UK Jobs Paying £40,000 – £50,000 (2025)

102 occupations with a median annual salary in the £40,000 – £50,000 range.

#	Job Title	Median Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Mechanical engineers	£49,999	£24.04
2	Brokers	£49,999	£24.04
3	Taxation experts	£49,926	£24.00
4	Physical scientists	£49,534	£23.81
5	Other Educational Professionals	£49,503	£23.80
6	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals	£49,237	£23.67
7	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	£49,227	£23.67
8	Paramedics	£49,169	£23.64
9	Veterinarians	£49,133	£23.62
10	Veterinarians	£49,133	£23.62
11	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	£48,741	£23.43
12	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	£48,705	£23.42
13	Electronics engineers	£48,668	£23.40
14	Police officers (sergeant and below)	£48,621	£23.38
15	Production and process engineers	£48,611	£23.37
16	Finance Professionals	£48,324	£23.23
17	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£48,000	£23.08
18	Protective service occupations	£47,927	£23.04
19	Protective Service Occupations	£47,927	£23.04
20	IT network professionals	£47,896	£23.03
21	Pharmacists	£47,609	£22.89
22	Legal Professionals	£47,546	£22.86
23	Business, media and public service professionals	£47,499	£22.84
24	Clinical psychologists	£47,400	£22.79
25	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	£47,327	£22.75
26	Quality and Regulatory Professionals	£46,967	£22.58
27	Social services managers and directors	£46,837	£22.52
28	Rail travel assistants	£46,826	£22.51
29	Higher education teaching professionals	£46,738	£22.47
30	Education managers	£46,732	£22.47
31	Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	£46,732	£22.47
32	Energy plant operatives	£46,597	£22.40
33	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	£46,545	£22.38
34	Construction project managers and related professionals	£46,430	£22.32
35	Secondary education teaching professionals	£46,367	£22.29
36	Chartered and certified accountants	£46,242	£22.23
37	Professional occupations	£46,169	£22.20
38	Managers in transport and distribution	£46,143	£22.18
39	Crane drivers	£45,971	£22.10
40	Managers in logistics	£45,929	£22.08
41	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	£45,720	£21.98
42	Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors	£45,501	£21.88
43	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£45,501	£21.88
44	Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals	£45,454	£21.85
45	IT quality and testing professionals	£45,428	£21.84
46	Health and safety managers and officers	£45,287	£21.77
47	Chartered surveyors	£45,198	£21.73
48	Web design professionals	£45,063	£21.66
49	Architects	£45,000	£21.63
50	Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£44,964	£21.62
51	Ship and hovercraft officers	£44,937	£21.60
52	Teaching and other educational professionals	£44,833	£21.55
53	Construction and Building Trades Supervisors	£44,786	£21.53
54	Construction and building trades supervisors	£44,786	£21.53
55	Finance Associate Professionals	£44,692	£21.49
56	Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers	£44,463	£21.38
57	Education advisers and school inspectors	£44,405	£21.35
58	Financial accounts managers	£44,400	£21.35
59	Teaching Professionals	£44,202	£21.25
60	Quality control and planning engineers	£44,103	£21.20
61	Primary education teaching professionals	£43,607	£20.96
62	Engineering technicians	£43,607	£20.96
63	Newspaper and periodical editors	£43,456	£20.89
64	Natural and Social Science Professionals	£43,398	£20.86
65	Pipe fitters	£43,377	£20.85
66	Other researchers, unspecified discipline	£43,101	£20.72
67	Biological scientists	£43,038	£20.69
68	Environment professionals	£43,028	£20.69
69	Regulatory Associate Professionals	£43,028	£20.69
70	Other Health Professionals	£42,887	£20.62
71	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	£42,751	£20.55
72	Social workers	£42,709	£20.53
73	Medical radiographers	£42,647	£20.50
74	Managers and Proprietors in Other Services	£42,589	£20.48
75	Special needs education teaching professionals	£42,198	£20.29
76	Managers and Proprietors in Health and Care Services	£42,000	£20.19
77	Health care practice managers	£42,000	£20.19
78	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£41,979	£20.18
79	Health professionals	£41,718	£20.06
80	Property, housing and estate managers	£41,687	£20.04
81	Nurse practitioners	£41,619	£20.01
82	Media Professionals	£41,593	£20.00
83	Conservation and Environment Professionals	£41,556	£19.98
84	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£41,514	£19.96
85	Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers	£41,426	£19.92
86	Specialist nurses	£41,374	£19.89
87	Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters	£41,332	£19.87
88	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£41,264	£19.84
89	Driving instructors	£41,118	£19.77
90	Managers in Logistics, Warehousing and Transport	£40,893	£19.66
91	Electrical and electronics technicians	£40,867	£19.65
92	Large goods vehicle drivers	£40,779	£19.61
93	Garage managers and proprietors	£40,742	£19.59
94	Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals	£40,638	£19.54
95	Electricians and electrical fitters	£40,523	£19.48
96	Marine and waterways transport operatives	£40,507	£19.47
97	Environmental health professionals	£40,476	£19.46
98	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	£40,471	£19.46
99	Electrical and Electronic Trades	£40,440	£19.44
100	Scaffolders, stagers and riggers	£40,173	£19.31
101	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	£40,095	£19.28
102	Optometrists	£40,001	£19.23