The Datum Report

Occupation 3555 · Associate professional occupations

Estate agents and auctioneers

Estate agents and auctioneers arrange for the valuation, sale, purchase, rental and leasing of property on behalf of clients, as well as the auction of livestock and antiques.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic entry requirements although entrants to professional training via the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP) will normally possess GCSEs/S grades, an NVQ/SVQ and/or relevant experience. Off and on-the-job training is possible, and apprenticeships are available in some areas.

What the work involves

Also called

Auctioneer · Auctioneer and valuer · Estate agent · Letting agent · Property consultant · Sales negotiator

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 47,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 49,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 52,000.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 2,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 52,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None None 2026-03 1,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 3,000.00 2026-03
East Midlands 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 1,300.00 2026-03
London 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 14,100.00 2026-03
North East 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 1,400.00 2026-03
North West 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 3,700.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 700.00 2026-03
Scotland 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 2,900.00 2026-03
South East 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 8,500.00 2026-03
South West 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 9,300.00 2026-03
Wales 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 1,500.00 2026-03
West Midlands 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 3,900.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 3555 : Estate agents and auctioneers None 2,400.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for estate agents and auctioneers vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Advertising and marketing associate professionals · Business sales executives · Buyers and procurement officers · Events managers and organisers · Merchandisers · Sales accounts and business development managers