Office managers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£35,000
Typical Annual pay range
Employment patterns
- 78% of Office managers work full-time
- 2.9% are self-employed
- 98.4% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Office managers pay in the UK
The typical office managers in the UK earns a median salary of £35,000 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 office managers earnings fall between £25,607 and £47,154 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 £37,236. 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 office managers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: office managers pay ranges from £30,073 in West Midlands up to £42,368 in London, a difference of £12,295 (41%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see office managers pay in London or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for office managers at £42,368 — 21% above the UK median. West Midlands is lowest at £30,073.
UK median £35,000
| Region | Median payUK median £35,000 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £42,368 | £42,368 | £44,840 | +21% |
| Wales | £36,157 | £36,157 | £39,486 | +3% |
| Scotland | £34,945 | £34,945 | £39,674 | ±0% |
| South East | £34,713 | £34,713 | £37,255 | -1% |
| North West | £34,111 | £34,111 | £37,334 | -3% |
| South West | £34,001 | £34,001 | £35,022 | -3% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £33,785 | £33,785 | £34,277 | -3% |
| East Midlands | £32,087 | £32,087 | £31,991 | -8% |
| East of England | £31,632 | £31,632 | £33,889 | -10% |
| North East | £31,102 | £31,102 | £31,801 | -11% |
| West Midlands | £30,073 | £30,073 | £31,047 | -14% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £42,368 | £42,368Mean £44,840 | +21% |
| Wales £36,157 | £36,157Mean £39,486 | +3% |
| Scotland £34,945 | £34,945Mean £39,674 | ±0% |
| South East £34,713 | £34,713Mean £37,255 | -1% |
| North West £34,111 | £34,111Mean £37,334 | -3% |
| South West £34,001 | £34,001Mean £35,022 | -3% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £33,785 | £33,785Mean £34,277 | -3% |
| East Midlands £32,087 | £32,087Mean £31,991 | -8% |
| East of England £31,632 | £31,632Mean £33,889 | -10% |
| North East £31,102 | £31,102Mean £31,801 | -11% |
| West Midlands £30,073 | £30,073Mean £31,047 | -14% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£35,000); ‘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 office managers by year (ONS ASHE).
Median salary
▪ 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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