Salary Calculator: Find market pay for your role

Name: Why you can trust our salary numbers
Creator: Robert Half

Get starting salaries for every role in the 2027 Salary Guide with our Salary Calculator. Backed by analysis of more than 365,000 salaries and validated by our recruiters, it helps you customise pay for 24 cities. Employers and jobseekers use it to make informed hiring and career decisions, negotiate with confidence and stay competitive.

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Why you can trust our salary numbers

The Salary Guide From Robert Half is the original—trusted since 1950 by employers, job seekers and industry leaders.

210

roles benchmarked

365k+

salaries analysed

24

city variances

Salaries and trends by professional field

Get 2027 starting salaries and salary insights in 6 professional fields.

Finance and accounting

IT and technology

Marketing and creative

Legal

Administrative and business support

Human resources

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Frequently asked questions

We use a rigorous, multistep process to develop starting salary benchmarks that reflect projected market trends. The ranges in the guide are based on actual compensation data for candidates Robert Half has placed across the UK, third-party job posting data and validation by our recruiters. So you’re in the right place to get help with questions like “What should my salary be?” or “What salary should we offer for this role?”

Yes. Our low, mid and high starting salary levels account for a candidate’s years of experience, skill set and certifications, as well as other factors including industry; the hiring company’s size, complexity or revenue; and demand for the role.

Yes. The 2027 Salary Calculator defaults to national starting salary data, but you can enter your city to customise the figures to your market. If your city isn’t listed, it’ll show nearby markets you can select.

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The salary benchmarks in the UK Salary Guide From Robert Half are the result of a rigorous, multistep process designed to reflect projected market trends for 2027. They are based on actual compensation for professionals Robert Half has placed across the UK, along with 365k third-party job posting data from Textkernel that we use for independent validation.

Non-salary data referenced in the UK Salary Guide is based on online surveys developed by Robert Half and conducted by an independent research firm. Robert Half commissioned research amongst 1,500 respondents using an online data collection methodology. The respondents represent 500 hiring managers and 1,000 workers in finance and accounting, IT and technology, administrative and office support, marketing and creative, and legal. Respondents are drawn from a sample of small-to-midsized enterprises (20-249 employees), and large (250-plus employees) private, publicly listed and public sector organisations across the UK.