UK Salary Surveys

The UK is a small country but has a surprisingly varied range of average salaries dependent on which part of the country you decide to settle in. Of course the cost of living also varies according to location, so things pretty well even out in the end!

The UK Average Advertised Salary is £35,514 a year

The UK Average Advertised Salary, without London is £30,340

Below are the average advertised salary figures from April to October 2008

Region Average Salary
East Anglia	£29,685
East Midlands	£27,083
London	£38,998
North East	£26,067
North West	£26,922
Scotland	£28,791
South East	£28,488
South West	£28,188
Wales	£32,030
West Midlands	£29,566
Yorkshire and Humber	£26,988

Major City Average salary
Aberdeen	£31,881
Bath	£27,348
Birmingham	£31,705
Bournemouth	£27,357
Brighton	£29,282
Bristol	£30,326
Cambridge	£32,131
Cardiff	£29,584
Edinburgh	£29,962
Exeter	£26,529
Glasgow	£28,147
Guildford	£30,098
Leeds	£29,006
Liverpool	£27,520
London	£39,552
Manchester	£28,605
Newcastle	£28,936
Nottingham	£26,598
Oxford	£29,936
Plymouth	£26,451
Portsmouth	£30,243
Reading	£32,224
Sheffield	£27,127
Southampton	£29,254
Swindon	£29,306
Winchester	£26,187
Wolverhampton	£29,698
Worcester	£27,592
York	£28,471