Recruitment Consultant Salary in North East
Official ONS earnings for North East.
Median salary — North East
£33,470
gross, per year
▲ 3.4% change on the previous year
Mean
£35,538
What most recruitment consultants actually earn
Half of recruitment consultants across the UK earn between £27,273 and £42,406. Earning above £42,406 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of recruitment consultants earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Human resources and industrial relations officers
- SOC 2020 code
- 3571
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “recruitment consultant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Human resources and industrial relations officers”, 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.
Recruitment Consultant salary FAQs
What is the average Recruitment Consultant salary in North East?
The median is £33,470 a year and the mean is £35,538, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Recruitment Consultant salary?
Half of recruitment consultants earn between £27,273 and £42,406. Anything above £42,406 is in the top quarter for the role.
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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