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UK salary report · 2026

Finance Manager Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 129,000 jobs.

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

Median salary

£45,162

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 5.7% change on the previous year

Full-time only

£48,980

Part-time only

£22,124

Mean

£52,108

Jobs measured

129,000

What most finance managers actually earn

Half of finance managers earn between £33,028 and £60,950. Earning above £60,950 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

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

10th
£22,871
20th
£30,076
25th
£33,028
30th
£35,437
40th
£40,508
50th
£45,162
60th
£50,612
70th
£56,910
75th
£60,950
80th
£66,245
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Finance Manager salary by region

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

Region Median Mean
London £60,989 £72,968
Scotland £47,214 £55,329
North West £42,457 £47,173
East £42,274 £44,206
Wales £41,724 £45,753
South East £41,620 £47,381
Yorkshire and The Humber £41,288 £43,430
South West £40,898 £44,339
East Midlands £38,590 £40,211
West Midlands £35,609 £38,918

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Financial accounts managers
SOC 2020 code
3534
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “finance manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Financial accounts managers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures financial accounts managers.

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.

Finance Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Finance Manager salary in UK?

The median is £45,162 a year and the mean is £52,108, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £48,980 and part-time employees £22,124.

What is a good Finance Manager salary?

Half of finance managers earn between £33,028 and £60,950. Anything above £60,950 is in the top quarter for the role.

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 129,000 jobs in this occupation.

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