Finance Director Salary in London

What most finance directors actually earn

Half of finance directors in London earn between £64,817 and £148,127. Earning above £148,127 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Functional Managers and Directors” group in London.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group

Financial managers and directors

SOC 2020 code

1131

Measure

Gross annual pay, all employees

Edition

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “finance director” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Financial managers and directors”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers financial managers as well as directors.

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.