Chief executives and senior officials top South East pay league table

Pay

Chief executives and senior officials are top of the pay league in South East for full time average annual earnings. In April 2017 they had annual average earnings of £113,316. At the bottom of the pay league for 87 occupations, are childcare and related personal services, with average earnings of £15,824.

These figures are from a new study by GMB Southern of the latest official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) from the April 2017 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). [See notes to editors for sources and definitions]

The other highest earning positions in the South East include; transport associate professionals on £85,175, functional managers and directors on £73,995, financial institution managers and directors on £59,330, health professionals on £57,796, production managers and directors on £56,890, and legal professionals on £55,206.
Meanwhile, some of the lowest paid positions in the South East also include; other elementary services occupations on £15,965, elementary cleaning occupations on £17,349, elementary sales occupations on £17,757, hairdressers and related services on £18,458, animal care and control services on £18,574, and sales assistants and retail cashiers on £19,134.
Data for three occupational groups for the South East are suppressed due to accuracy of the sample size or reasons of confidentiality.
Table 15.7a Annual pay – Gross (£) – For full-time employee jobs: United Kingdom, 2017

rank South East,
1 111 Chief executives and senior officials 113,316
2 351 Transport associate professionals 85,175
3 113 Functional managers and directors 73,995
4 115 Financial institution managers and directors 59,330
5 221 Health professionals 57,796
6 112 Production managers and directors 56,890
7 241 Legal professionals 55,206
8 118 Health and social services managers and directors 52,726
9 215 Research and development managers 51,089
10 117 Senior officers in protective services 50,699
11 213 Information technology and telecommunications professionals 49,066
12 242 Business, research and administrative professionals 46,895
13 823 Other drivers and transport operatives 46,736
14 354 Sales, marketing and related associate professionals 46,339
15 246 Quality and regulatory professionals 45,442
16 212 Engineering professionals 45,308
17 211 Natural and social science professionals 44,055
18 243 Architects, town planners and surveyors 43,049
19 353 Business, finance and related associate professionals 38,646
20 231 Teaching and educational professionals 38,118
21 125 Managers and proprietors in other services 37,254
22 331 Protective service occupations 37,216
23 121 Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services 36,682
24 312 Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians 36,532
25 247 Media professionals 36,527
26 116 Managers and directors in transport and logistics 36,514
27 525 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors 35,306
28 722 Customer service managers and supervisors 35,272
29 214 Conservation and environment professionals 35,242
30 352 Legal associate professionals 34,733
31 416 Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors 34,726
32 356 Public services and other associate professionals 34,460
33 533 Construction and building trades supervisors 34,411
34 223 Nursing and midwifery professionals 33,819
35 522 Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 33,210
36 124 Managers and proprietors in health and care services 33,119
37 524 Electrical and electronic trades 32,452
38 342 Design occupations 32,421
39 119 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale 31,966
40 244 Welfare professionals 31,870
41 822 Mobile machine drivers and operatives 31,867
42 313 Information technology technicians 31,644
43 341 Artistic, literary and media occupations 31,253
44 311 Science, engineering and production technicians 30,206
45 521 Metal forming, welding and related trades 30,077
46 122 Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 29,119
47 222 Therapy professionals 28,836
48 541 Textiles and garments trades 28,824
49 523 Vehicle trades 28,368
50 921 Elementary administration occupations 27,965
51 245 Librarians and related professionals 27,693
52 531 Construction and building trades 27,592
53 321 Health associate professionals 27,353
54 814 Construction operatives 27,153
55 821 Road transport drivers 26,773
56 532 Building finishing trades 26,566
57 812 Plant and machine operatives 26,535
58 323 Welfare and housing associate professionals 26,148
59 542 Printing trades 26,122
60 412 Administrative occupations: Finance 26,076
61 411 Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations 26,006
62 544 Other skilled trades 25,900
63 813 Assemblers and routine operatives 25,083
64 712 Sales related occupations 25,044
65 413 Administrative occupations: Records 24,553
66 924 Elementary security occupations 24,539
67 811 Process operatives 24,179
68 621 Leisure and travel services 23,921
69 912 Elementary construction occupations 23,554
70 415 Other administrative occupations 23,401
71 421 Secretarial and related occupations 22,872
72 926 Elementary storage occupations 22,754
73 543 Food preparation and hospitality trades 22,410
74 911 Elementary agricultural occupations 22,192
75 721 Customer service occupations 21,829
76 623 Housekeeping and related services 21,493
77 511 Agricultural and related trades 21,288
78 713 Sales supervisors 20,884
79 913 Elementary process plant occupations 20,224
80 614 Caring personal services 19,292
81 711 Sales assistants and retail cashiers 19,134
82 613 Animal care and control services 18,574
83 622 Hairdressers and related services 18,458
84 925 Elementary sales occupations 17,757
85 923 Elementary cleaning occupations 17,349
86 927 Other elementary services occupations 15,965
87 612 Childcare and related personal services 15,824

344 Sports and fitness occupations x
355 Conservation and environmental associate professionals x
624 Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors x

Paul Maloney, GMB Regional Secretary said: “This league table for the annual average earnings for full time workers in the different occupational groups working for employers in the South East is very instructive.

“It shows the sheer range of pay from the top to the bottom of the pay league. At the top are chief executives and senior officials on £113,316 and at the bottom, childcare and related personal services staff on £15,824.

“It is not the full picture as it does not include part time workers or those in the gig economy who most of the time earn much less than the full time shop workers at the bottom of the pay league.

“What these figures show is the importance of income support and housing benefits for those at the bottom of the pay league. As Universal Credit which replaces these benefits is rolled out GMB will continue to monitor the impact on the take home incomes of workers who depend on it to make ends meet”.

Contact: Michelle Gordon 07866 369 259 or GMB Press Office 07970 114 762

Notes to Editors
1] Source: 2017 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings – residence based for all employee jobs. Source: Tables 2 and 15, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics. Crown Copyright Reserved.
2] The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is based on a 1% random sample of employee jobs (approximately 300,000 employees) taken from HM Revenue and Customs PAYE records. Information on earnings and hours is obtained from employers and treated confidentially. It covers all employee jobs in all industries and occupations across the whole of the United Kingdom. ASHE does not cover the self-employed nor does it cover employees not paid during the reference period.
3] The occupations listed in the table of official data provided by the Office of National Statistics include 3-digit codes. These codes group occupations, identified by the 4-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, into further occupational groups.
4] Further details are available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2017provisionaland2016revisedresults