Drone pilot | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Drone pilots remotely operate aircraft used in work like surveying, filmmaking and aerial photography.

Overview
  • Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.  
  • Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.  
  • Inspect parts for surface defects.  
  • Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies,
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Drone pilots typically work around 39 to 41 hours per week.

As a Drone pilot you will typically work freelance / self-employed.

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
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    Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. Achievement/Effo
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    Average salary
    97,608 GBP
    per year *
    * data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
    Average Salary
    • 97,608 GBP
    • 103,798 GBP
    Average salary for full-time Drone pilot
    • 97,608 GBP
    • 103,798 GBP
    Salary over time for Drone pilot
    • 78,221 GBP
    • 86,204 GBP
    • 97,608 GBP
    • 75,903 GBP
    • 53,152 GBP

    Future outlook for Drone pilots

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