Doctors salary & pay scales for the UK
Empire Locum Recruitment is renowned as one the highest payers for locum doctors in the UK, with a wide range of fantastic jobs for locum doctors available today we are sure to have the right locum doctor job for you.
Here at Empire Locum Recruitment we believe that the happiness of our locum doctors is key to a successful business, we will always go the extra mile to find the best locum doctor job to suit your individual needs, and our guarantee is to improve the locum pay rate you are currently earning.
Please see below a breakdown of locum doctor salary’s by specialty.
Medicine Doctor salary & pay:
Medicine is one of the key shortage areas in the UK, and in the current locum climate they are the busiest, there are a variety of jobs for locum doctors in this specialty, the biggest short fall in this specialty comes in Acute, Elderly & General Medicine both at Senior House Officer and Specialist Registrar level
| General Medicine salary from | £41,600 – £145,600 |
| Elderly Care medicine salary | £41,650 – £145,580 |
| Endo and Diabetes salary | £40,000 – £138,620 |
| Gastroenterology salary | £40,260 – £142,312 |
| Dermatology salary | £56,000 – £156,000 |
| Infectious Diseases salary | £38,000 – £136,220 |
| Acute Medicine salary | £45,290 – £151,500 |
| Cardiology salary | £42,775 – £142,300 |
| Radiology salary | £58,975 – £161,000 |
| Rehabilitation salary | £37,225 – £139,000 |
| Oncology salary | £36,365 – £136,500 |
Surgical/ Acute Doctor salary & pay:
Within the Surgical / Acute specialty’s the major areas of shortage are Trauma & Orthopaedics at SHO level and A&E at both SHO & SpR level there are a number of jobs for locum doctors all around the UK with extremely high salaries available.
| Trauma and Orthopaedics salary from | £41,655 – £156,650 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat salary from | £28,000 – £124,000 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat salary from | £29,500 – £124,950 |
| Accident and Emergency salary from | £52,000 – £159,875 |
| General Surgery salary from | £25,000 – £122,450 |
| Breast Surgery salary from | £25,250 – £122,450 |
| Urology salary from | £29,650 – £126,500 |
| Resident Medical Officer | £56,000 – £131,040 |
Anaesthetic Doctor salary & pay:
Anaesthetics specialities are currently listed on the Tier 2 national shortage list. Anaesthetic departments in the UK suffer with a shortage of Senior House Officer & Specialist Registrar level locum doctors, salaries for these posts are still at the higher end of the scale with long term posts for specialist’s readily available.
| General Anaesthetics salary from | £39,250 – £151,840 |
| Cardiac Anaesthetics salary from | £41,275 – £152,650 |
| Intensive Care salary from | £42,950 – £155,565 |
| Paediatric Anaesthetics salary from | £42,950 – £155,565 |
| Chronic Pain salary from | £42,950 – £155,565 |
Women’s Health Doctor salary & pay:
Women’s Health suffer with a shortage of Doctors at SpR level with salaries reaching as high as £65 per hours.
| Obstetrics salary from | £29,500 – £124,950 |
| Fertility salary from | £29,500 – £124,950 |
| Gynaecology salary from | £29,500 – £124,950 |
Children’s Health Doctor salary & pay:
Paediatric and neonatal vacancies are very common around the UK as there is a mass shortage of locum doctors in these fields
| General Paediatrics salary from | £39,250 – £142,250 |
| Neo Natal salary from | £42,775 – £148,500 |
