Doctor Salary

The average salary for a Doctor in the UK is:

£53,536

Job profile for a Doctor

Doctors are those who try to help make us better, diagnosing illnesses, offering support and counselling to patients. One doctor wrote this description of their job to us "Save lives. Deal with idiot managers and pointless politicians hellbent on treating humans like robots and boxes to tick"!!!

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Doctor Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £50,969.

The average salary in 2009 was £53,623, based on 311 respondents (a difference of 5% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £53,623, based on 311 respondents (a difference of 0% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £54,643, based on 251 respondents (a difference of 2% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £52,951, based on 93 respondents (a difference of -3% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Doctor based on all salary survey responses is: £46,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Doctor is £26.77.

Assorted Doctor Salary Information

Salary Location Date £53,546 Scotland 20-September-23 £53,546 Scotland 20-September-23 £53,546 Scotland 20-September-23 £40,000 Midlands 27-May-22 £42,000 North West 9-March-21 £44,154 London 20-January-21 £50,000 Unknown 19-January-21 £50,000 Unknown 19-January-21 £40,000 London 11-November-19 £53,500 London 16-July-18 Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.

Doctor Salary By UK Region

Salary Region £44,607 East of England £51,862 North West £44,983 Scotland £51,418 London £42,628 South West £51,381 Yorkshire and North East £58,722 Midlands £70,435 Wales £53,331 Northern Ireland £48,845 South East

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Doctor, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £40,152 for a worker in their 20s, £52,466 (30s), £62,102 (40s) and £62,102 (50s).

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The average salary figure above for a Doctor is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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