Firmly into the 40% tax band.

Median £95,000 · range £75,000–£130,000

Engineering managers (6-12 direct reports, team responsibility) typically earn £75–120k UK private-sector, £120–200k+ at US-HQ tech firms in London. Typically in 40% tax band with PA-taper risk above £100k.

Median £110,000 · range £60,000–£280,000

Senior solicitors (5+ PQE, pre-partner) typical pay: regional £60–85k, Magic Circle £120–170k, US London £210–280k+. Partnership track at City firms from 7–10 PQE.

Median £120,000 · range £105,000–£180,000

Consultant is the senior career grade post-CCT. NHS England 2024/25 pay range £105,504–£139,882, with progression across 8 thresholds over 19 years. London, private practice and Clinical Excellence Awards add substantially.