Copywriter Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London.
Median salary — London
£39,872
gross, per year
Mean
—
How London ranks for copywriter pay
2nd
of 3 GB regions with a published figure
North West tops the table on £39,878 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £29,867. London is £6 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Authors, writers and translators
- SOC 2020 code
- 3412
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “copywriter” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Authors, writers and translators”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Copywriter salary FAQs
What is the average Copywriter salary in London?
The median is £39,872 a year and the mean is —, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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