Psychologist Salary

The average salary for a Psychologist in the UK is:

£35,604

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Research, therapy, risk reports, training, conultancy work, assessments etc

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Psychologist Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £35,800.

The average salary in 2009 was £34,700, based on 58 respondents (a difference of -3% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £38,591, based on 29 respondents (a difference of 11% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £34,757, based on 28 respondents (a difference of -10% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £45,800, based on 10 respondents (a difference of 32% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Psychologist based on all salary survey responses is: £32,000

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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 Psychologist is £17.8.


Assorted Psychologist Salary Information

SalaryLocationDate
£25,000Unknown14-May-19
£25,000Yorkshire and North East8-March-19
£30,000Unknown1-December-15
£30,000Yorkshire and North East15-September-14
£35,000Unknown13-August-14
£29,000Midlands17-February-14
£41,000Midlands2-February-14
£35,000London18-July-13
Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.
Graph of Psychologist salary data

Psychologist Salary By UK Region

SalaryRegion
£42,500Yorkshire and North East
£25,353South East
£37,200South West
£28,000Northern Ireland
£39,294London
£23,229Midlands
£44,000Wales
£28,130North West
£55,000East of England
£20,000Scotland

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Psychologist, 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: £26,703 for a worker in their 20s, £34,892 (30s), £41,301 (40s) and £41,301 (50s).
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The average salary figure above for a Psychologist 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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