Elementary occupations

Median full-time salary in this group: £29,135 a year. 34 occupations, highest median first.

Elementary trades and related occupations

Median £29,853

• Groundworkers 9121
  £42,381
• Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. 9139
  £31,209
• Farm workers 9111
  £30,725
• Industrial cleaning process occupations 9131
  £29,313
• Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. 9129
  £29,223
• Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers 9132
  £28,523
• Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. 9119
  £27,976
• Forestry and related workers 9112
  x

Elementary administration and service occupations

Median £29,000

• Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. 9259
  £40,870
• Security guards and related occupations 9231
  £35,336
• Elementary storage supervisors 9251
  £33,564
• Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers 9211
  £32,895
• Refuse and salvage occupations 9225
  £29,832
• Street cleaners 9222
  £29,638
• Delivery operatives 9253
  £29,488
• Warehouse operatives 9252
  £29,379
• Hospital porters 9262
  £28,681
• Vehicle valeters and cleaners 9226
  £28,463
• Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. 9219
  £28,031
• Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. 9229
  £27,315
• Bar and catering supervisors 9261
  £26,998
• Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. 9269
  £26,904
• Leisure and theme park attendants 9267
  £26,159
• Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers 9224
  £25,835
• Cleaners and domestics 9223
  £25,732
• Kitchen and catering assistants 9263
  £24,950
• Waiters and waitresses 9264
  £24,647
• Bar staff 9265
  £23,676
• Coffee shop workers 9266
  £21,376
• Window cleaners 9221
  x
• School midday and crossing patrol occupations 9232
  x
• Exam invigilators 9233
  x
• Shelf fillers 9241
  x
• Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. 9249
  x

Other groups

• Managers, directors and senior officials£60,000
• Professional occupations£50,683
• Associate professional occupations£40,000
• Administrative and secretarial occupations£31,918
• Skilled trades occupations£37,419
• Caring, leisure and other service occupations£28,497
• Sales and customer service occupations£28,276
• Process, plant and machine operatives£34,936

Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.