Where does your salary
rank in your region?
Compare the place where you work with the UK. Your work region can change your rank considerably.
Your comparison
Enter an amount to see where it ranks. The result will show the comparison group, source year and next published threshold.
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Sources, definitions & how it works
ONS ASHE 2025 provisional · annual gross pay · full-time employee jobs held for more than one year. Data checked 17 October 2026. Sources and definitions.
Full-time pay by work region
Use the region where your job is based. These figures do not adjust for rent or other living costs.
| Work region | 10th percentile | Median | Top 10% threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East | £23,284 | £34,403 | £61,420 |
| North West | £23,400 | £37,361 | £70,142 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £23,397 | £35,682 | £65,286 |
| East Midlands | £23,135 | £35,600 | £63,883 |
| West Midlands | £23,279 | £37,064 | £68,285 |
| East of England | £23,694 | £38,597 | £74,962 |
| London | £27,418 | £49,692 | £115,775 |
| South East | £24,138 | £39,983 | £77,370 |
| South West | £23,936 | £37,195 | £68,482 |
| Wales | £23,621 | £35,796 | £60,628 |
| Scotland | £24,591 | £39,719 | £71,307 |
| Northern Ireland | £23,198 | £37,052 | £67,518 |
| UK, all ages | £23,990 | £39,039 | £76,903 |
ONS · 2025 provisional. Includes Northern Ireland. Download the thresholds (CSV).
The regional gap widens towards the top
London’s median is £49,692, compared with £39,039 UK-wide. At the top-10% threshold, the gap is £38,872. The upper end separates more sharply than the middle.
Same £50,000, different region
£50,000 is close to the London median of £49,692. In the North East it is close to the 80th-percentile threshold of £49,905. Neither result tells us how much is left after housing and other bills.
A region is not a city
The North West figures cover the whole region. They cannot give an exact Manchester percentile, just as East Midlands figures cannot establish a Nottingham-specific rank. Remote and hybrid workers should use the workplace location that best matches their job’s reporting basis.
Can I compare Northern Ireland?
Yes. The 2025 table includes a Northern Ireland distribution. Its full-time annual median is £37,052 and its top-10% threshold is £67,518.
Why does this use 2025 data?
These are the latest published detailed ONS regional tables checked on 17 October 2026. They are 2025 provisional survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted forecast of current salaries. The age and national salary comparisons use the same year.