Financial managers and directors salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£65,336
Typical Annual pay range
Employment patterns
- 82% of Financial managers work full-time
- 13% are self-employed
- 98.6% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Financial managers and directors pay in the UK
The typical financial managers and directors in the UK earns a median salary of £65,336 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 managers and directors earnings fall between £37,887 and £107,741 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 £103,706. 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 managers and directors actually takes home.
Employment patterns shape these numbers too: Around 13% of Financial managers are self-employed, well above most occupations, so the employee pay above will not capture earnings for those working for themselves.
Where you work changes the picture: financial managers and directors pay ranges from £23,517 in North East up to £107,433 in London, a difference of £83,916 (357%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see financial managers and directors pay in London or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for financial managers and directors at £107,433 — 64% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £23,517.
UK median £65,336
| Region | Median payUK median £65,336 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £107,433 | £107,433 | £177,813 | +64% |
| North West | £58,206 | £58,206 | £70,883 | -11% |
| South East | £56,396 | £56,396 | £79,307 | -14% |
| Scotland | £55,044 | £55,044 | £68,127 | -16% |
| East Midlands | £53,341 | £53,341 | £58,377 | -18% |
| West Midlands | £52,149 | £52,149 | £66,342 | -20% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £50,891 | £50,891 | £64,123 | -22% |
| East of England | £50,540 | £50,540 | £65,123 | -23% |
| South West | £48,756 | £48,756 | Value unavailable | -25% |
| Wales | £25,122 | £25,122 | £26,911 | -62% |
| North East | £23,517 | £23,517 | £23,029 | -64% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £107,433 | £107,433Mean £177,813 | +64% |
| North West £58,206 | £58,206Mean £70,883 | -11% |
| South East £56,396 | £56,396Mean £79,307 | -14% |
| Scotland £55,044 | £55,044Mean £68,127 | -16% |
| East Midlands £53,341 | £53,341Mean £58,377 | -18% |
| West Midlands £52,149 | £52,149Mean £66,342 | -20% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £50,891 | £50,891Mean £64,123 | -22% |
| East of England £50,540 | £50,540Mean £65,123 | -23% |
| South West £48,756 | £48,756 | -25% |
| Wales £25,122 | £25,122Mean £26,911 | -62% |
| North East £23,517 | £23,517Mean £23,029 | -64% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£65,336); ‘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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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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