Recruitment Consultant Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales.
Median salary — Wales
£32,820
gross, per year
▲ 14.8% change on the previous year
Mean
£34,558
What most recruitment consultants actually earn
Half of recruitment consultants in Wales earn between £24,141 and £36,189. Earning above £36,189 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “HR, Training and Other Vocational Associate Guidance Professionals” group in Wales.
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 Wales?
The median is £32,820 a year and the mean is £34,558, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Recruitment Consultant salary?
Half of recruitment consultants earn between £24,141 and £36,189. Anything above £36,189 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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