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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 14 Oct 2025 | Updated: 0 days ago

GP Earnings and Expenses Estimates

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
The findings in this report are based upon anonymised tax data from HM Revenue and Customs' Self Assessment tax records and cover both NHS/Health Service and private income. Earnings and expenses information is published for contractor, salaried and combined (contractor and salaried) GPs at country level, with a regional breakdown where available. Figures are also given by contract type for GPs working under a General Medical Services (GMS) or a Primary Medical Services (PMS) contract as well as combined (GPMS).
Spatial Coverage:
England
Data Use Limitations:
NO RESTRICTION

Coverage

Spatial

Geographical Levels:
country

Temporal

Start Date:
06 April 2002
Frequency:
ANNUAL

Provenance

Purpose:
To provide official estimates of GPs’ earnings, expenses and income-before-tax so policymakers, negotiators and researchers can monitor pay levels, trends and differences by GP type (contractor vs salaried), practice type and demographic groups.

Access and Governance

Usage

Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS

Access

Data Controller:
NHS England

Format and Standards

Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
  • Unstructured text
  • Database

Additional Information Governance

Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Integrity Risk:
Low risk