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UK salary report · 2026

Learning And Development Manager Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 125,000 jobs.

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

Median salary

£33,236

gross, per year

▲ 6.4% change on the previous year

Mean

£34,553

Jobs measured

125,000

What most learning and development managers actually earn

Half of learning and development managers earn between £26,151 and £43,088. Earning above £43,088 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 learning and development managers earn less than this.

10th
£16,497
20th
£23,712
25th
£26,151
30th
£27,304
40th
£30,405
50th
£33,236
60th
£36,780
70th
£41,058
75th
£43,088
80th
£45,998
90th
£51,500
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Learning And Development Manager salary by region

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

Region Median Mean
London £35,566 £36,993
South East £35,289 £37,757
East Midlands £34,906 £34,547
North West £34,434 £35,034
East £34,411 £33,987
Scotland £34,166 £36,555
West Midlands £33,180 £33,653
Wales £32,310 £30,139
Yorkshire and The Humber £31,122 £34,725
South West £30,653 £31,051
North East £27,683 £27,867

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Other vocational and industrial trainers
SOC 2020 code
3574
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “learning and development manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Other vocational and industrial trainers”, 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.

Learning And Development Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Learning And Development Manager salary in UK?

The median is £33,236 a year and the mean is £34,553, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Learning And Development Manager salary?

Half of learning and development managers earn between £26,151 and £43,088. Anything above £43,088 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 125,000 jobs in this occupation.

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