Fitness Instructor / Leisure jobs in the UK

Live fitness instructor / leisure roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

1656 live fitness instructor / leisure roles

OMD

Branded Entertainment Director

London

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Join OMD Create, the award-winning creative solutions arm of OMD, where we help some of the UK's most recognisable brands create culture-shaping…

Marketing, PR & Creative Contract
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Lifeguard

Paignton

£13.10 per hour

Are you a NPLQ qualified lifeguard looking for an opportunity in a dynamic and welcoming environment?

Sales & Business Development Permanent
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Lifeguard

Tunbridge Wells

£10.53 to £12.71 per hour

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust.

Sales & Business Development
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Lifeguard (Bank)

London Borough of Bromley

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Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the…

Sales & Business Development
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Leisure Attendant

Middleton

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When you join Your Trust as a Leisure Attendant you will be part of a charity based across the Rochdale Borough that aims to support every member of…

Sales & Business Development
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Lifeguard

Chipping Ongar

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Places Leisure is part of the Places for People Group, we're changing lives by creating active places and healthier people for communities to thrive.

Sales & Business Development
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Lifeguard

Belfast City District

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GLL is looking for aLifeguardto work atFalls Leisure Centre.

Remote Sales & Business Development
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Fitness Instructor / Leisure salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£26,000 – £36,000 (midpoint £31,000)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£24,000 – £33,000 (midpoint £28,500)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£23,000 – £30,000 (midpoint £26,500)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£23,000 – £30,000 (midpoint £26,500)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£23,000 – £30,000 (midpoint £26,500)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£22,500 – £29,000 (midpoint £25,750)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Leisure assistants and lifeguards pay at or just above the National Living Wage; fitness instructors sit in the middle of the band and gym and leisure managers above it (£30,000–£45,000). Personal trainers are usually self-employed, paying rent to the gym and charging £30–£60 a session.
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FAQs

What does a fitness instructor earn?

Typically £23,000–£30,000 employed; personal trainers earn per session (£30–£60) and vary widely.

What qualifications do I need?

Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer; NPLQ for lifeguards and STA/Swim England for swimming teachers.

What do employers check?

Qualifications, right to work, references and an enhanced DBS where children are taught.

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