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Built on the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings — the UK's most authoritative salary dataset covering millions of workers.

UK-Focused

Regional breakdowns across all 12 UK regions. From London to Northern Ireland, see how location affects your trajectory.

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How it works

1

Pick your path

Choose from 20 career paths across 12 industries, from tech to healthcare.

2

Set your region

Select your UK region to see location-adjusted salaries and cost-of-living context.

3

See your trajectory

Interactive charts show your projected earnings, percentile position, and alternative paths.

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Data-driven career decisions

Stop guessing where your career is heading. CareerMetrics uses the UK's most authoritative salary datasets — ONS ASHE and HMRC LEO tax records — to give you real numbers, not estimates.

520 Occupations

Tracked across 11 years of real salary data from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

28 Degree Subjects

Graduate earnings from HMRC tax records at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years after university.

12 UK Regions

Regional breakdowns for every career path, from London to Northern Ireland.

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Built for UK careers

From London to Edinburgh, every region tells a different salary story. We map them all.

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12
UK Regions
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For teams and universities

Whether you're benchmarking salaries for your team or guiding students into their first career, CareerMetrics has the tools.

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Salary Analytics for Teams

Market benchmarking, hiring cost calculators, team salary audits, and regional arbitrage tools — all powered by real ONS data.

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Graduate Outcomes for Universities

Degree earnings dashboards, career pathway mapping, ROI calculators, and embeddable widgets built on HMRC LEO tax records.

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