Health care practice managers: salary in the UK
About £33,676 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -1% on last year
£3,490 a month About £2,806 a month after tax 10 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £39,556 in 2021 to £41,884 in 2026 (+6%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £28,688 | £39,556 | £45,591 | x |
| 2022 | x | £35,029 | £45,016 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £31,455 | £42,712 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £32,645 | £40,593 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £36,360 | £42,305 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £35,687 | £41,884 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £41,884 a year and half earn more. That is 2% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 134 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,806 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,799 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £34,435 | £2,870 |
| 25th (P25) | £35,687 | £2,974 |
| 30th | £37,464 | £3,122 |
| 40th | £39,256 | £3,271 |
| Median (50th) | £41,884 | £3,490 |
| 60th | £44,335 | £3,695 |
| 70th | £52,260 | £4,355 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | £52,777 | x |
| Women | £41,076 | £45,481 | 8 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £33,676 | £2,806 |
| Scotland | £33,592 | £2,799 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £42,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 13 job titles to SOC 1231 Health care practice managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Business manager
- Clinic manager
- Dental practice manager
- Fund holding manager
- Fundholding manager
- GP practice manager
- Manager
- Operations manager
- Optical practice manager
- Opticians practice manager
- Patient services manager
- Practice manager
- Veterinary practice manager
Similar occupations
All jobs in Managers, directors and senior officials
Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.