Theatre Practitioner salary in the United Kingdom
£46,979
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between £35,558 and £52,951
From 284 live theatre practitioner listings with advertised pay · newest 16 Oct 2026
What theatre practitioners are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- £35,558
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- £41,000
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- £52,951
- a quarter pay more
Theatre Practitioner 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 theatre practitioner salary range
The middle half of theatre practitioner adverts sits between £35,558 and £52,951 — 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 Southend-on-Sea pays most for the role at £112,500 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 theatre practitioners
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for theatre practitioners
Live theatre practitioner roles
Senior Theatre Practitioner
Healthcare Management Trust – St Hugh’s HospitalTheatre PractitionerviaNHS JobsDoncasterPermanent£41554.50NewChildren Occupational Therapist - Band 5
Croydon Health Services NHS TrustTheatre PractitionerviaNHS JobsLondonPermanent£36943.00 to £44900.00NewNursing Associate (Recovery)
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustTheatre PractitionerviaNHS JobsWiganPermanent£28392.00 to £31157.00NewBand 5 Midwife - Saint Mary's
Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustTheatre PractitionerviaNHS JobsRomfordContract£32073.00 to £39043.00NewClinical Matron - Emergency Department
Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustTheatre PractitionerviaNHS JobsSloughPermanent£59798.00 to £67020.00NewSenior Children's Residential Practitioner
Lincolnshire County CouncilTheatre PractitionerviaReedLincolnPermanent£31,015 - £33,672 per annumNewTheatre Practitioner salary: common questions
- How much does a theatre practitioner earn in the United Kingdom?
- The median advertised theatre practitioner salary is £41,000 a year, from 284 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between £35,558 and £52,951. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a theatre practitioner?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from £28,000 to £150,000. The middle half sits between £35,558 and £52,951 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay theatre practitioners the most?
- Southend-on-Sea leads at £112,500 on average, against £46,979 across the whole sample. Swindon follows at £109,871.
- What is a theatre practitioner salary per hour?
- About £24.09 an hour, or £180.69 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay theatre practitioners the most?
- From current listings, Spectrum Community Health CIC advertises the highest at £128,000 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