UK Job Pay Guide 2026/27
Explore salary ranges and estimated take-home pay for professions across the UK. Each guide shows national and London rates, typical career levels, and direct links into the calculator.
Use this guide to explore typical salaries for a wide range of UK professions in the 2026/27 tax year. Each page shows salary ranges across experience levels, the London pay premium, and links to the take-home pay calculator so you can see exactly what you'll earn after income tax and National Insurance.
Salary figures are sourced from ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), government pay scales, and professional body surveys.
Pay by role
Every role on its category's own pay scale, sorted by the middle of its range. Pick a role for the full breakdown.
NHS & Healthcare
9 roles- Midwife Pay£32,073 – £58,133£45k
- Nurse Pay£32,073 – £58,133£45k
- Paramedic Pay£32,073 – £58,746£45k
- Physiotherapist Pay£32,073 – £63,746£48k
- Radiographer Pay£32,073 – £65,746£49k
- Pharmacist Pay£32,073 – £66,274£49k
- Optometrist Pay£32,000 – £88,000£60k
- Dentist Pay£43,893 – £125,000£84k
- GP Pay£67,325 – £120,000£94k
Technology
8 roles- Data Analyst Pay£27,000 – £78,000£53k
- UX Designer Pay£28,000 – £85,000£57k
- Cybersecurity Analyst Pay£30,000 – £95,000£63k
- Data Scientist Pay£35,000 – £95,000£65k
- DevOps Engineer Pay£38,000 – £105,000£72k
- IT Manager Pay£38,000 – £105,000£72k
- Software Engineer Pay£32,000 – £120,000£76k
- Product Manager Pay£42,000 – £115,000£79k
Finance & Accounting
6 rolesLegal
4 rolesEngineering
6 rolesEducation
3 rolesPublic Sector
6 rolesTrades & Construction
6 rolesBusiness & Management
8 roles- Marketing Manager Pay£28,000 – £82,000£55k
- HR Manager Pay£30,000 – £82,000£56k
- Business Analyst Pay£30,000 – £85,000£58k
- Estate Agent Pay£28,000 – £88,000£58k
- Operations Manager Pay£30,000 – £90,000£60k
- Project Manager Pay£33,000 – £92,000£63k
- Supply Chain Manager Pay£30,000 – £95,000£63k
- Sales Manager Pay£35,000 – £95,000£65k
Creative & Media
4 rolesOther Professions
9 roles- Cabin Crew Pay£23,000 – £56,000£40k
- Dietitian Pay£32,073 – £64,746£48k
- Occupational Therapist Pay£32,073 – £64,746£48k
- Speech and Language Therapist Pay£32,073 – £65,746£49k
- Train Driver Pay£32,000 – £76,000£54k
- Psychologist Pay£32,073 – £88,250£60k
- Chiropractor Pay£30,000 – £100,000£65k
- Vet Pay£33,000 – £120,000£77k
- Pilot (Commercial Airline) Pay£40,000 – £185,000£113k
Pension, region, student loan, State Pension age
Explore your finances
Model your expenses, project your wealth, and find your path to financial independence, using the pay figures above.
Financial independence
- In today's money, you'll have at least £21,600 / year (£1,800 / month) when you retire at 66 - just from your savings
- In real terms, that's £38,340 / year (£3,195 / month)
- That means all your outgoings are covered without having to make any further contributions!
- All your expenses are covered for your retirement, but your wealth may start to decrease towards old age
Where your £2,917 a month goes
- Essentials£1,750
- Everything else£500
- Tax and NI£482
- Pension£146
- Left to invest in your ISA£38
Projected wealth
Estimated income over 50 years, in today's money, with a 5% annual return and 0.35% yearly platform and fund fees.
Projected pension
Your pension pot over 31 years at three growth rates, after 0.35% fees, in today's money.
Calculations
- FI Target = Annual outgoings (£21,600) * Years needed for 4.00% SWR (25.00) = £540,000
- Invested annual pension = £2,800
- Invested annual surplus = £461
- Inflation of 2.5% / year
- Assumes New State Pension, payments increasing with inflation (2.5% / year)
- Assumes student loans last 30 years max
- Assumes a flex-drawdown pension for illustration purposes
- Assumes you draw down pension up to the higher rate bracket (£50,270), then draw down your S&S ISA
- Pension lump sums are not included