Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. in the UK earned a median £26,656 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 32% 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 (40th from the bottom).
A full-time median is published for men only; the sample of women is too small.
Most jobs here are part-time: 5,000 of about 12,000 are full-time.
Since 2021 it has risen 14.1%, from £23,362, 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, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | – | – | £12.21 |
| 20th percentile | – | – | – | £12.60 |
| 25th percentile | – | – | £13.25 | £12.69 |
| 30th percentile | – | £481.70 | £13.42 | £13.20 |
| 40th percentile | – | £502.90 | £13.55 | £13.47 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £26,656* | £560.50 | £13.99 | £13.79 |
| 60th percentile | – | £579.30* | £14.71* | £14.36 |
| 70th percentile | – | – | – | £15.38 |
| 75th percentile | – | – | – | £15.78* |
| Mean | £26,878* | £639.20 | £16.71 | £16.24 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £23,362* | £420.00* | £11.23 | – | 9* |
| 2022 revised | – | £484.70* | £12.13 | – | 14* |
| 2023 revised | £25,636* | £501.60* | £12.30 | – | 14* |
| 2024 revised | £25,672 | £461.40 | £12.30 | £392.30* | 17* |
| 2025 provisional | £26,656* | £560.50 | £13.99 | – | 12* |
Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. by region
UK: 26,800 (± 6,400), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. do
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 621: Leisure and travel services. (ONS SOC 2020, 6219)
Also covers: bus conductor, holiday representative, information assistant (tourism), steward (shipping), tour guide, amusement caterer, bus guard, cabin boy, cabin crew, cabin manager, cabin steward, catering officer, chief steward, coach guide, psv conductor, punt chauffeur, purserette (hovercraft) and resort representative (38 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Observes regulations concerning the carrying capacity of vehicles and controls the boarding of passengers accordingly
- Receives passengers, checks tickets and guides them to their seats, makes announcements regarding travel arrangements and places of interest, and deals with passengers’ queries
- Makes local arrangements at stopover points for food and accommodation
- Responds to enquiries and complaints, books excursions and other entertainment and provides other assistance and advice to holidaymakers
- Signals to driver when to stop and start bus, collects fares from passengers and issues tickets and changes destination indicators as necessary
- Completes way-bill at scheduled points on route and balances cash taken with tickets issued
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Spoken fluency in a foreign language is needed for some posts. NVQs/SVQs in travel services are available at levels 2 and 3. Training is also received on-the-job.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026