Credit controllers: salary in the UK
About £25,215 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.4% on last year
£2,511 a month About £2,101 a month after tax 16 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 £24,844 in 2021 to £30,132 in 2026 (+21%); 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 | £19,226 | x | £24,844 | x | x |
| 2022 | £20,899 | £23,534 | £26,447 | £30,888 | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £26,713 | x | x |
| 2024 | £23,111 | £25,363 | £28,063 | £32,771 | x |
| 2025 | £23,044 | £24,973 | £28,327 | £34,333 | x |
| 2026 | £24,988 | £27,228 | £30,132 | £35,824 | 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 £30,132 a year and half earn more. That is 26% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £27,228 and £35,824; one in ten earns less than £24,988.
Ranked by median, it is number 288 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,101 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,104 in Scotland.
The median for men is £30,639 and for women £29,867, a gap of 3% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,988 | £2,082 |
| 20th | £26,666 | £2,222 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,228 | £2,269 |
| 30th | £27,784 | £2,315 |
| 40th | £28,847 | £2,404 |
| Median (50th) | £30,132 | £2,511 |
| 60th | £32,654 | £2,721 |
| 70th | £34,674 | £2,890 |
| 75th (P75) | £35,824 | £2,985 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £30,639 | £38,400 | 6 |
| Women | £29,867 | £31,111 | 11 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,215 | £2,101 |
| Scotland | £25,248 | £2,104 |
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 £30,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 17 job titles to SOC 4121 Credit controllers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Authorisation clerk
- Collections officer
- Credit administrator
- Credit claim coordinator
- Credit control administrator
- Credit control assistant
- Credit control clerk
- Credit control officer
- Credit controller
- Debt management adviser
- Debt management associate
- Debt recovery clerk
- Financial difficulties adviser
- Income recovery officer
- Loan processor
- Loans administrator
- Recovery officer
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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.