Canada vs United Kingdom

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Canada pays about 85% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Canada United Kingdom
$105.6k
$57k
$20.9k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $229.4k

Canada

$105,604

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -15.5%
$125,045 $105,604
$63.6k 25th
$105.6k Median
$162.5k 75th
$42.6k
$215k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
47.4%
Live roles
9,069

United Kingdom

$56,975

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -56.2%
$130,000 $56,975
$38.5k 25th
$57k Median
$105.4k 75th
$35.3k
$187.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6.3k – $4,004.4k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
22.8%
Live roles
11,652

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
JOEY Restaurants $47,840 121
Kognitive Sales Solutions $36,608 114
Affirm $195,000 82
Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop $39,520 81
Rentokil Initial $43,680 74
LOCAL Public Eatery $43,680 69
Okta $134,418 64
Figma $251,000 53

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
LO Lookers $58,354 159
ABM UK $37,008 158
Freedom Leisure $35,530 103
Charity Link $35,397 103
Rentokil Initial Group $36,567 101
Private Equity Insights $187,539 92
Universal Business Team $56,309 76
Biffa Waste Services $47,002 58

Highest-paying roles in Canada

Role Median Roles
Software Engineer $160,000 876
Data Scientist $158,000 54
Recruiter $146,929 517
DevOps $127,750 162
UX Designer $124,800 47
Product Manager $122,427 1,016
Project Manager $112,500 418
Marketing Manager $110,000 472
Sales $107,500 1,323
Customer Success $105,655 1,168

Highest-paying roles in United Kingdom

Role Median Roles
Recruiter $135,203 99
Financial Analyst $127,290 40
Software Engineer $117,578 219
DevOps $107,263 35
Data Scientist $107,086 15
Product Manager $94,478 302
Marketing Manager $89,261 256
Project Manager $72,687 155
Data Analyst $71,100 41
Sales $66,929 951

Canada vs United Kingdom: which pays more?

The median for Canada is $105,604 per year (typically $63,595–$162,500), versus $56,975 for United Kingdom ($38,454–$105,386). That puts Canada about 85% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Canada and United Kingdom are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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