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Technical / Laboratory salaries in the UK

The 100 technical / laboratory role jobs with a salary advertised on UniJobs in the last 12 months typically paid £31,200 to £34,600. Half of them had a mid-point between £31,000 and £37,400.

Typical mid-point

£32,900

a year · from 100 adverts

By subject

	Typical salary	Middle half	Jobs
Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Science	£31,400 to £36,300	£30,500 to £39,600	8
Engineering	£32,100 to £35,900	£32,600 to £38,500	15
Creative Arts & Design	£31,200 to £34,600	£32,900 to £38,100	15
Music, Drama & Performing Arts	£31,200 to £34,600	£30,300 to £34,000	6
Chemistry	£29,600 to £34,600	£28,700 to £40,100	5
Medicine & Dentistry	£29,600 to £33,000	£29,600 to £40,400	7
Biological Sciences	£29,600 to £33,000	£30,400 to £33,600	13
Nursing & Allied Health	£28,100 to £30,000	£24,900 to £33,300	4
Earth & Environmental Sciences	£27,900 to £30,400	–	3

By region

	Typical salary	Middle half	Jobs
North West England	£32,100 to £36,600	£27,800 to £38,000	19
South West England	£31,200 to £34,600	£32,900 to £35,300	16
Greater London	£34,600 to £39,000	£32,600 to £40,600	12
Yorkshire and the Humber	£29,600 to £33,000	£31,300 to £31,300	12
Wales	£32,400 to £36,600	£32,300 to £40,500	10
West Midlands	£30,100 to £34,300	£29,200 to £33,400	10
East Midlands	£30,600 to £32,500	£31,500 to £31,500	9
South East England	£36,600 to £43,500	£34,100 to £40,700	5
North East England	£27,900 to £31,000	–	3

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Assistant Digital Media ProducerCoventry University · Coventry £30,900–£33,300 Assistant Technician - Internal OnlyThe University of Brighton · Brighton £27,200–£27,900 Technician in Creative Media PracticeThe University of Leeds · Leeds £29,600–£33,000 Senior Teaching TechnicianThe University of Birmingham · Birmingham £30,100–£35,900 Woven Textiles TechnicianThe University of Southampton · Winchester £31,900–£36,300 Technical Specialist in Plasma EngineeringThe Manchester Metropolitan University · Manchester £36,300–£40,700 Technical Specialist in Plasma Engineering SupportThe Manchester Metropolitan University · Manchester £36,300–£40,700 Research TechnicianUniversity of Derby · Derby £30,600–£32,500 Science TechnicianUniversity of Derby · Derby £30,600–£32,500 CTL Laboratory Manager (Metallurgy & Materials)The University of Birmingham · Birmingham £33,000–£39,900

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How much does a technical / laboratory role earn in the UK?

Based on 100 adverts on UniJobs in the last 12 months, a typical technical / laboratory role job paid £31,200 to £34,600 a year, with a typical mid-point of £32,900.

How these figures work. They come only from salaries stated in job adverts on UniJobs over the last 12 months, per year, in pounds. "Typical salary" is the middle of the advertised starting points to the middle of the advertised top points. "Middle half" is the range of mid-points that half of the adverts fell within. Pay grades are set by each university, so the same grade can pay differently from place to place, and figures update as new jobs are posted.

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