Financial accounts managers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£45,162
Typical Annual pay range
Employment patterns
- 88% of Financial accounts managers work full-time
- 2.6% are self-employed
- 98.5% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Financial accounts managers pay in the UK
The typical financial accounts managers in the UK earns a median salary of £45,162 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The middle half of financial accounts managers earnings fall between £33,028 and £60,950 a year. That is a wide range, a sign that pay climbs steeply with experience, specialism and employer, so the median is a starting point rather than a ceiling.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £52,108. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical financial accounts managers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: financial accounts managers pay ranges from £31,328 in North East up to £60,989 in London, a difference of £29,661 (95%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see financial accounts managers pay in London, Financial accounts managers vs Financial Analyst or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for financial accounts managers at £60,989 — 35% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £31,328.
UK median £45,162
| Region | Median payUK median £45,162 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £60,989 | £60,989 | £72,968 | +35% |
| Scotland | £47,214 | £47,214 | £55,329 | +5% |
| North West | £42,457 | £42,457 | £47,173 | -6% |
| East of England | £42,274 | £42,274 | £44,206 | -6% |
| Wales | £41,724 | £41,724 | £45,753 | -8% |
| South East | £41,620 | £41,620 | £47,381 | -8% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £41,288 | £41,288 | £43,430 | -9% |
| South West | £40,898 | £40,898 | £44,339 | -9% |
| East Midlands | £38,590 | £38,590 | £40,211 | -15% |
| West Midlands | £35,609 | £35,609 | £38,918 | -21% |
| North East | £31,328 | £31,328 | £36,554 | -31% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £60,989 | £60,989Mean £72,968 | +35% |
| Scotland £47,214 | £47,214Mean £55,329 | +5% |
| North West £42,457 | £42,457Mean £47,173 | -6% |
| East of England £42,274 | £42,274Mean £44,206 | -6% |
| Wales £41,724 | £41,724Mean £45,753 | -8% |
| South East £41,620 | £41,620Mean £47,381 | -8% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £41,288 | £41,288Mean £43,430 | -9% |
| South West £40,898 | £40,898Mean £44,339 | -9% |
| East Midlands £38,590 | £38,590Mean £40,211 | -15% |
| West Midlands £35,609 | £35,609Mean £38,918 | -21% |
| North East £31,328 | £31,328Mean £36,554 | -31% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£45,162); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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UK median annual pay for financial accounts managers by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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