Fund manager: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Financial accounts managers (SOC 3534)
About £39,397 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.5% on last year
£4,153 a month About £3,283 a month after tax 109 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 £39,029 in 2021 to £49,830 in 2026 (+28%); 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 | £24,492 | £29,741 | £39,029 | £49,809 | x |
| 2022 | £25,649 | £31,228 | £40,000 | £50,924 | x |
| 2023 | £27,585 | £32,961 | £42,848 | £53,767 | x |
| 2024 | £28,492 | £34,757 | £44,802 | £58,705 | x |
| 2025 | £29,802 | £37,837 | £49,089 | £64,800 | x |
| 2026 | £31,948 | £37,792 | £49,830 | £70,764 | 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 £49,830 a year and half earn more. That is 22% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £37,792 and £70,764; one in ten earns less than £31,948.
Ranked by median, it is number 69 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
The mean (£67,522) is well above the median: a minority in this job earn much more than most.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,283 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,162 in Scotland.
The median for men is £57,610 and for women £45,546, a gap of 21% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £31,948 | £2,662 |
| 20th | £35,865 | £2,989 |
| 25th (P25) | £37,792 | £3,149 |
| 30th | £40,269 | £3,356 |
| 40th | £45,161 | £3,763 |
| Median (50th) | £49,830 | £4,153 |
| 60th | £56,357 | £4,696 |
| 70th | £66,418 | £5,535 |
| 75th (P75) | £70,764 | £5,897 |
| 80th | £77,658 | £6,471 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £57,610 | £82,095 | 50 |
| Women | £45,546 | £55,431 | 60 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £39,397 | £3,283 |
| Scotland | £37,939 | £3,162 |
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 47 job titles to SOC 3534 Financial accounts managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Acceptance house manager
- Account manager
- Accounts and office manager
- Accounts manager
- Accounts payable manager
- Asset manager
- Audit manager
- Business manager
- Claims manager
- Claims team manager
- Client account manager
- Client manager
- Client relations manager
- Client relationship manager
- Client service manager
- Client services manager
- Commercial planning manager
- Credit control manager
- Credit manager
- Credit vetting officer
- Customer account manager
- Customer manager
- Customer relations manager
- Department manager
- Departmental manager
- Derivatives manager
- Finance support manager
- Financial accounts manager
- Financial planning manager
- Front line manager
- Fund manager
- Insurance team manager
- Investment manager
- Mortgage and protection manager
- Mortgage manager
- Mortgage unit manager
- Mortgages market manager
- National accounts manager
- Personal banking manager
- Personal incident manager
- Portfolio manager
- Private banker
- Private banking executive
- Private banking manager
- Relationship manager
- Team manager
- Underwriting 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.