Here’s How Much Each Profession Received in Bonuses Last Year
More than £42 billion was handed out in bonuses in the last financial year – despite a slump in payments by finance and insurance firms.
The new figures from the Office of National Statistics show an overall increase of 2.7 percent on the previous 12 months – despite a 9.6 percent decrease by the financial industry, handing out £13.6 billion in bonuses.
Bonuses in finance and insurance firms have fallen ‘considerably since’ the economic downturn in 2008 – although the figure for the rest of economy has increased by a similar amount.
Here’s a list of the average annual bonuses received by UK employees in 2014-5.
Financial and insurance activities: £13,100 (down £700)
Mining and quarrying: £6,900 (down £200)
Information and communication: £4,400 (up £200)
Real estate: £3,200 (up £300)
Wholesale trade: £3,100 (up £100)
Manufacturing - chemicals and man-made fibres: £3,100 (up £100)
Professional, scientific and technical: £2,500 (up £400)
Electricity, gas and water supply: £1,900 (up £100)
Manufacturing - engineering and allied industries: £1,400 (no change)
Construction: £1,200 (up £200)
Other manufacturing: £1,100 (up £200)
Manufacturing - basic metals and metal products: £1,000 (no change)
Retail trade and repair: £1,000 (no change)
Manufacturing - food, beverages and tobacco: £900 (no change)
Administrative and support services: £900 (up £100)
Transport and storage: £900 (no change)
Other services: £700 (down £200)
Arts, entertainment and recreation: £700 (no change)
Manufacturing - textiles, leather and clothing: £600 (down £100)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing: £400 (no change)
Accommodation and food services: £400 (up £100)
Public administration: £100 (no change)
Education: £100 (up from under £100)
Health and social work: under £100 (no change)
Average for private sector: £1,800 (no change)
Average for public sector: £100 (down £200)
Average for public sector excluding financial services: £100 (no change)
Average for whole economy: £1,500 (no change)