Salary guide · London and UK · June 2026
What should you be earning?
A clearer starting point for your next pay conversation. Check your role, compare locations and explore where your career could take you.
94 roles · 7 industries · Annual salaries in GBP
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Published range · Greater London
£31,000–£37,000
Typical salary: £34,000Enter your salary to see where it sits. Your figure stays in your browser.
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Architectural Assistant Part II (0–2 yrs)
Compare the same role in two locations.
- Low
- £31,000
- Typical
- £34,000
- High
- £37,000
- Low
- £28,000
- Typical
- £30,000
- High
- £32,000
£4,000 higher in London
Difference between the two typical salaries.
Next step on this pathway
Part II (3–4 yrs) · £37,000 typical in LondonA £3,000 difference. Progression depends on experience and responsibility.
02 / Make a comparison
Two roles. One clear view.
Compare any two of the 94 published roles, across both locations. Every bar below uses the same scale.
- Low
- £31,000
- Typical
- £34,000
- High
- £37,000
- Low
- £28,000
- Typical
- £30,000
- High
- £32,000
- Low
- £60,000
- Typical
- £68,000
- High
- £80,000
- Low
- £52,000
- Typical
- £60,000
- High
- £70,000
Annual GBP · June 2026 edition. Changing either role updates the scale for all four bars together.
Scale unchanged: £20,000 to £90,000. All four bars use this shared scale.03 · Free salary guides
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June 2026 edition. Published annual GBP benchmarks covering 94 roles in 7 industries, with 8 curated career pathways.
These figures are a guide, not a guarantee of an offer. Location, responsibility, experience and the practice all influence pay. Compare the scope of a role as well as its title.
Source: Architecture Social salary guide. Source snapshot captured 21 July 2026. This page uses a published dataset, not a live salary feed. Part I estimates reviewed 9 October 2026 against the real Living Wage, assuming a 37.5-hour week over 52 weeks. Check every hour worked, including overtime.
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