Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. in the UK earned a median £30,062 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 23% less than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
It is in the lowest-paid third of the 382 occupations (106th from the bottom).
Median full-time pay: women £27,379 a year, men £30,523 a year.
ASHE counts roughly 19,000 employee jobs, 84% full-time.
Since 2021 it has risen 18.8%, from £25,311, slower than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 26,800 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,218 | £481.30 | £12.37 | – | – | £12.30 |
| 20th percentile | £25,800 | £513.50 | £13.13 | £22,968 | £460.80 | £12.96 |
| 25th percentile | – | £524.20 | £13.71 | £24,461 | £480.90 | £13.49 |
| 30th percentile | £26,290 | £535.60 | £13.76 | £25,674 | £513.50 | £13.76 |
| 40th percentile | £27,427 | £556.20 | £14.43 | £26,240 | £532.30 | £14.39 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £30,062 | £591.50 | £15.37 | £27,676 | £555.50 | £15.20 |
| 60th percentile | £31,988 | £654.00 | £16.10 | £30,203 | £596.10 | £16.03 |
| 70th percentile | £34,929* | £687.50 | £17.49 | £33,155* | £660.20 | £17.50 |
| 75th percentile | – | £708.50 | £18.84 | £34,928* | £686.10 | £18.67 |
| 80th percentile | – | £736.20* | £19.16* | – | £711.40 | £19.15* |
| Mean | £31,695 | £632.20 | £16.27 | £28,849 | £568.80 | £16.21 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £25,311 | £480.80 | £12.46 | £24,465 | £463.50 | 15* |
| 2022 revised | £27,464 | £513.70 | £12.76 | £23,950 | £455.40 | 17* |
| 2023 revised | £26,558 | £548.30 | £13.99 | £24,257 | £518.90 | 17* |
| 2024 revised | £28,000 | £596.50 | £15.00 | £26,861 | £566.20 | 20* |
| 2025 provisional | £30,062 | £591.50 | £15.37 | £27,676 | £555.50 | 19 |
Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. by region
UK: 26,800 (± 6,400), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. do
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of agricultural, practical conservation activities, and fishing tasks not elsewhere classified in minor group 511: Agricultural and related trades. (ONS SOC 2020, 5119)
Also covers: arboricultural consultant, bee farmer, countryside ranger, gamekeeper, national park warden, share fisherman, trawler skipper, tree surgeon, acquisition officer, amenities officer, angling guide, arboricultural officer, arboricultural supervisor, arboricultural technician, area ranger, bee inspector, bee keeper and breeder (game) (53 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Nets river fish and feeds and maintains them in spawning pens, cultivates and harvests oysters, mussels and clams on natural and artificial beds, treats water and diseased fish, and empties and cleans outdoor tanks
- Navigates and maintains shipping vessels, assists with the shooting, hauling and repairing of fishing nets, prepares, lays and empties baited pots, and guts, sorts and stows fish
- Establishes and maintains forest nurseries, forestry and woodland, and diagnoses and treats diseased trees
- Patrols a designated area of the countryside to monitor damage, erosion, access to rights of way and the state of footpaths and other facilities, and carries out remedial maintenance work as necessary
- Monitors and maintains the level of wildfowl on public and private estates
- Manages areas of the countryside and the wider environment, carries out practical conservation activities and assists in promoting awareness of the natural environment
No formal academic qualifications are required. Training is typically received on-the-job. A variety of vocational and academic qualifications in fish farming, forestry, horse and other animal care are available. Professional qualifications are also available and may be mandatory in some areas.
Related
Agricultural and related trades (median £28,980) · Groundsmen and greenkeepers · Gardeners and landscape gardeners · salary percentile · UK average weekly earnings growth · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026