The average (mean) Journalist full time annual salary in the UK is £40,490 and the median £37,377 for part time employees this drops to a mean of £22,168.
For men the mean full time salary of £43,803 is 19% higher than the full time mean for women £34,198.
This is calculated on the basis of different levels of Journalist jobs in the UK and is based on the provisional ONS dataset (Occupation (4 digit SOC) – ASHE: Table 14) which was released on 25 October 2018.
Usually, the starting salary is around £18,000-£21,000 for an entry level, graduate or junior journalist. However, this salary scale can be around £39,000 – £49,000 for a senior journalist . For more accurate information on journalist salaries, please simple make a job search; as the job posts in the UK usually state the salaries.
Besides, the salaries can be considerably higher and vary a lot in cities like London, Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh. It is also a fact that your salary will depend whether you are a broadcast, fashion, magazine or sports journalist.
