The worst paid jobs

Using official government 'big data' sources, we've compiled a list of the worst paying jobs in the UK.

#	Occupation	Average Annual Earnings 2022
1	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	£24,507
2	Travel agency managers and proprietors	£27,114
3	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	£30,243
4	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	£31,286
5	Managers in storage and warehousing	£35,457
6	Graphic and multimedia designers	£36,500
7	Leisure and sports managers and proprietors	£38,064
8	Public relations and communications directors	£39,107
9	Chemical scientists	£39,629
10	Biological scientists	£39,629
11	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	£41,714
12	Garage managers and proprietors	£41,714
13	Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£41,714
14	Managers and directors in the creative industries	£43,279
15	Web design professionals	£43,279
16	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	£43,800
17	Electronics engineers	£44,843
18	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£44,843
19	IT network professionals	£45,364
20	Production managers and directors in construction	£47,971
21	Property, housing and estate managers	£47,971
22	Aerospace engineers	£48,493
23	Civil engineers	£49,014
24	Mechanical engineers	£49,014
25	Engineering project managers and project engineers	£50,057
26	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£50,579
27	Physical scientists	£51,621
28	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	£52,143
29	Cyber security professionals	£52,664
30	Human resource managers and directors	£53,186
31	Programmers and software development professionals	£53,186
32	Electrical engineers	£54,229
33	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£54,750
34	Purchasing managers and directors	£55,793
35	IT quality and testing professionals	£55,793
36	Information technology professionals n.e.c.	£59,443
37	Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£59,964
38	Generalist medical practitioners	£60,486
39	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£61,529
40	Charitable organisation managers and directors	£62,050
41	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£63,614
42	Managers in transport and distribution	£65,179
43	Financial managers and directors	£66,743
44	Specialist medical practitioners	£68,307
45	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	£83,429

£24,507

Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors

Average annual salary UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£27,114

Travel agency managers and proprietors

Average annual salary UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£30,243

Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

Average annual salary UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£31,286

Publicans and managers of licensed premises

Average annual salary UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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