MEDIA / SALARY
UNITED KINGDOM

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0.79 GBP = 1 USD

£48,490 GBP

$61,738 USD

London

£53,796 GBP

£36,914 GBP

$47,000 USD

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Average salary for Media / United Kingdom is £48,490 GBP per year. The most typical earning is £36,914 GBP. All data are based on 92 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of £60,477 GBP. Women receive a salary of £33,930 GBP.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with High School with salary of £56,000 GBP. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of £48,931 GBP.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of £84,197 GBP. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive £67,546 GBP.

Levels / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

Salary Levels (GBP) per Year	Surveys	[%]
£7,900 GBP - £11,799 GBP	1	100% 1.09%
£11,800 GBP - £15,699 GBP	2	98.91% 2.17%
£15,700 GBP - £19,599 GBP	4	96.74% 4.35%
£19,600 GBP - £23,599 GBP	7	92.39% 7.61%
£23,600 GBP - £27,499 GBP	7	84.78% 7.61%
£27,500 GBP - £31,399 GBP	6	77.17% 6.52%
£31,400 GBP - £35,299 GBP	9	70.65% 9.78%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
£35,300 GBP - £39,299 GBP	11	60.87% 11.96%
£39,300 GBP - £43,199 GBP	7	48.91% 7.61%
£43,200 GBP - £47,099 GBP	5	41.3% 5.43%
£47,100 GBP - £51,099 GBP	7	35.87% 7.61%
£51,100 GBP - £54,999 GBP	3	28.26% 3.26%
£55,000 GBP - £58,899 GBP	3	25% 3.26%
£58,900 GBP - £62,799 GBP	2	21.74% 2.17%
£62,800 GBP - £66,799 GBP	4	19.57% 4.35%
£66,800 GBP - £70,699 GBP	1	15.22% 1.09%
£70,700 GBP - £74,599 GBP	1	14.13% 1.09%
£74,600 GBP - £78,499 GBP	2	13.04% 2.17%
£78,500 GBP - £82,499 GBP	1	10.87% 1.09%
£82,500 GBP - £86,399 GBP	1	9.78% 1.09%
£86,400 GBP - £90,299 GBP	1	8.7% 1.09%
£90,300 GBP - £94,199 GBP	1	7.61% 1.09%
£94,300 GBP - £98,199 GBP	2	6.52% 2.17%
£98,200 GBP - £102,099 GBP	0	n/a
£102,100 GBP - £105,999 GBP	1	4.35% 1.09%
£106,000 GBP - £109,999 GBP	0	n/a
£110,000 GBP - £113,899 GBP	0	n/a
£113,900 GBP - £117,799 GBP	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
£117,800 GBP - £125,699 GBP	0	n/a
£125,700 GBP - £133,499 GBP	0	n/a
£133,500 GBP - £141,399 GBP	0	n/a
£141,400 GBP - £149,199 GBP	0	n/a
£149,200 GBP - £157,099 GBP	0	n/a
£157,100 GBP - £164,899 GBP	0	n/a
£164,900 GBP - £172,799 GBP	0	n/a
£172,800 GBP - £180,599 GBP	0	n/a
£180,600 GBP - £188,499 GBP	1	3.26% 1.09%
£188,500 GBP - £196,399 GBP	1	2.17% 1.09%
£196,400 GBP - £274,899 GBP	1	1.09% 1.09%

Gender / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	44	£60,477 GBP
2	Women	23	£33,930 GBP

Education / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys
1	High School	5	£56,000 GBP
2	Bachelors Degree	52	£48,931 GBP
3	Masters Degree	25	£47,361 GBP
4	Some College	10	£45,318 GBP

Experience / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	7	£84,197 GBP
2	20+ Years	10	£67,546 GBP
3	1-2 Years	9	£58,985 GBP
4	12-16 Years	10	£49,324 GBP
5	4-8 Years	18	£43,041 GBP
6	2-4 Years	15	£39,978 GBP
7	8-12 Years	13	£39,428 GBP
8	0-1 Year	10	£28,510 GBP

Age / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	6	£100,691 GBP
2	61-65	1	£82,076 GBP
3	56-60	1	£68,331 GBP
4	36-40	8	£58,906 GBP
5	46-50	3	£57,571 GBP
6	21-25	8	£55,765 GBP
7	41-45	8	£50,973 GBP
8	n/a	25	£40,763 GBP
9	31-35	16	£37,778 GBP
10	26-30	15	£37,464 GBP
11	14-20	1	£23,012 GBP

Work Type / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	61	£52,387 GBP
2	Self Employed	13	£44,533 GBP
3	Contract	15	£43,041 GBP
4	Part Time	3	£14,216 GBP

