Official ONS earnings · 144 occupations compared
East Midlands vs London
Typical pay is about 21% higher in London, but that headline hides a lot: East Midlands pays more for 13 of the 144 occupations measured in both.
East Midlands
£31,587
typical occupation median
- Occupations measured
- 201
- Highest paid
- £76,175
- Lowest paid
- £4,030
London
£40,110
typical occupation median
- Occupations measured
- 219
- Highest paid
- £123,796
- Lowest paid
- £5,711
Where East Midlands pays more
Biggest proportional gaps in East Midlands's favour.
£47,546 in East Midlands · £32,134 in London
£30,428 in East Midlands · £24,404 in London
Elementary storage supervisors
+12.1%£29,858 in East Midlands · £26,643 in London
£26,114 in East Midlands · £24,014 in London
£43,251 in East Midlands · £39,872 in London
£35,387 in East Midlands · £33,123 in London
£55,331 in East Midlands · £51,973 in London
£33,201 in East Midlands · £31,262 in London
Where London pays more
Biggest proportional gaps in London's favour.
£41,039 in London · £20,266 in East Midlands
£45,073 in London · £24,360 in East Midlands
£50,032 in London · £29,782 in East Midlands
£75,537 in London · £45,139 in East Midlands
Managers and directors in the creative industries
+38.9%£55,545 in London · £33,914 in East Midlands
£60,989 in London · £38,590 in East Midlands
£27,275 in London · £17,257 in East Midlands
£44,375 in London · £28,200 in East Midlands
Jobs that pay the same in both
Where location makes almost no difference to the median.
| Occupation | East Midlands | London | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and development (R&D) managers | £54,739 | £54,843 | -0.2% |
| Paper and wood machine operatives | £27,498 | £27,546 | -0.2% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | £27,521 | £27,451 | +0.3% |
| Care workers and home carers | £20,806 | £20,635 | +0.8% |
| Buyers and procurement officers | £41,631 | £41,248 | +0.9% |
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional), Table 15. Comparison covers the 144 four-digit SOC 2020 occupations with a published median in both regions. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.