Planning, process and production technicians: salary in the UK
About £30,368 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1% on last year
£3,108 a month About £2,531 a month after tax 52 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £31,218 in 2021 to £37,290 in 2026 (+19%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £22,931 | £26,471 | £31,218 | £38,474 | x |
| 2022 | £23,535 | £26,877 | £31,519 | £38,511 | x |
| 2023 | £24,706 | £28,138 | £34,352 | £42,248 | x |
| 2024 | £24,493 | £28,741 | £34,796 | £44,545 | x |
| 2025 | £26,499 | £30,103 | £36,911 | x | x |
| 2026 | £26,399 | £30,116 | £37,290 | £47,589 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £37,290 a year and half earn more. That is 9% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £30,116 and £47,589; one in ten earns less than £26,399.
Ranked by median, it is number 179 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,531 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,528 in Scotland.
The median for men is £38,140 and for women £33,134, a gap of 13% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,399 | £2,200 |
| 20th | £28,923 | £2,410 |
| 25th (P25) | £30,116 | £2,510 |
| 30th | £31,008 | £2,584 |
| 40th | £33,996 | £2,833 |
| Median (50th) | £37,290 | £3,108 |
| 60th | £40,504 | £3,375 |
| 70th | £44,278 | £3,690 |
| 75th (P75) | £47,589 | £3,966 |
| 80th | £50,566 | £4,214 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £38,140 | £42,753 | 39 |
| Women | £33,134 | £36,641 | 14 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £30,368 | £2,531 |
| Scotland | £30,331 | £2,528 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £37,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 9 job titles to SOC 3116 Planning, process and production technicians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Maintenance planner
- Process technician
- Production controller
- Production coordinator
- Production planner
- Production technician
- Scheduling technician
- Technical controller
- Textile dyeing technician
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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.