MPs registered interests - Second Jobs and Outside Earnings
Employment and outside earnings is the category most commonly referred to as MPs' second jobs. It covers any paid work outside parliament, including speaking engagements, consultancy, journalism, broadcasting, directorships, and ongoing professional roles. Payments from a single source must be declared once they exceed £300 in a calendar year, along with an estimate of hours worked.
Registered Interests Summary for Second Jobs and Outside Earnings
Of the 650 UK MPs, 117 have declared employment and earnings interests totaling £6,109,526, with an average of £52,218 per MP who has registered such interests. The highest single payment recorded was £1,096,544, while Goldman Sachs International was the largest organizational benefactor and Millennium Steel Publishing was the largest individual benefactor.
Highest Earning MPs for Second Jobs and Outside Earnings
According to the register of members' interests for employment and earnings, Conservative MP Rishi Sunak leads with total declared earnings of £2,446,298 from 6 interests, with Goldman Sachs International as his main benefactor. The top five highest-earning MPs also include Reform UK's Nigel Farage (£927,543 from 14 interests), Conservative Sir Geoffrey Cox (£556,512 from 12 interests), Conservative Sir Jeremy Hunt (£341,670 from 5 interests), and Conservative Sir Oliver Dowden (£240,000 from 3 interests).
Richmond and Northallerton
Clacton
Torridge and Tavistock
Godalming and Ash
Hertsmere
West Suffolk
Party Statistics for Second Jobs and Outside Earnings
Based on registered employment and earnings interests, Reform UK MPs reported the highest average at £130,608 per MP across 8 MPs, followed by Conservative MPs at £37,740 per MP across 116 MPs. Labour (Co-op) MPs reported the lowest average at £1,081 per MP across 404 MPs, with Liberal Democrat MPs averaging £1,673 per MP across 72 MPs and Independent MPs averaging £8,800 per MP across 14 MPs.
| Party | Total Declared | Average per MP | % with Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
|
38 of 116 MPs
|
£4,377,842
|
£37,740
per all 116 MPs
|
32.8%
|
|
£1,044,860
|
£130,608
per all 8 MPs
|
62.5%
|
|
|
39 of 404 MPs
|
£436,911
|
£1,081
per all 404 MPs
|
9.7%
|
|
5 of 13 MPs
|
£123,200
|
£9,477
per all 13 MPs
|
38.5%
|
|
26 of 72 MPs
|
£120,440
|
£1,673
per all 72 MPs
|
36.1%
|
|
2 of 9 MPs
|
£2,942
|
£327
per all 9 MPs
|
22.2%
|
|
1 of 5 MPs
|
£1,800
|
£360
per all 5 MPs
|
20.0%
|
|
1 of 4 MPs
|
£1,531
|
£383
per all 4 MPs
|
25.0%
|
|
0 of 1 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
£0
|
£0
per all 7 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
|
0 of 5 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 5 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 2 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 2 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
|
0 of 1 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 1 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
