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Financial managers and directors salary in East of England

Full-time average annual pay in East of England

£50,540

Based on ~29,000 employees · 2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£50,540

Mean

£65,123

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of financial managers and directors earn £37,887£107,741. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£75,100

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 East of England

The typical financial managers and directors in East of England earns a median salary of £50,540 in 2025/26, based on around 29,000 employees 22.6% (£14,796) below the UK-wide median of £65,336. 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.

Across the UK, East of England ranks 8th of 11 regions for financial managers and directors pay. Regional medians run from £23,517 in North East up to £107,433 in London, a spread of £83,916 (357%).

The mean (average) salary is higher, at £65,123. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical financial managers and directors in East of England actually earns.

To see what £50,540 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£50,540
Income tax£7,648
National Insurance£3,021
Take-home pay£39,871

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How Financial managers and directors 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

Financial managers and directors median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs 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 (current region)
£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.

How financial managers and directors pay in East of England has changed over time

Median annual pay for financial managers and directors in East of England 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.

East of England 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)

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