Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £41,546 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +10% on last year
£4,452 a month About £3,462 a month after tax 25 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 £29,734 in 2021 to £53,429 in 2026 (+80%); 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 | £18,238 | £21,435 | £29,734 | x | x |
| 2022 | £19,894 | £24,010 | £31,773 | x | x |
| 2023 | £22,442 | £26,725 | £34,838 | x | x |
| 2024 | £28,929 | £33,082 | £41,380 | £53,357 | x |
| 2025 | £30,031 | £37,349 | £48,566 | x | x |
| 2026 | £32,147 | £41,995 | £53,429 | £73,204 | 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 £53,429 a year and half earn more. That is 31% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £41,995 and £73,204; one in ten earns less than £32,147.
Ranked by median, it is number 49 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,462 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,327 in Scotland.
The median for men is £56,714 and for women £47,450, a gap of 16% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £32,147 | £2,679 |
| 20th | £38,251 | £3,188 |
| 25th (P25) | £41,995 | £3,500 |
| 30th | £44,766 | £3,731 |
| 40th | £47,359 | £3,947 |
| Median (50th) | £53,429 | £4,452 |
| 60th | £59,791 | £4,983 |
| 70th | £68,733 | £5,728 |
| 75th (P75) | £73,204 | £6,100 |
| 80th | £79,927 | £6,661 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £56,714 | £69,677 | 13 |
| Women | £47,450 | £52,376 | 13 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £41,546 | £3,462 |
| Scotland | £39,927 | £3,327 |
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 £53,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 46 job titles to SOC 1259 Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Advice service manager
- Assessment centre manager
- Branch manager
- Car park manager
- Car valet service manager
- Cemeteries manager
- Cemetery manager
- Community safety manager
- Covid test centre manager
- Covid testing hub manager
- Crane service manager
- Crematorium manager
- Customer experience manager
- Director
- Domestic violence services manager
- Driving school owner
- Dvs manager
- Employment agency owner
- Furnishing manager
- Head of health and safety
- Health and safety director
- Hygiene manager
- Launderette manager
- Launderette owner
- Laundry manager
- Library manager
- Manager
- Manager and registrar
- Market superintendent
- Operations manager
- Owner
- Parking manager
- Parking services manager
- Retail manager
- Rig manager
- Security director
- Service manager
- Shift manager
- Shop manager
- Site manager
- Skills centre manager
- Store manager
- Studio manager
- Ticket agency owner
- Tourism manager
- Training centre 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.