Official ONS earnings · 149 occupations compared
East of England vs London
Typical pay is about 16% higher in London, but that headline hides a lot: East of England pays more for 25 of the 149 occupations measured in both.
East of England
£33,543
typical occupation median
- Occupations measured
- 209
- Highest paid
- £83,444
- Lowest paid
- £9,512
London
£40,110
typical occupation median
- Occupations measured
- 219
- Highest paid
- £123,796
- Lowest paid
- £5,711
Where East of England pays more
Biggest proportional gaps in East of England's favour.
Building and civil engineering technicians
+34.5%£51,160 in East of England · £38,042 in London
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
+29.2%£83,444 in East of England · £64,607 in London
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
+24.6%£54,210 in East of England · £43,505 in London
£53,607 in East of England · £43,084 in London
Elementary storage supervisors
+20.3%£32,046 in East of England · £26,643 in London
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
+19.7%£38,467 in East of England · £32,134 in London
£45,185 in East of England · £39,872 in London
Electronics engineers
+12.2%£58,657 in East of England · £52,268 in London
Where London pays more
Biggest proportional gaps in London's favour.
£107,433 in London · £50,540 in East of England
Other nursing professionals
+52.2%£43,897 in London · £20,972 in East of England
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
+45.1%£52,767 in London · £28,947 in East of England
IT project managers
+40.7%£68,827 in London · £40,818 in East of England
£75,537 in London · £46,606 in East of England
Kitchen and catering assistants
+36.5%£14,974 in London · £9,512 in East of England
Social and humanities scientists
+35.1%£44,415 in London · £28,838 in East of England
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
+34.7%£37,312 in London · £24,383 in East of England
Jobs that pay the same in both
Where location makes almost no difference to the median.
| Occupation | East of England | London | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generalist medical practitioners | £52,066 | £51,973 | +0.2% |
| Research and development (R&D) managers | £55,128 | £54,843 | +0.5% |
| Clergy | £31,449 | £31,644 | -0.6% |
| Senior care workers | £28,687 | £28,857 | -0.6% |
| Warehouse operatives | £27,651 | £27,461 | +0.7% |
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 149 four-digit SOC 2020 occupations with a published median in both regions. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.