Education managers: salary in the UK
About £38,535 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.2% on last year
£4,053 a month About £3,211 a month after tax 42 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 £41,134 in 2021 to £48,633 in 2026 (+18%); 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 | £24,509 | £28,510 | £41,134 | x | x |
| 2022 | £26,000 | £31,761 | £40,324 | £56,515 | x |
| 2023 | £26,668 | £32,840 | £40,705 | £52,883 | x |
| 2024 | £28,318 | £34,715 | £43,794 | £52,605 | x |
| 2025 | £30,999 | £36,063 | £46,659 | £60,762 | x |
| 2026 | £31,185 | £36,890 | £48,633 | £62,684 | 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 £48,633 a year and half earn more. That is 19% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £36,890 and £62,684; one in ten earns less than £31,185.
Ranked by median, it is number 84 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,211 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,112 in Scotland.
The median for men is £52,694 and for women £45,310, a gap of 14% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £31,185 | £2,599 |
| 20th | £35,472 | £2,956 |
| 25th (P25) | £36,890 | £3,074 |
| 30th | £39,156 | £3,263 |
| 40th | £43,145 | £3,595 |
| Median (50th) | £48,633 | £4,053 |
| 60th | £52,493 | £4,374 |
| 70th | £57,517 | £4,793 |
| 75th (P75) | £62,684 | £5,224 |
| 80th | £67,951 | £5,663 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £52,694 | £62,382 | 15 |
| Women | £45,310 | £49,282 | 28 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £38,535 | £3,211 |
| Scotland | £37,340 | £3,112 |
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 £49,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 27 job titles to SOC 2322 Education managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Academic director
- Academic manager
- Academic registrar
- Administrative manager
- Admissions manager
- Centre manager
- Chief operating officer
- COO
- Curriculum manager
- Dean
- Director of education
- Education manager
- Head of administration
- Language school manager
- Learning manager
- Learning support manager
- Manager
- Programme manager
- Provost
- Registrar
- School business manager
- School manager
- School operations manager
- Student services manager
- Vice chancellor
- Vice principal
- Vice-chancellor
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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.