Managers in logistics: salary in the UK
About £39,637 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6% on last year
£4,180 a month About £3,303 a month after tax 28 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 £37,688 in 2021 to £50,163 in 2026 (+33%); 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 | £29,700 | £37,688 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £34,863 | £41,506 | x | x |
| 2023 | £28,866 | £34,905 | £42,372 | £50,526 | x |
| 2024 | £28,661 | £37,315 | £44,941 | £56,840 | x |
| 2025 | £30,138 | £36,476 | £47,305 | £61,410 | x |
| 2026 | £30,939 | £37,859 | £50,163 | £64,307 | 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 £50,163 a year and half earn more. That is 23% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £37,859 and £64,307; one in ten earns less than £30,939.
Ranked by median, it is number 66 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,303 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,175 in Scotland.
Men and women in this occupation have about the same median pay (£50,130 and £50,165).
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £30,939 | £2,578 |
| 20th | £35,089 | £2,924 |
| 25th (P25) | £37,859 | £3,155 |
| 30th | £40,000 | £3,333 |
| 40th | £44,502 | £3,709 |
| Median (50th) | £50,163 | £4,180 |
| 60th | £55,360 | £4,613 |
| 70th | £60,358 | £5,030 |
| 75th (P75) | £64,307 | £5,359 |
| 80th | £67,494 | £5,625 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £50,130 | £56,634 | 20 |
| Women | £50,165 | £52,761 | 9 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £39,637 | £3,303 |
| Scotland | £38,105 | £3,175 |
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 £50,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 7 job titles to SOC 1243 Managers in logistics. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Logistic manager
- Logistics and distribution manager
- Logistics manager
- Logistics operations manager
- Logistics planning manager
- Logistics support manager
- Supply chain manager
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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.