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How do I convert UK salary to hourly rate?
Divide annual salary by typical 1,950 working hours (37.5h × 52 weeks). £30,000 = £15.38/hour; £40,000 = £20.51/hour; £50,000 = £25.64/hour. Adjust for actual hours worked. Statutory minimum hours allow holiday (28 days paid).
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UK salary to hourly rate conversion 2025/26. Standard UK full-time hours: 37.5 hours/week × 52 weeks = 1,950 hours/year. Some use 40 hours × 52 = 2,080 hours (more US-style). Statutory paid holiday: 28 days (5.6 weeks including 8 bank holidays), meaning you actually work 46.4 weeks × 37.5 = 1,740 paid working hours. Quick conversion table (based on 1,950 hours, 37.5h/week): £20,000 = £10.26/hour; £25,000 = £12.82; £30,000 = £15.38; £35,000 = £17.95; £40,000 = £20.51; £45,000 = £23.08; £50,000 = £25.64; £60,000 = £30.77; £75,000 = £38.46; £100,000 = £51.28. National Living Wage 2025/26: £12.21/hour (21+) = ~£23,810 gross annually on 37.5h. Reversed (hourly to salary): £15/hour × 37.5h × 52 = £29,250. Contractor day rate to FTE equivalent. Day rate × 220 working days (45 weeks × 5 days, allowing for holiday/sickness) = annual contractor income. £500/day × 220 = £110,000 gross billed. As employed equivalent (after employer NIC, employee benefits, holiday pay, sick pay): roughly £70,000-£80,000 salaried. Some employers calculate hourly rate from total cost of employment (gross + NIC + pension + benefits) — typically 1.25-1.4× of salary.
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This answer is informational only and does not constitute financial, tax or legal advice. Figures are for the 2025/26 UK tax year. See our methodology and sources.