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Bookmaker | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Bookmakers organise gambling activities in betting offices, at racetracks and online.
Bookmakers typically work around 41 to 43 hours per week.
As a Bookmaker you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely
| Average salary |
| 25,632 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Bookmaker
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25,776 GBP
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25,424 GBP
Average salary for full-time Bookmaker
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25,632 GBP
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25,424 GBP
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25,776 GBP
Salary over time for Bookmaker
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24,079 GBP
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21,973 GBP
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19,819 GBP
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19,385 GBP
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20,838 GBP
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22,365 GBP
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25,632 GBP
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23,024 GBP
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29,290 GBP
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Things to highlight for your Bookmaker interview
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
