These are the workers who got the biggest pay rises last year... how does your job compare?

New figures have revealed the groups of workers who got the biggest pay rises last year. However, it was postal workers that got the biggest pay rise among major occupations, with an average increase of 18 per cent, The Telegraph has reported. Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers were paid an average of £28,459 last year compared to £33,583 this year, the ONS figures have revealed The increase in doctors' pay is likely due to the deals agreed by junior doctors with their average salary now sitting at £48,288 compared to £41,383 last year Special needs teachers, general doctors and waiters and waitresses also saw some of the biggest pay rises. Waiting staff saw a year-on-year salary change of 16.2 per cent whereas special needs teachers' pay increased from an average of £36,682 to £49,822 - a difference of 17.9 per cent. Special needs teachers' pay increased from an average of £36,682 to £49,822 - a difference of 17.9 per cent Waiting staff saw a year-on-year salary change of 16.2 per cent likely due to changes in the minimum wage Their average pay in 2024 was £88,056 with the top 25 per cent earning around £124,000.