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Financial institution managers and directors top Dorset and Wiltshire pay league table

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Financial institution managers and directors are top of the pay league in the Dorset and Wiltshire area for full time average annual earnings. In April 2017 they had annual average earnings of £63,337. At the bottom of the pay league for 85 occupations, are elementary services occupations, with average earnings of £14,805.

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).

The other highest earning positions in the South West include; health professionals on £60,613, functional managers and directors on £59,934, production managers and directors on £51,712, legal professionals on £45,706, quality and regulatory professionals on £43,280, and research and development managers on £43,270.

Meanwhile, some of the lowest paid positions in the South West also include; childcare and related personal services on £15,271, hairdressers and related services on £15,952, elementary sales occupations on £16,356, elementary cleaning occupations on £16,885, cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors on £17,550, and sales assistants and retail cashiers on £18,085.

Data for five occupational groups for the Dorset and Wiltshire area 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 West Mean
1 115 Financial institution managers and directors 63,337
2 221 Health professionals 60,613
3 113 Functional managers and directors 59,934
4 112 Production managers and directors 51,712
5 241 Legal professionals 45,706
6 246 Quality and regulatory professionals 43,280
7 215 Research and development managers 43,270
8 823 Other drivers and transport operatives 42,644
9 211 Natural and social science professionals 42,224
10 212 Engineering professionals 42,168
11 213 Information technology and telecommunications professionals 41,900
12 118 Health and social services managers and directors 41,140
13 242 Business, research and administrative professionals 41,093
14 354 Sales, marketing and related associate professionals 39,568
15 243 Architects, town planners and surveyors 39,385
16 231 Teaching and educational professionals 37,052
17 331 Protective service occupations 36,490
18 525 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors 36,118
19 121 Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services 35,983
20 125 Managers and proprietors in other services 35,575
21 533 Construction and building trades supervisors 34,646
22 214 Conservation and environment professionals 33,728
23 353 Business, finance and related associate professionals 33,229
24 124 Managers and proprietors in health and care services 32,915
25 341 Artistic, literary and media occupations 32,739
26 356 Public services and other associate professionals 32,487
27 222 Therapy professionals 32,386
28 119 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale 32,321
29 223 Nursing and midwifery professionals 32,321
30 524 Electrical and electronic trades 32,249
31 116 Managers and directors in transport and logistics 31,503
32 416 Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors 31,076
33 244 Welfare professionals 30,054
34 312 Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians 29,917
35 522 Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 29,284
36 313 Information technology technicians 29,274
37 311 Science, engineering and production technicians 29,219
38 814 Construction operatives 28,432
39 531 Construction and building trades 28,096
40 321 Health associate professionals 27,838
41 352 Legal associate professionals 27,465
42 822 Mobile machine drivers and operatives 27,150
43 523 Vehicle trades 26,855
44 342 Design occupations 26,593
45 722 Customer service managers and supervisors 26,399
46 521 Metal forming, welding and related trades 26,345
47 411 Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations 26,233
48 245 Librarians and related professionals 26,073
49 921 Elementary administration occupations 25,671
50 532 Building finishing trades 25,383
51 712 Sales related occupations 25,325
52 122 Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 25,208
53 323 Welfare and housing associate professionals 25,098
54 821 Road transport drivers 24,761
55 412 Administrative occupations: Finance 24,480
56 621 Leisure and travel services 24,384
57 542 Printing trades 24,307
58 813 Assemblers and routine operatives 24,274
59 912 Elementary construction occupations 23,857
60 413 Administrative occupations: Records 22,879
61 344 Sports and fitness occupations 22,868
62 355 Conservation and environmental associate professionals 22,790
63 811 Process operatives 22,486
64 544 Other skilled trades 22,485
65 713 Sales supervisors 22,193
66 926 Elementary storage occupations 22,086
67 913 Elementary process plant occupations 21,682
68 911 Elementary agricultural occupations 21,620
69 415 Other administrative occupations 21,556
70 924 Elementary security occupations 21,233
71 721 Customer service occupations 21,108
72 421 Secretarial and related occupations 21,097
73 541 Textiles and garments trades 20,919
74 511 Agricultural and related trades 20,635
75 543 Food preparation and hospitality trades 19,913
76 613 Animal care and control services 19,517
77 623 Housekeeping and related services 19,166
78 614 Caring personal services 18,864
79 711 Sales assistants and retail cashiers 18,085
80 624 Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors 17,550
81 923 Elementary cleaning occupations 16,885
82 925 Elementary sales occupations 16,356
83 622 Hairdressers and related services 15,952
84 612 Childcare and related personal services 15,271
85 927 Other elementary services occupations 14,805

111 Chief executives and senior officials x
247 Media professionals x
351 Transport associate professionals x
812 Plant and machine operatives x
117 Senior officers in protective services 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 Dorset and Wiltshire area is very instructive.

“It shows the sheer range of pay from the top to the bottom of the pay league. At the top are financial institution managers and directors on £63,337 and at the bottom, elementary services occupations on £14,805.

“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: Avril Chambers 07974 251 766 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