Learning and Development Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 125,000 jobs.
Median salary
£33,236
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 6.4% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£36,357
Part-time only
£16,843
Mean
£34,553
Jobs measured
125,000
What a typical learning and development manager takes home
On the median of £33,236, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,287
Take-home a year
£27,450
Income Tax
£4,133
National Insurance
£1,653
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.
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. ONS measures a residual group - vocational and industrial trainers it does not name separately.
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 the UK?
The median is £33,236 a year and the mean is £34,553, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £36,357 and part-time employees £16,843.
How much does a learning and development manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £18.70 excluding overtime, or £19.19 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
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.
What is the starting salary for a learning and development manager?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of learning and development managers earn under £16,497 and the lowest quarter under £26,151 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid learning and development managers earn?
The top 10% of learning and development managers earn more than £51,500 a year, and the top quarter more than £43,088. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Has learning and development manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +6.4% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many learning and development managers are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 125,000 employee jobs in “Other vocational and industrial trainers” (SOC 3574) in the UK. Self-employed work is not included.
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.
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