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UK salary report · 2026

Talent Acquisition Manager Salary in South East

Official ONS earnings for South East, covering 17,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — South East

£33,921

gross, per year

▲ 13% change on the previous year

Mean

£37,844

Jobs measured

17,000

What most talent acquisition managers actually earn

Half of talent acquisition managers in South East earn between £26,947 and £44,214. Earning above £44,214 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 “HR, Training and Other Vocational Associate Guidance Professionals” group in South East.

The full pay range

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

10th
£17,930
20th
£25,340
25th
£26,947
30th
£29,039
40th
£31,251
50th
£34,185
60th
£38,680
70th
£42,404
75th
£44,214
80th
£46,145
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How South East ranks for talent acquisition manager pay

2nd

of 11 GB regions with a published figure

London tops the table on £36,959 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £27,977. South East is £3,038 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Human resources and industrial relations officers
SOC 2020 code
3571
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “talent acquisition manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Human resources and industrial relations officers”, 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.

Talent Acquisition Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Talent Acquisition Manager salary in South East?

The median is £33,921 a year and the mean is £37,844, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Talent Acquisition Manager salary?

Half of talent acquisition managers earn between £26,947 and £44,214. Anything above £44,214 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 17,000 jobs in this occupation.

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