UK Salary Benchmarks & Comparisons

Find out if your salary is good, where you rank in the UK income distribution, and how salaries compare by age, city, and sector.

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Is My Salary Good? UK Salary Checker by Age, Region and Rank

Check your salary against the UK full-time median of £40,911, the median for your age and where you work, and see where …

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Average Salary by Education Level UK 2026: Is a Degree Worth It?

Department for Education figures put the median salary in England at £42,000 for working age graduates, £47,000 for …

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Average Salary by Sector UK 2026: Which Industries Pay the Most?

Finance and insurance pays a median £61,653 full-time; accommodation and food £30,606. Median UK pay for all 20 industry …

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Average Salary UK 2026: Median, Mean and What's Normal

The median UK full-time salary is £40,911 in 2026 (ONS ASHE, April 2026, provisional). Find out where you rank, how …

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Am I Middle Class? What Salary Counts as Middle Class in the UK (2026)

Find out what income makes you middle class in the UK. We compare salary thresholds, self-perception data, and how …

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Average Household Income UK (ONS, FYE 2025): How Does Yours Compare?

UK average household income (ONS, financial year ending 2025) including the median, the poorest and richest fifths, and …

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Average Salary by Region and City in the UK: ONS Figures

Median full-time pay in each UK nation, English region and major city, from ONS's Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, …

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London vs North Salary Comparison 2026: Is the Pay Gap Worth It?

London's median full-time pay is £53,132 against £38,599 in the North West, £37,519 in Yorkshire and £36,460 in the …

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Median Salary UK by Age 2026 — Average Earnings at Every Stage

UK median full-time salary by age band from ONS ASHE (April 2026, provisional): £24,578 for ages 18 to 21, £42,593 for …

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Salary Needed to Live in London 2026 — What You Actually Need to Earn

How much salary do you need to live in London in 2026? We break down the real cost of living in London by lifestyle — …

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Top 1% Income UK 2026 — What Salary Puts You in the Top 1 Percent?

Find out the income needed to be in the top 1% of UK earners, based on the latest HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes data, …

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Top 10% Income UK 2026 — How Much Do the Top 10 Percent Earn?

Find out the income needed to be in the top 10% of UK earners. Based on the latest HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes data, …

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Top 5% Income UK 2026 — What Salary Puts You in the Top 5 Percent?

Find out the income needed to be in the top 5% of UK earners, based on the latest HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes data, …

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UK Income Distribution Explained: How Earnings Are Spread Across the Population

How full-time pay is spread across the UK: percentiles from the 10th (£25,288) to the 90th (£82,680), mean vs median, …

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Average Salary by Job in the UK 2026: Full ONS Table

Median full-time salary for every job ONS publishes, from its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: search any occupation …

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UK Wealth Percentiles: How Your Net Worth Compares

UK wealth and net worth statistics by age. Find out how your wealth compares with other households in Great Britain, …

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