Visual merchandisers and related occupations: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time visual merchandisers and related occupations in the UK earned a median £25,845 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 34% 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 (33rd from the bottom).
Median full-time pay: women £25,524 a year, men £26,386 a year.
Full-time paid hours are shorter than usual, a median of 35.9 a week.
The Annual Population Survey counts 10,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th percentile | – | – | – | – | £492.80* | – |
| 40th percentile | – | £512.70 | – | £25,255* | £508.90* | £14.29 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £25,845 | £512.70 | £14.29 | £25,488* | £512.70 | £14.29 |
| 60th percentile | £26,692 | £523.50 | £14.35 | £25,836* | – | £14.34 |
| Mean | £26,178 | £546.20 | £14.43 | £23,750 | £491.80 | £14.40 |
Pay since 2023
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 revised | £21,851 | £460.60 | £11.90 | – | – |
| 2024 revised | £23,716 | £505.40 | £13.88* | £23,209 | £496.60* |
| 2025 provisional | £25,845 | £512.70 | £14.29 | £25,488* | £512.70 |
Visual merchandisers and related occupations by region
UK: 10,400 (± 4,000), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What visual merchandisers and related occupations do
Visual merchandisers develop, deliver and communicate visual concepts and strategies to promote brands, products and services in-store, in catalogues or online, and create displays of merchandise. (ONS SOC 2020, 7125)
Also covers: display representative, fashion stylist, visual merchandising assistant, window dresser, display artist, display hand, film stylist, photographic stylist, product stylist, visual associate, window displayman, window trimmer, display assistant (merchandising) and operations partner (merchandising).
- Consults with advertising and sales staff and advises retailers on the optimal display of a product and of any promotions
- Implements plans from display designers or display managers or develops ideas and plans for merchandise display or window dressing
- Prepares an area for new display, constructs or assembles displays from a variety of materials, and dismantles existing displays and returns merchandise to relevant departments
- Provides feedback about displays to managers and designers
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job, supplemented by short courses covering practical skills and details of the product or service being sold.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026