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UK salary report · 2026

Charity Manager Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 31,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£43,382

gross, per year

▲ 13.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£50,592

Jobs measured

31,000

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of charity managers earn less than this.

10th
£19,717
20th
£28,244
25th
£30,729
30th
£32,979
40th
£38,275
50th
£43,382
60th
£46,999
70th
£52,579
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Charity Manager salary by region

3 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
South East £44,674 £45,604
Wales £40,911 £45,086
London £37,557 £51,550

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
SOC 2020 code
1259
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “charity manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Charity Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Charity Manager salary in UK?

The median is £43,382 a year and the mean is £50,592, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 31,000 jobs in this occupation.

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