Early education and childcare services managers salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for early education and childcare services managers in the UK is £30,140 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,102 a month.
Pay range for early education and childcare services managers
This is the ONS occupation group "Early education and childcare services managers" (SOC 2020 code 2324). ONS figures for 2025 show that a quarter earn less than £25,935, half earn less than £30,140 and a quarter earn more than £36,539.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 25th percentile | £25,935 | £2,161 | £22,193 | £1,849 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £30,140 | £2,512 | £25,220 | £2,102 |
| 75th percentile | £36,539 | £3,045 | £29,828 | £2,486 |
| 90th percentile | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Take-home at England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates. Not published means ONS did not publish that figure because the estimate is not reliable enough. ONS rates the median for early education and childcare services managers as reasonably precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 6.5%. ONS estimates about 18,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where early education and childcare services managers rank
The median for early education and childcare services managers ranks 264th of 362 occupations on this site, in the lower half, and 91st of 91 in professional occupations. It is £8,899 (22.8%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for early education and childcare services managers rose 6.6%, more than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Paper and wood machine operatives (£30,360), Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants (£30,269), Bank and post office clerks (£30,265), Sports coaches, instructors and officials (£30,108), Farm workers (£30,101) and Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. (£30,087).
How spread out pay is
The middle half of full-time early education and childcare services managers earn between £25,935 and £36,539, a gap of £10,604, or 35.2% of the median. That is £14,143 narrower than the £24,747 gap for all UK jobs, and the 148th widest of the 223 jobs where ONS published both figures, in the lower half of the list.
The mean for early education and childcare services managers (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £31,346, which is £1,206 (4.0%) higher than the median. When the mean is above the median, a smaller number of higher salaries are pulling the average up. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for early education and childcare services managers is smaller.
Early education and childcare services managers and related jobs
Among these 5 jobs in the same ONS minor group, this one has the lowest median. The highest median among them is £72,192 (head teachers and principals) and the lowest £30,140 (early education and childcare services managers).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head teachers and principals | 2321 | £72,192 | £4,369 |
| Education managers | 2322 | £46,581 | £3,088 |
| Education advisers and school inspectors | 2323 | £44,549 | £2,966 |
| Other educational professionals n.e.c | 2329 | £39,114 | £2,640 |
| Early education and childcare services managers | 2324 | £30,140 | £2,102 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, early education and childcare services managers take home about £2,102 a month, against £2,636 on the UK median for all jobs. Scotland has its own income tax bands, so take-home pay on the same salary is different there.
| Group | Median a year | Take-home a month | Take-home a month in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early education and childcare services managers | £30,140 | £2,102 | £2,104 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
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How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional, SOC 2020 unit group 2324. Take-home: 2026/27 rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
Sources
- ASHE Table 14: earnings by occupation (4-digit SOC), 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (ONS)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
On the median full-time salary of £30,140, take-home pay is about £2,102 a month (£25,220 a year) after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan. In Scotland, where income tax is different, it is about £2,104 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that a quarter earn less than £25,935, half earn less than £30,140 and a quarter earn more than £36,539. ONS did not publish every point in the range because some estimates are not reliable enough.
No. The median for early education and childcare services managers is £30,140, which is £8,899 (22.8%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 264th of 362 occupations on this site.