Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £23,783 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.2% on last year
£2,345 a month About £1,982 a month after tax
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay by year
The median went from £23,362 in 2021 to £28,143 in 2026 (+20%); 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 | x | x | £23,362 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £25,636 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £25,672 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £26,494 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | £28,143 | x | 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 £28,143 a year and half earn more. That is 31% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 328 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,982 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,985 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | x | x |
| 30th | x | x |
| 40th | x | x |
| Median (50th) | £28,143 | £2,345 |
| 60th | x | x |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £23,783 | £1,982 |
| Scotland | £23,822 | £1,985 |
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 £28,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 42 job titles to SOC 6219 Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Amusement caterer
- Bus conductor
- Bus guard
- Cabin boy
- Cabin crew
- Cabin manager
- Cabin steward
- Catering officer
- Chief steward
- Coach guide
- Conductor
- Courier
- Guard
- Guide
- Holiday representative
- Information assistant
- Passenger officer
- Psv conductor
- Punt chauffeur
- Purser
- Purserette
- Representative
- Resort representative
- Saloon steward
- School bus attendant
- Ship steward
- Steward
- Steward's assistant
- Theatre assistant
- Tour director
- Tour guide
- Tour leader
- Tour manager
- Tourist guide
- Tourist information assistant
- Tourist information centre assistant
- Tourist information clerk
- Tourist information officer
- Travel attendant
- Travel enquiry clerk
- Travel information assistant
- Travel information clerk
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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.