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 2020
1	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	£20,857
2	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	£27,114
3	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	£30,243
4	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	£30,764
5	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	£31,807
6	Web design and development professionals	£33,893
7	Conservation professionals	£33,893
8	Social and humanities scientists	£34,936
9	Leisure and sports managers	£36,500
10	Travel agency managers and proprietors	£36,500
11	Garage managers and proprietors	£37,543
12	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	£38,064
13	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	£40,150
14	Chemical scientists	£40,671
15	Environment professionals	£40,671
16	Health care practice managers	£41,193
17	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£41,714
18	Biological scientists and biochemists	£42,236
19	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	£43,800
20	Psychologists	£44,321
21	Property, housing and estate managers	£44,843
22	Production and process engineers	£44,843
23	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	£45,364
24	Design and development engineers	£45,886
25	Elected officers and representatives	£46,407
26	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£46,407
27	Civil engineers	£46,929
28	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	£47,971
29	Physical scientists	£47,971
30	Mechanical engineers	£47,971
31	Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.	£48,493
32	Electronics engineers	£50,579
33	Programmers and software development professionals	£50,579
34	Production managers and directors in construction	£51,621
35	Electrical engineers	£52,143
36	Research and development managers	£54,229
37	IT specialist managers	£55,793
38	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
39	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£57,357
40	Purchasing managers and directors	£57,879
41	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£58,400
42	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
43	IT project and programme managers	£62,050
44	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
45	Medical practitioners	£75,086
46	Financial managers and directors	£79,257
47	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
48	Information technology and telecommunications directors	£82,907
49	Advertising and public relations directors	£88,643
50	Chief executives and senior officials	£104,286

£20,857

Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£27,114

Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£30,243

Publicans and managers of licensed premises

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

£30,764

Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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