Speech and language therapists
£33,893
Average salary
35 hours
Average weekly hours
11.7%
Pay growth from 2017 to 2018
0.22%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Speech and language therapists
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 2223
Speech and language therapists are responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, fluency and voice disorders caused by disability, injury or illness.
Common tasks include:
- assesses, tests and diagnoses a client’s condition;
- designs and initiates appropriate rehabilitation and/or remedial programmes of treatment;
- treats speech and language disorders by coaching and counselling clients or through the use of artificial communication devices;
- attends case conferences and liaises with other specialists such as doctors, teachers, social workers and psychologists;
- counsels relatives to help cope with the problems created by a patient’s disability;
- writes reports and maintains client caseloads.
Qualifications
Entrants require a recognised graduate or postgraduate degree that encompasses both theory and clinical practice. Successful completion of these courses leads to eligibility for a certificate to practice and membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Full membership is granted after completion of a year of supervised, post-qualifying experience.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Speech and language therapists
Regional employment: Speech and language therapists
Future employment: Speech and language therapists
Top 12 industries: Speech and language therapists
Alternative & related job titles: Speech and language therapists
Therapist, speech and language Therapist, communication Therapist, speech Therapist, language
Equality focus: Speech and language therapists
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£33,371
Female average annual salary
£39,107
Male average annual salary
35
Female average weekly hours
33
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Speech and language therapists
Workforce gender: Speech and language therapists
Breakdown by region
£41,714
East of England - highest annual average salary
£29,721
Yorkshire and the Humber - lowest annual average salary
40
East Midlands (England) - Highest average weekly hours
31
Yorkshire and the Humber - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Speech and language therapists
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Speech and language therapists
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£13,036)
54 years
Highest annual salary (£38,586) at this age
6.78%
Unemployment rate for under 25s
0.24%
Unemployment rate for 25s and over