Financial controller: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Financial and accounting technicians (SOC 3533)
About £45,795 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -0.7% on last year
£5,063 a month About £3,816 a month after tax 32 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 £40,513 in 2021 to £60,755 in 2026 (+50%); 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 | £24,034 | £30,019 | £40,513 | £51,689 | x |
| 2022 | £27,343 | £31,355 | £44,621 | x | x |
| 2023 | £25,107 | £34,580 | £47,889 | £61,549 | x |
| 2024 | £22,986 | £32,615 | £48,425 | £67,380 | x |
| 2025 | £27,951 | £37,341 | £61,195 | £76,491 | x |
| 2026 | £26,403 | £36,537 | £60,755 | £84,770 | 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 £60,755 a year and half earn more. That is 49% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £36,537 and £84,770; one in ten earns less than £26,403.
Ranked by median, it is number 22 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,816 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,669 in Scotland.
The median for men is £64,738 and for women £56,478, a gap of 13% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,403 | £2,200 |
| 20th | £34,069 | £2,839 |
| 25th (P25) | £36,537 | £3,045 |
| 30th | £38,755 | £3,230 |
| 40th | £48,579 | £4,048 |
| Median (50th) | £60,755 | £5,063 |
| 60th | £70,918 | £5,910 |
| 70th | £81,741 | £6,812 |
| 75th (P75) | £84,770 | £7,064 |
| 80th | £87,171 | £7,264 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £64,738 | £71,682 | 15 |
| Women | £56,478 | £62,591 | 17 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £45,795 | £3,816 |
| Scotland | £44,030 | £3,669 |
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 £61,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 18 job titles to SOC 3533 Financial and accounting technicians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Account technician
- Accounting technician
- Accounts technician
- Audit senior
- Audit technician
- Business associate
- Collateral controller
- Controller
- Financial controller
- Fund administrator
- Group financial controller
- Insolvency administrator
- Managing clerk
- Product controller
- Technician
- Trust administrator
- Trust officer
- Trust senior
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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.