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Find the national midpoint — then see whether a salary sits above or below it.
Denomination
£39,039
UK median · full-time
Mean sits higher at £45,800 — high earners pull it up.
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Regional routes
London
£47,000
1.20× median
South East
£41,000
1.05× median
East of England
£39,000
1.00× median
Scotland
£38,000
0.97× median
South West
£36,500
0.94× median
West Midlands
£36,000
0.92× median
North West
£36,000
0.92× median
East Midlands
£35,500
0.91× median
Yorkshire and The Humber
£35,000
0.90× median
Wales
£34,000
0.87× median
North East
£33,500
0.86× median
Northern Ireland
£33,000
0.85× median
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