Chief executives and senior officials salary in North West
Full-time average annual pay in North West
Data not disclosed
Based on ~10,000 employees · 2025 · high suppression
Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of chief executives and senior officials earn £48,429–£141,253. See full methodology →
Skilled Worker visa minimum
£88,100
Employment patterns
- 85% of Chief executives work full-time
- 18% are self-employed
- 98.0% of employees have permanent contracts
How Chief executives and senior officials pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for chief executives and senior officials at £119,981 — 34% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £12,778.
UK median £89,835
| Region | Median payUK median £89,835 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £119,981 | £119,981 | £204,603 | +34% |
| Scotland | £87,808 | £87,808 | £107,381 | -2% |
| North West (current region) | £67,396 | £67,396 | Value unavailable | -25% |
| North East | £56,565 | £56,565 | £65,194 | -37% |
| South East | £55,636 | £55,636 | £52,818 | -38% |
| East Midlands | £55,542 | £55,542 | £58,271 | -38% |
| West Midlands | £53,963 | £53,963 | £63,898 | -40% |
| East of England | £52,763 | £52,763 | £53,969 | -41% |
| South West | £52,511 | £52,511 | £54,545 | -42% |
| Wales | £44,674 | £44,674 | £47,784 | -50% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £12,778 | £12,778 | £13,555 | -86% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £119,981 | £119,981Mean £204,603 | +34% |
| Scotland £87,808 | £87,808Mean £107,381 | -2% |
| North West (current region) £67,396 | £67,396 | -25% |
| North East £56,565 | £56,565Mean £65,194 | -37% |
| South East £55,636 | £55,636Mean £52,818 | -38% |
| East Midlands £55,542 | £55,542Mean £58,271 | -38% |
| West Midlands £53,963 | £53,963Mean £63,898 | -40% |
| East of England £52,763 | £52,763Mean £53,969 | -41% |
| South West £52,511 | £52,511Mean £54,545 | -42% |
| Wales £44,674 | £44,674Mean £47,784 | -50% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £12,778 | £12,778Mean £13,555 | -86% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£89,835); ‘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.
How chief executives and senior officials pay in North West has changed over time
Median annual pay for chief executives and senior officials in North West by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
North West median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)