- compete in matches and competitions
- keep up and improve your skills with regular practice
- maintain your general fitness and stamina by training
- make sure your diet and lifestyle help you to achieve peak performance
- take advice from coaches, nutritionists, exercise professionals, sports psychologists and doctors
Sports professional | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Sports professionals are skilled and talented sportsmen and sportswomen, who are paid to compete in their chosen sport.
Sports professionals typically work around 44 to 46 hours per week.
As a Sports professional you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require
| Average salary |
| 24,657 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Sports professional
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24,367 GBP
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25,167 GBP
Average salary for part-time Sports professional
Average salary for full-time Sports professional
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6,134 GBP
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6,517 GBP
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Salary over time for Sports professional
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26,101 GBP
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24,220 GBP
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25,425 GBP
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26,124 GBP
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30,022 GBP
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28,322 GBP
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24,657 GBP
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23,867 GBP
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Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. Analytical Thinking Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
