Chief executives and senior officials top London pay league table
Chief executives and senior officials top London full time average pay league at £143,323 average with sales staff bottom on £17,336
What these figures show is the importance of income support and housing benefits for those at the bottom of the pay league whose take home incomes depend on these benefits to make ends meet says GMB London
Chief executives and senior officials are top of the pay league in London for full time average annual earnings. In April 2017 they had annual average earnings of £143,323. At the bottom of the pay league for 84 occupations, are elementary sales occupations, with average earnings of £17,336.
These figures are from a new study by GMB London of the latest official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) from the April 2017 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). [See notes to editors for sources and definitions]
The other highest earning positions in London include; functional managers and directors on £107,792, legal professionals on £86,593, production managers and directors on £76,325, senior officers in protective services on £65,348, and business, finance and related associate professionals on £64,937.
Meanwhile, some of the lowest paid positions in London also include; other elementary services occupations on £17,531, textiles and garments trades on £17,970, elementary cleaning occupations on £18,225, elementary agricultural occupations on £19,249, hairdressers and related services on £19,768, childcare and related personal services on £19,882, and caring personal services on £20,948.
Data for six occupational groups for London are suppressed due to accuracy of the sample size or reasons of confidentiality.
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Table 15.7a Annual pay - Gross (£) - For full time employee jobs: United Kingdom, 2017 |
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rank |
London |
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1 |
111 |
Chief executives and senior officials |
143,323 |
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2 |
113 |
Functional managers and directors |
107,792 |
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3 |
241 |
Legal professionals |
86,593 |
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4 |
112 |
Production managers and directors |
76,325 |
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5 |
117 |
Senior officers in protective services |
65,348 |
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6 |
353 |
Business, finance and related associate professionals |
64,937 |
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7 |
215 |
Research and development managers |
63,436 |
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8 |
221 |
Health professionals |
60,847 |
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9 |
242 |
Business, research and administrative professionals |
60,399 |
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10 |
213 |
Information technology and telecommunications professionals |
58,933 |
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11 |
246 |
Quality and regulatory professionals |
58,452 |
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12 |
354 |
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals |
56,591 |
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13 |
125 |
Managers and proprietors in other services |
54,409 |
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14 |
118 |
Health and social services managers and directors |
49,909 |
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15 |
243 |
Architects, town planners and surveyors |
48,018 |
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16 |
212 |
Engineering professionals |
45,860 |
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17 |
352 |
Legal associate professionals |
45,640 |
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18 |
211 |
Natural and social science professionals |
45,599 |
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19 |
247 |
Media professionals |
45,427 |
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20 |
533 |
Construction and building trades supervisors |
45,349 |
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21 |
214 |
Conservation and environment professionals |
44,724 |
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22 |
231 |
Teaching and educational professionals |
44,556 |
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23 |
116 |
Managers and directors in transport and logistics |
44,471 |
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24 |
823 |
Other drivers and transport operatives |
43,619 |
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25 |
119 |
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale |
42,804 |
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26 |
331 |
Protective service occupations |
42,277 |
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27 |
122 |
Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services |
40,535 |
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28 |
341 |
Artistic, literary and media occupations |
40,319 |
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29 |
313 |
Information technology technicians |
38,763 |
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30 |
523 |
Vehicle trades |
38,171 |
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31 |
416 |
Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors |
37,392 |
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32 |
124 |
Managers and proprietors in health and care services |
37,369 |
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33 |
722 |
Customer service managers and supervisors |
37,214 |
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34 |
524 |
Electrical and electronic trades |
37,184 |
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35 |
522 |
Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades |
36,926 |
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36 |
356 |
Public services and other associate professionals |
36,595 |
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37 |
223 |
Nursing and midwifery professionals |
36,550 |
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38 |
222 |
Therapy professionals |
36,374 |
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39 |
311 |
Science, engineering and production technicians |
34,808 |
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40 |
244 |
Welfare professionals |
34,563 |
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41 |
412 |
Administrative occupations: Finance |
34,304 |
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42 |
245 |
Librarians and related professionals |
33,292 |
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43 |
421 |
Secretarial and related occupations |
32,746 |
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44 |
531 |
Construction and building trades |
32,654 |
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45 |
342 |
Design occupations |
32,615 |
