- Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.
- Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.
- Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.
- Maintain optimum physical fitness levels by training regularly, following nutrition plans, or
Footballer | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Footballers play for their club in league and cup competitions, and some represent their country at international level.
Footballers typically work around 44 to 46 hours per week.
As a Footballer 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 |
| 39,222 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Footballer
Big gender gap
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45,156 GBP
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29,828 GBP
Average salary for part-time Footballer
Average salary for full-time Footballer
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11,306 GBP
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10,686 GBP
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39,222 GBP
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29,828 GBP
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45,156 GBP
Salary over time for Footballer
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32,562 GBP
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33,393 GBP
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34,400 GBP
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34,118 GBP
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36,740 GBP
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39,222 GBP
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36,809 GBP
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29,905 GBP
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Future outlook for Footballers
Very good outlook
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Balanced outlook
-1% yearly wage growth (on average)
Very good outlook
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Which qualifications do I need?
Find out what you need to know in order to become a Footballer and the highest average level of education for people in this role.
Things to highlight for your Footballer interview
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