Cities / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys
1	Newcastle upon Tyne	1	£73,201 GBP
2	Edinburgh	2	£60,870 GBP
3	Aberdeen	1	£59,849 GBP
4	Brighton	1	£58,121 GBP
5	London	60	£53,801 GBP
6	Ipswich	3	£51,209 GBP
7	Bristol	1	£49,638 GBP
8	Manchester, United Kingdom	3	£43,433 GBP
9	Bolton	1	£39,192 GBP
10	Luton	1	£38,956 GBP
11	Cardiff	3	£33,459 GBP
12	Leicester	1	£32,045 GBP
13	Glasgow	3	£28,039 GBP
14	--Other--	4	£27,646 GBP
15	Leeds	3	£26,940 GBP
16	Belfast	2	£26,940 GBP
17	Norwich	1	£24,033 GBP
18	Liverpool	1	£22,777 GBP

Careers / Media / United Kingdom (Gross GBP)

#		Surveys
1	Media Manager	6	£90,166 GBP
2	Game Producer	6	£67,153 GBP
3	TV Producer	7	£58,592 GBP
4	Radio Producer	1	£55,843 GBP
5	Associate Producer	1	£54,822 GBP
6	Digital Media	11	£51,759 GBP
7	Radio Presenter	1	£50,581 GBP
8	Editor	15	£49,795 GBP
9	Light Assistant	1	£48,774 GBP
10	Other Media Career	9	£46,968 GBP
11	Web Producer	2	£44,297 GBP
12	Music Producer	1	£42,962 GBP
13	Sound Assistant	1	£41,156 GBP
14	TV Presenter	2	£40,449 GBP
15	Film Producer	4	£39,035 GBP
16	Media Coordinator	2	£34,872 GBP
17	Interactive Media	1	£33,537 GBP
18	Photographer	2	£31,652 GBP
19	Journalist	10	£31,338 GBP
20	Social Media	4	£31,024 GBP
21	Video Producer	4	£30,395 GBP
22	Weather Reporter	1	£22,777 GBP

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Producer

Posted 14 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Produce film and photo advertiments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	£35,200 GBP

Digital Pr Executive

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Link coverage
media lists
campaigns."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	£16,200 GBP

Project Manager

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Produce games."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brighton	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	£58,100 GBP

Exec Producer

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Video production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Intermediate	£193,300 GBP

Programmatic Director

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Media Trading and Platforms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	£87,900 GBP

Managing Director

Posted 30 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Company management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ipswich	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	£82,100 GBP

Director

Posted 25 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Own and run a photography business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Some College	2-4 Years	Expert	£39,400 GBP

Head Of Acquisition

Posted 01 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Growth."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	£76,600 GBP

Client Manager

Posted 24 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Client management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	£37,200 GBP

Media Administrator

Posted 14 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Diploma in Film Studies, Certificate V in TV and Media, Bachelors of Arts. Skilled in studio setup, sound, lighting, camera operating, editing, directing, green screen, final cut pro, avid media composer, adobe premiere pro."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	£12,200 GBP

Lighting Director

Posted 07 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lighting director."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	High School	20+ Years	n/a	£48,700 GBP

Project Manager

Posted 09 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management, research, media audits, media measurement, ratings, contract negotiations, tender writing, evaluations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	£76,200 GBP

News Reporter

Posted 07 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Reporting political news to media channels."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	£50,800 GBP

Social Media Content Creator And Moderator

Posted 03 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creating and maintaining content across 2 social media channels for a large nonprofit organisation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	£11,200 GBP

Business Editor

Posted 26 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Journalist with experience in team managemnet, project management and multimedia including broadcast."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Leeds	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	£21,300 GBP

Audiovisual Translator

Posted 29 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"French to English and SDH subtitling, dubbing and script translation services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cardiff	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	£35,600 GBP

Broadcast Director

Posted 09 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Directing live events for online or TV."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	£51,800 GBP

Digital Designer

Posted 28 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"UX UI, Mobile apps, Websites, banners."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	£91,400 GBP

Journalist

Posted 08 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Digital video journalist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Glasgow	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	£25,400 GBP

Correspondent

Posted 20 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Editorial executive in Polish newspaper."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	£31,800 GBP

Assistant Editor

Posted 16 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Produce a TV news show."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Newcastle upon Tyne	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	£73,200 GBP

Producer

Posted 14 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Producer in advertising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	£40,000 GBP

Chief Executive

Posted 13 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Running strategy for the business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	£13,200 GBP

Pr Manager

Posted 19 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"PR manager, looking after press and media relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	£32,900 GBP

Executive Producer

Posted 29 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"From finance to contracts, to recruiting talent through to post-production I cover all aspects of a production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	£97,900 GBP

Destination Editor

Posted 27 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Commissioning editor in publishing firm."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	£38,200 GBP

Reporter

Posted 29 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Commodity reporter, working for an oil and gas company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	£35,700 GBP

Vp Of Games

Posted 22 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oversee all design and production of all games."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	£186,100 GBP

Editor

Posted 09 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I edit a magazine and website in the F&B industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
London	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	£44,100 GBP

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