Public service & defence

£104,286

Chief executives and senior officials

Highest average annual salary in Public service & defence
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

£34,936

Social and humanities scientists

Lowest average annual salary in Public service & defence
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

29,634

Garage managers and proprietors

Most employed occupation in Public service & defence
Working Futures 2023

117 hours

Garage managers and proprietors

Most average weekly hours in Public service & defence
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary 2019
1	Chief executives and senior officials	£104,286
2	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
3	Information technology and telecommunications directors	£82,907
4	Financial managers and directors	£79,257
5	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
6	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
7	Purchasing managers and directors	£57,879
8	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
9	Production managers and directors in construction	£51,621
10	Physical scientists	£47,971

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2023
1	Garage managers and proprietors	29,634
2	Elected officers and representatives	8,232
3	Marketing and sales directors	7,405
4	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	5,362
5	Production managers and directors in construction	5,039
6	Biological scientists and biochemists	4,800
7	Property, housing and estate managers	4,525
8	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	3,579
9	Human resource managers and directors	3,192
10	Financial managers and directors	3,138

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours 2019
1	Garage managers and proprietors	117
2	Elected officers and representatives	61
3	Production managers and directors in construction	60
4	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	59
5	Property, housing and estate managers	58
6	Health care practice managers	57
7	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	55
8	Human resource managers and directors	53
9	Financial managers and directors	53
10	Information technology and telecommunications directors	52

Pay, employment and hours in Public service & defence