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NHS Staff Earnings Estimates, October 2025

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Publication Date:
8 Jan 2026
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country
Date Range:
30 Sep 2009 to 31 Oct 2025

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Appendix A - Description of non-basic pay measures
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Summary

This report shows average annual earnings for the following four earnings measures, provisionally showing overall figures for the NHS HCHS workforce (excluding primary care staff) in England in NHS Trusts and other core organisations in England and NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies.

Mean annual basic pay per FTE – is the mean amount of basic pay paid per 1 full-time equivalent post in a 12-month period.

Mean annual earnings per person – is the mean amount paid to an individual in a 12-month period, regardless of the contracted FTE.

Mean annual basic pay per person – is the mean amount of basic pay paid to an individual in a 12-month period, regardless of the contracted FTE.

Mean annual non-basic pay per person – is the mean amount, over and above basic pay, paid to an individual in a 12 month period, regardless of the contracted FTE (this is further split into ten separate measures – see Appendix A for a list and descriptions)

These figures are based on the most recent twelve months of data and are presented by staff group in the publication (Tables 1 & 2). This publication also includes tables which examine the non-basic pay elements in greater details (Table 3). Data are available every month from 30 September 2009 onwards.

We have created a repository of the code used to produce the NHS Staff Earnings publication which is available on GitHub via the Related Links section below.

Monthly NHS Workforce Statistics and monthly NHS Staff Sickness Absence reports and data relating to the General Practice workforce and the Independent Healthcare Provider workforce are also available via the Related Links below.

We welcome feedback on the methodology and tables within this publication. Please email us with your comments and suggestions, clearly stating Monthly HCHS Workforce as the subject heading, via [email protected] or 0300 303 5678.

Key Facts

This publication is a full set of monthly earnings tables with information for October 2025. The next publication will be in January 2026 and will contain data up to November 2025.

In NHS Trusts and CCGs in England:

The mean annual basic pay per full time equivalent (FTE) was £42,815 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £2,786 (7.0%) more than in October 2024.

 

The mean annual earnings per person were £43,617 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £2,613 (6.4%) more than in October 2024.

 

The mean annual basic pay per person was £38,211 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £2,594 (7.3%) more than in October 2024.

 

The mean annual non-basic pay per person was £5,406 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £19 (0.4%) more than in October 2024.

In NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies in England:

The mean annual basic pay per full time equivalent (FTE) was £54,530 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £3,414 (6.7%) more than in October 2024.

 

The mean annual earnings per person were £51,319 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £3,290 (6.8%) more than in October 2024.

 

The mean annual basic pay per person was £48,616 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £3,202 (7.1%) more than in October 2024.

 

The mean annual non-basic pay per person was £2,703 in the 12 month period up to the end of October 2025. This is £87 (3.3%) more than in October 2024.

Last edited: 8 January 2026 10:05 am