Transport associate professionals top East of England pay league table
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Transport associate professionals top East of England full time average pay league at £83,795 average with hairdressers bottom on £13,730
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
Transport associate professionals, such as aircrew at Stansted airport and the marine staff at Harwich and Felixtowe are top of the pay league in East of England for full time average annual earnings. In April 2017 they had annual average earnings of £83,795. At the bottom of the pay league for 87 occupations, are hairdressers and related services, with average earnings of £13,730.
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 East of England include; research and development managers on £66,895, functional managers and directors £65,970, health professionals on £64,198, production managers and directors on £57,734, legal professionals on £54,346, and information technology and telecommunications professionals on £47,694.
Meanwhile, some of the lowest paid positions in East of England also include; other elementary services occupations on £14,814, childcare and related personal services on £16,036, elementary cleaning occupations on £16,527, sales assistants and retail cashiers on £18,149, elementary sales occupations on £18,160, and housekeeping and related services on £18,780.
Data for three occupational groups for East of England are suppressed due to accuracy of the sample size or reasons of confidentiality.
Table 15.7a Annual pay - Gross (£) - For full time employee jobs: United Kingdom, 2017 |
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rank |
East |
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1 |
351 |
Transport associate professionals |
83,795 |
||
2 |
215 |
Research and development managers |
66,895 |
||
3 |
113 |
Functional managers and directors |
65,970 |
||
4 |
221 |
Health professionals |
64,198 |
||
5 |
112 |
Production managers and directors |
57,734 |
||
6 |
241 |
Legal professionals |
54,346 |
||
7 |
213 |
Information technology and telecommunications professionals |
47,694 |
||
8 |
212 |
Engineering professionals |
45,880 |
||
9 |
115 |
Financial institution managers and directors |
45,652 |
||
10 |
117 |
Senior officers in protective services |
45,426 |
||
11 |
242 |
Business, research and administrative professionals |
44,050 |
||
12 |
211 |
Natural and social science professionals |
43,104 |
||
13 |
243 |
Architects, town planners and surveyors |
43,001 |
||
14 |
354 |
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals |
42,448 |
||
15 |
125 |
Managers and proprietors in other services |
42,435 |
||
16 |
246 |
Quality and regulatory professionals |
42,056 |
||
17 |
118 |
Health and social services managers and directors |
42,019 |
||
18 |
116 |
Managers and directors in transport and logistics |
39,436 |
||
19 |
231 |
Teaching and educational professionals |
39,391 |
||
20 |
119 |
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale |
37,547 |
||
21 |
353 |
Business, finance and related associate professionals |
37,345 |
||
22 |
823 |
Other drivers and transport operatives |
36,923 |
||
23 |
214 |
Conservation and environment professionals |
36,799 |
||
24 |
525 |
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors |
36,479 |
||
25 |
331 |
Protective service occupations |
36,296 |
||
26 |
533 |
Construction and building trades supervisors |
36,208 |
||
27 |
524 |
Electrical and electronic trades |
34,655 |
||
28 |
124 |
Managers and proprietors in health and care services |
34,524 |
||
29 |
247 |
Media professionals |
33,701 |
||
30 |
222 |
Therapy professionals |
32,383 |
||
31 |
223 |
Nursing and midwifery professionals |
32,169 |
||
32 |
416 |
Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors |
32,033 |
||
33 |
722 |
Customer service managers and supervisors |
31,840 |
||
34 |
522 |
Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades |
31,785 |
||
35 |
356 |
Public services and other associate professionals |
31,593 |
||
36 |
341 |
Artistic, literary and media occupations |
31,148 |
||
37 |
311 |
Science, engineering and production technicians |
30,590 |
||
38 |
312 |
Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians |
30,260 |
||
39 |
313 |
Information technology technicians |
30,167 |
||
40 |
244 |
Welfare professionals |
30,107 |
||
41 |
321 |
Health associate professionals |
30,046 |
||
42 |
523 |
Vehicle trades |
29,894 |
||
43 |
814 |
Construction operatives |
29,419 |
||
44 |
122 |
Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services |
29,261 |
||
45 |
342 |
Design occupations |
28,635 |
||
46 |
521 |
Metal forming, welding and related trades |
28,495 |
||
47 |
121 |
Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services |
28,062 |
||
48 |
822 |
Mobile machine drivers and operatives |
28,019 |
||
49 |
531 |
Construction and building trades |
27,817 |
||
50 |
352 |
Legal associate professionals |
27,137 |
||
51 |
912 |
Elementary construction occupations |
27,124 |
||
52 |
412 |
Administrative occupations: Finance |
26,609 |
||
53 |
411 |
Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations |
26,220 |
||
54 |
532 |
Building finishing trades |
26,205 |
||
55 |
821 |
Road transport drivers |
26,135 |
||
56 |
921 |
Elementary administration occupations |
26,133 |
||
57 |
245 |
Librarians and related professionals |
26,085 |
||
58 |
812 |
Plant and machine operatives |
26,085 |
||
59 |
323 |
Welfare and housing associate professionals |
25,719 |
||
60 |
924 |
Elementary security occupations |
25,126 |
||
61 |
542 |
Printing trades |
24,689 |
||
62 |
813 |
Assemblers and routine operatives |
23,863 |
||
63 |
415 |
Other administrative occupations |
23,858 |
||
64 |
413 |
Administrative occupations: Records |
23,219 |
||
65 |
811 |
Process operatives |
23,194 |
||
66 |
624 |
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors |
22,966 |
||
67 |
911 |
Elementary agricultural occupations |
22,700 |
||
68 |
544 |
Other skilled trades |
22,278 |
||
69 |
511 |
Agricultural and related trades |
22,121 |
||
70 |
713 |
Sales supervisors |
21,742 |
||
71 |
721 |
Customer service occupations |
21,727 |
||
72 |
621 |
Leisure and travel services |
21,676 |
||
73 |
421 |
Secretarial and related occupations |
21,605 |
||
74 |
712 |
Sales related occupations |
21,587 |
||
75 |
926 |
Elementary storage occupations |
21,292 |
||
76 |
543 |
Food preparation and hospitality trades |
21,256 |
||
77 |
613 |
Animal care and control services |
21,150 |
||
78 |
913 |
Elementary process plant occupations |
19,897 |
||
79 |
344 |
Sports and fitness occupations |
19,516 |
||
80 |
614 |
Caring personal services |
18,943 |
||
81 |
623 |
Housekeeping and related services |
18,780 |
||
82 |
925 |
Elementary sales occupations |
18,160 |
||
83 |
711 |
Sales assistants and retail cashiers |
18,149 |
||
84 |
923 |
Elementary cleaning occupations |
16,527 |
||
85 |
612 |
Childcare and related personal services |
16,036 |
||
86 |
927 |
Other elementary services occupations |
14,814 |
||
87 |
622 |
Hairdressers and related services |
13,730 |
||
111 |
Chief executives and senior officials |
x |
|||
541 |
Textiles and garments trades |
x |
|||
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 East of England is very instructive.
“It shows the sheer range of pay from the top to the bottom of the pay league. At the top are transport associate professionals on £83,795 and at the bottom hairdressers and related services on £13,730.
“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: Dave Powell 07710 631 349 or Tony Warr 07710 631 336 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