Radiographer salary in the United Kingdom
£56,108
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between £40,095 and £61,697
From 325 live radiographer listings with advertised pay · newest 16 Oct 2026
What radiographers are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- £40,095
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- £52,670
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- £61,697
- a quarter pay more
Radiographer salary by seniority
Median advertised pay at each level, with the middle half of adverts beside it. The step between levels is usually the number worth negotiating over.
How to read a radiographer salary range
The middle half of radiographer adverts sits between £40,095 and £61,697 — the top of that band is 1.5× the bottom. Where you land inside it is decided less by the job title than by three things: the level the role is pitched at, the employer's size and the city. On this board Canterbury pays most for the role at £132,067 on average.
An advert quoting a wide range is usually a level range in disguise: the bottom is what they would pay someone they have to train, the top is what they would pay someone who can run the work unsupervised. Ask which end the role is really budgeted at before you anchor on the top figure.
The figures on this page are advertised pay, which runs a little ahead of what people in post earn. If an offer sits below the median here for the level, that is a fair thing to raise; if it sits above the 75th percentile, it is a good offer for this market.
Highest paying cities for radiographers
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for radiographers
Live radiographer roles
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRadiographerviaNHS JobsLondonPermanent£38488.00 to £46852.00NewTrust Fellow ST3+ Emergency Medicine
Somerset NHS Foundation TrustRadiographerviaNHS JobsTauntonContract£67325.00NewSuperintendent Radiographer X-Ray & Radiology Education Training lead
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustRadiographerviaNHS JobsLondonPermanent£66274.00 to £73496.00NewCT Radiographer
RadiographerviaCV-LibraryPerthPermanent£56–£65 an hourNewGeneral Sonographer
RadiographerviaCV-LibraryDerbyPermanent£65–£79 an hourNewSpecialist Occupational Therapist
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustRadiographerviaNHS JobsLondonContract£47951.00 to £56863.00NewRadiographer salary: common questions
- How much does a radiographer earn in the United Kingdom?
- The median advertised radiographer salary is £52,670 a year, from 325 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between £40,095 and £61,697. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a radiographer?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from £24,785 to £140,400. The middle half sits between £40,095 and £61,697 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay radiographers the most?
- Canterbury leads at £132,067 on average, against £56,108 across the whole sample. Perth follows at £117,975.
- What is a radiographer salary per hour?
- About £28.77 an hour, or £215.80 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay radiographers the most?
- From current listings, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust advertises the highest at £136,968 on average. This reflects what is advertised now, not a long-run ranking.
Similar roles
Figures are medians and averages of salaries advertised on BOQQS, not a survey of what people are paid — advertised pay leads actual pay. Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week. Nothing below £28,000 a year is carried on this board, so these figures describe the specialist market rather than all jobs in the UK. How the figures are worked out