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#OccupationAverage Annual Earnings 2019
1Marketing and sales directors£80,300
2Research and development managers£50,057
3Arts officers, producers and directors£49,014
4Programmers and software development professionals£44,843
5Gardeners and landscape gardeners£43,800
6Design and development engineers£42,757
7Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£41,714
8Musicians£39,629
9Architects£38,064
10TV, video and audio engineers£35,457
11Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors£35,457
12Authors, writers and translators£33,893
13Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors£31,807
14Graphic designers£31,286
15Carpenters and joiners£30,764
16Web design and development professionals£30,243
17Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£29,721
18Marketing associate professionals£29,721
19Librarians£28,157
20Product, clothing and related designers£27,114
21Artists£25,029
22Archivists and curators£23,986
23Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.£23,464
24Chefs£22,421
25Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers£21,900
26Upholsterers£21,379
27Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.£15,643

Compare the highest and lowest average annual salaries

#1
£80,300
Marketing and sales directors
Average annual salary UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#2
£50,057
Research and development managers
Average annual salary UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#3
£49,014
Arts officers, producers and directors
Average annual salary UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#4
£44,843
Programmers and software development professionals
Average annual salary UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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