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46 |
532 |
Building finishing trades |
31,882 |
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47 |
411 |
Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations |
31,621 |
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48 |
821 |
Road transport drivers |
31,172 |
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49 |
822 |
Mobile machine drivers and operatives |
31,006 |
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50 |
812 |
Plant and machine operatives |
30,700 |
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51 |
814 |
Construction operatives |
30,436 |
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52 |
415 |
Other administrative occupations |
30,430 |
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53 |
312 |
Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians |
30,215 |
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54 |
321 |
Health associate professionals |
30,116 |
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55 |
621 |
Leisure and travel services |
29,960 |
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56 |
544 |
Other skilled trades |
29,890 |
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57 |
813 |
Assemblers and routine operatives |
29,856 |
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58 |
521 |
Metal forming, welding and related trades |
29,563 |
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59 |
912 |
Elementary construction occupations |
28,985 |
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60 |
921 |
Elementary administration occupations |
28,308 |
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61 |
323 |
Welfare and housing associate professionals |
27,860 |
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62 |
712 |
Sales related occupations |
27,400 |
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63 |
413 |
Administrative occupations: Records |
27,296 |
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64 |
511 |
Agricultural and related trades |
27,249 |
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65 |
542 |
Printing trades |
27,083 |
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66 |
721 |
Customer service occupations |
25,484 |
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67 |
924 |
Elementary security occupations |
25,281 |
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68 |
543 |
Food preparation and hospitality trades |
25,004 |
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69 |
926 |
Elementary storage occupations |
24,506 |
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70 |
623 |
Housekeeping and related services |
23,648 |
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71 |
713 |
Sales supervisors |
23,504 |
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72 |
613 |
Animal care and control services |
23,110 |
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73 |
624 |
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors |
22,074 |
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74 |
811 |
Process operatives |
22,019 |
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75 |
711 |
Sales assistants and retail cashiers |
21,896 |
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76 |
913 |
Elementary process plant occupations |
21,401 |
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77 |
614 |
Caring personal services |
20,948 |
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78 |
612 |
Childcare and related personal services |
19,882 |
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79 |
622 |
Hairdressers and related services |
19,768 |
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80 |
911 |
Elementary agricultural occupations |
19,249 |
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81 |
923 |
Elementary cleaning occupations |
18,225 |
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82 |
541 |
Textiles and garments trades |
17,970 |
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83 |
927 |
Other elementary services occupations |
17,531 |
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84 |
925 |
Elementary sales occupations |
17,336 |
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|
115 |
Financial institution managers and directors |
x |
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344 |
Sports and fitness occupations |
x |
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|
351 |
Transport associate professionals |
x |
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|
525 |
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors |
x |
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121 |
Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services |
x | ||
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355 |
Conservation and environmental associate professionals |
x | ||
Warren Kenny, GMB Regional Secretary said:
"This league table for the annual average earnings for full time workers in the different occupational groups working for employers in London is very instructive.
“It shows the sheer range of pay from the top to the bottom of the pay league. At the top are chief executives and senior officials on £143,323 and at the bottom, sales and other staff in shops on £17,336.
“It is not the full picture as it does not include part time workers or those in the gig economy who most of the time earn much less than the full time shop workers at the bottom of the pay league.
“What these figures show is the importance of income support and housing benefits for those at the bottom of the pay league. As Universal Credit which replaces these benefits is rolled out GMB will continue to monitor the impact on the take home incomes of workers who depend on it to make ends meet".
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Contact: Tony Warr 07710 631 336 or Dave Powell 07710 631 349 or Gary Doolan 07590262504 or GMB Press Office 07970 114 762
Notes to Editors
1] Source: 2017 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - residence based for all employee jobs. Source: Tables 2 and 15, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics. Crown Copyright Reserved.
2] The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is based on a 1% random sample of employee jobs (approximately 300,000 employees) taken from HM Revenue and Customs PAYE records. Information on earnings and hours is obtained from employers and treated confidentially. It covers all employee jobs in all industries and occupations across the whole of the United Kingdom. ASHE does not cover the self-employed nor does it cover employees not paid during the reference period.
3] The occupations listed in the table of official data provided by the Office of National Statistics include 3-digit codes. These codes group occupations, identified by the 4-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, into further occupational groups.
4] Further details are available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2017provisionaland2016revisedresults
