Salary insights

Salary in the Essex region

Market pay levels based on 155 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median43 261 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average43 952 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile38 328 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile48 933 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile38 328 £
Median43 261 £
Upper quartile48 933 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 38 328 £ and 48 933 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 48 933 £.
  • The upper quartile is 28% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 155 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Chelmsford ·

Highways Planner

104 000 – 130 000 £

Your new company You will be joining a well-established regional contractor with a strong presence across the South, operating out of their Essex office. The business has a healthy pipeline…

ContractOn-siteChelmsford
Sellick Partnership Essex ·

Civil Litigation Lawyer

107 250 – 126 750 £

Litigation Lawyer Full-time Hybrid Working Our client, a Local Authority based in Essex is seeking an experienced Litigation Lawyer to join their friendly and supportive Legal Services team…

ContractOn-siteEssex
Venn Group Essex ·

Estates Surveyor

104 000 – 117 000 £

Estate Surveyor Based in London, hybrid working Inside IR35 Length: 3 months initially This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused surveyor with strong Landlord and Tenant e…

ContractOn-siteEssex
Goodman Masson Essex ·

Lift Contract Manager

91 000 – 97 500 £

Goodman Masson are currently working with a social housing organisation to recruit for an Interim Lift Contract Manager / Engineer. Pay - £350 - £375 per day INSIDE IR35 We are currently wo…

ContractOn-siteEssex
Morgan Law Essex ·

Payroll & Systems Team Leader

91 000 – 97 500 £

My local government client is seeking an experienced Payroll and Systems Team Leader to manage the day-to-day payroll processing, ensuring that all payroll activities are delivered accurate…

ContractOn-siteEssex
Addition Chelmsford ·

Junior Project Manager

91 000 – 91 000 £

Junior Project Manager/ Project Coordinator/Change Coordinator Join a major organisational change programme supporting the implementation of a new business centre model across a large publi…

ContractOn-siteChelmsford

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (43 261 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (43 952 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 38 328 £ to 48 933 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 38 328 £ and a quarter above 48 933 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 155 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 43 261 £ is the market level, above 48 933 £ is the strong quarter, below 38 328 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.