Hire services managers and proprietors salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£31,763
Understanding Hire services managers and proprietors pay in the UK
The typical hire services managers and proprietors in the UK earns a median salary of £31,763 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 mean (average) salary is higher, at £44,599. 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 hire services managers and proprietors actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: hire services managers and proprietors pay ranges from £20,753 in North West up to £43,867 in West Midlands, a difference of £23,114 (111%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see hire services managers and proprietors pay in West Midlands or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
West Midlands is the highest-paying region for hire services managers and proprietors at £43,867 — 38% above the UK median. North West is lowest at £20,753.
UK median £31,763
| Region | Median payUK median £31,763 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | £43,867 | £43,867 | £47,385 | +38% |
| South East | £35,786 | £35,786 | £37,542 | +13% |
| North East | £32,986 | £32,986 | £35,219 | +4% |
| London | £32,794 | £32,794 | £42,935 | +3% |
| East Midlands | £32,302 | £32,302 | £36,239 | +2% |
| Wales | £31,493 | £31,493 | £34,177 | -1% |
| Scotland | £30,819 | £30,819 | £36,330 | -3% |
| South West | £28,864 | £28,864 | £32,622 | -9% |
| East of England | £27,918 | £27,918 | £31,011 | -12% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £21,563 | £21,563 | £24,199 | -32% |
| North West | £20,753 | £20,753 | £27,348 | -35% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands £43,867 | £43,867Mean £47,385 | +38% |
| South East £35,786 | £35,786Mean £37,542 | +13% |
| North East £32,986 | £32,986Mean £35,219 | +4% |
| London £32,794 | £32,794Mean £42,935 | +3% |
| East Midlands £32,302 | £32,302Mean £36,239 | +2% |
| Wales £31,493 | £31,493Mean £34,177 | -1% |
| Scotland £30,819 | £30,819Mean £36,330 | -3% |
| South West £28,864 | £28,864Mean £32,622 | -9% |
| East of England £27,918 | £27,918Mean £31,011 | -12% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £21,563 | £21,563Mean £24,199 | -32% |
| North West £20,753 | £20,753Mean £27,348 | -35% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£31,763); ‘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 hire services managers and proprietors by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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