Table of members with Second Jobs and Outside Earnings
131 MPs have registered interests categorised as 'Employment and earnings' with Parliament.uk.
| MP Name | Constituency | Num Interests | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nigel Farage Reform UK |
Clacton England |
14 | £927,543 |
|
Sir Geoffrey Cox Conservative |
Torridge and Tavistock England |
12 | £556,512 |
|
Tom Tugendhat Conservative |
Tonbridge England |
9 | £36,867 |
|
George Freeman Conservative |
Mid Norfolk England |
7 | £30,500 |
|
Rupert Lowe Independent |
Great Yarmouth England |
7 | £42,547 |
|
Rishi Sunak Conservative |
Richmond and Northallerton England |
6 | £2,446,298 |
|
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Conservative |
Chingford and Woodford Green England |
5 | £8,660 |
|
Mark Garnier Conservative |
Wyre Forest England |
5 | £30,120 |
|
Sir Jeremy Hunt Conservative |
Godalming and Ash England |
5 | £341,670 |
|
Peter Prinsley Labour (Co-op) |
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket England |
5 | £0 |
|
Dan Carden Labour (Co-op) |
Liverpool Walton England |
4 | £11,308 |
|
Barry Gardiner Labour (Co-op) |
Brent West England |
4 | £28,360 |
|
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Labour (Co-op) |
Clapham and Brixton Hill England |
4 | £1,718 |
|
Shockat Adam Independent |
Leicester South England |
3 | £0 |
|
Suella Braverman Reform UK |
Fareham and Waterlooville England |
3 | £71,176 |
|
Ed Davey Liberal Democrat |
Kingston and Surbiton England |
3 | £17,250 |
|
Anneliese Dodds Labour (Co-op) |
Oxford East England |
3 | £3,049 |
|
Sir Oliver Dowden Conservative |
Hertsmere England |
3 | £240,000 |
|
Clive Lewis Labour (Co-op) |
Norwich South England |
3 | £2,169 |
|
Esther McVey Conservative |
Tatton England |
3 | £27,131 |
|
Jess Phillips Labour (Co-op) |
Birmingham Yardley England |
3 | £13,866 |
|
Ian Roome Liberal Democrat |
North Devon England |
3 | £2,815 |
|
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst Conservative |
Solihull West and Shirley England |
3 | £51,282 |
|
Tony Vaughan Labour (Co-op) |
Folkestone and Hythe England |
3 | £61,603 |
|
Yuan Yang Labour (Co-op) |
Earley and Woodley England |
3 | £74,659 |
|
Dr Zubir Ahmed Labour (Co-op) |
Glasgow South West Scotland |
2 | £37,798 |
|
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Labour (Co-op) |
Tooting England |
2 | £2,907 |
|
Chris Bryant Labour (Co-op) |
Rhondda and Ogmore Wales |
2 | £79,501 |
|
Alex Burghart Conservative |
Brentwood and Ongar England |
2 | £2,250 |
|
Dawn Butler Labour (Co-op) |
Brent East England |
2 | £3,000 |
|
Sir James Cleverly Conservative |
Braintree England |
2 | £132,368 |
|
Mr Will Forster Liberal Democrat |
Woking England |
2 | £1,795 |
|
Sarah Gibson Liberal Democrat |
Chippenham England |
2 | £26,313 |
|
Marie Goldman Liberal Democrat |
Chelmsford England |
2 | £1,698 |
|
Paulette Hamilton Labour (Co-op) |
Birmingham Erdington England |
2 | £3,303 |
|
Sir John Hayes Conservative |
South Holland and The Deepings England |
2 | £13,123 |
|
Mr Adnan Hussain Independent |
Blackburn England |
2 | £250 |
|
Ayoub Khan Independent |
Birmingham Perry Barr England |
2 | £31,460 |
|
James MacCleary Liberal Democrat |
Lewes England |
2 | £1,136 |
|
Calum Miller Liberal Democrat |
Bicester and Woodstock England |
2 | £7,233 |
|
Sir Andrew Mitchell Conservative |
Sutton Coldfield England |
2 | £66,304 |
|
James Naish Labour (Co-op) |
Rushcliffe England |
2 | £5,137 |
|
Jesse Norman Conservative |
Hereford and South Herefordshire England |
2 | £11,540 |
|
Dr Simon Opher Labour (Co-op) |
Stroud England |
2 | £3,450 |
|
Sarah Russell Labour (Co-op) |
Congleton England |
2 | £0 |
|
Sarah Sackman Labour (Co-op) |
Finchley and Golders Green England |
2 | £2,563 |
|
Richard Tice Reform UK |
Boston and Skegness England |
2 | £23,248 |
|
Laura Trott Conservative |
Sevenoaks England |
2 | £12,000 |
|
Freddie van Mierlo Liberal Democrat |
Henley and Thame England |
2 | £523 |
|
Sir Jeremy Wright Conservative |
Kenilworth and Southam England |
2 | £1,400 |