1. AVERAGE UK SALARIES
‘Labour’ is one of the four ‘factors of production’. Wages are the reward given to Labour.
This activity asks you to rank 10 professions in order of their average wage.

2. You have 1 minute to rank these UK professions by their average wage – starting with the highest paid
(2018 figures: ONS)

3. Finance Professionals
Police Officer
Lawyer
Quantity Surveyor
Finance Professionals
Teacher
Electrician
Sales Executive
Doctor
Nurse
Engineer
Lawyer
£63,771
Teacher
£39,388
Engineer
£43,628
Nurse
£32,338
Finance Professionals
£42,578
Electrician
£31,277
Quantity Surveyor
£42,511
Police Officer
£26,605
Doctor
£41,494
Sales Executive
£26,302
Rank these UK professions by their average wage (2018 wages per annum: ONS)
Press space to start timer

4. AVERAGE UK SALARIES
Why do different jobs or professions offer varying rates of pay?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to these ‘differentials’ wages?

5. OFFICE OF NATIONAL STATISTICS
The figures used in this activity have been taken from the ONS website ( – this is one of the most important sources ofup-to-date economic data for the UK.