Other psychologists: average salary and pay in the UK
The ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) puts median weekly pay for full-time other psychologists at £670.50 in April 2025; no reliable annual figure is published.
What the figures show
Median full-time pay: women £17.12 an hour, men £18.72 an hour.
About 62% of the roughly 21,000 employee jobs are full-time.
The median fell 14.4% between 2021 and 2025, from £783.20 to £670.50.
The Annual Population Survey counts 39,000 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | – | – | £449.00* | £13.57 |
| 20th percentile | £508.40 | £13.57 | £25,637* | £505.70 | £14.80 |
| 25th percentile | £536.20 | £13.67 | £26,546 | – | £15.33 |
| 30th percentile | £558.00 | £14.89 | £27,877 | £508.40 | £15.58 |
| 40th percentile | £591.80 | £15.79 | £31,698 | £567.30 | £18.59 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £670.50 | £18.16 | £34,250* | £622.90* | £20.81* |
| 60th percentile | £722.60* | £19.32* | £41,954* | £738.10* | £27.60* |
| 70th percentile | £876.00* | £25.37* | £48,751* | £878.20* | £31.17* |
| 75th percentile | £969.50* | £27.85* | £56,158* | £957.10* | £32.89* |
| 80th percentile | – | – | – | £1,045.00* | £35.24* |
| Mean | £792.40 | £21.47 | £39,932 | £741.40 | £23.62 |
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 | £40,558* | £783.20* | £20.11* | £32,652* | £626.50 | 24* |
| 2022 revised | – | £620.70* | £16.57* | £32,584* | £618.50 | 18* |
| 2023 revised | £35,093* | £626.80* | £16.60* | £34,184* | £629.10 | 20* |
| 2024 revised | £33,287* | £642.70 | £17.26 | £30,685 | £579.50 | 23* |
| 2025 provisional | – | £670.50 | £18.16 | £34,250* | £622.90* | 21* |
Other psychologists by region
UK: 39,000 (± 7,700), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What other psychologists do
Psychologists research, study and assess emotional, cognitive and behavioural processes and abnormalities in human beings and animals and how these are affected by genetic, physical and social factors. (ONS SOC 2020, 2226)
Also covers: educational psychologist, forensic psychologist, occupational psychologist, psychologist, psychometrist, business psychologist, counselling psychologist, health psychologist, practitioner psychologist, psychology assistant, registered psychologist, research psychologist, sport psychologist and sport and exercise psychologist.
- Develops and administers tests to measure intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, etc. and assesses results
- Develops treatment and guidance methods and gives treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques
- Observes and experiments on humans and animals to measure mental and physical characteristics
- Analyses the effect of hereditary, social and physical factors on thought and behaviour
- Studies psychological factors in the treatment and prevention of mental illness or emotional and personality disorders
- Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented
Entrants require a degree in psychology recognised by the British Psychology Society. Postgraduate and professional qualifications relating to different areas of psychology are available and are required for certain posts.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026