Legal & accounting

£104,286

Chief executives and senior officials

Highest average annual salary in Legal & accounting
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

£40,150

Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.

Lowest average annual salary in Legal & accounting
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

31,935

Financial managers and directors

Most employed occupation in Legal & accounting
Working Futures 2024

52 hours

Property, housing and estate managers

Most average weekly hours in Legal & accounting
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary 2019
1	Chief executives and senior officials	£104,286
2	Advertising and public relations directors	£88,643
3	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
4	Financial managers and directors	£79,257
5	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
6	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
7	Purchasing managers and directors	£57,879
8	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
9	Mechanical engineers	£47,971
10	Civil engineers	£46,929

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2024
1	Financial managers and directors	31,935
2	Marketing and sales directors	18,170
3	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	16,605
4	Human resource managers and directors	15,765
5	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	11,751
6	Elected officers and representatives	8,379
7	Chief executives and senior officials	4,889
8	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	2,833
9	Mechanical engineers	2,700
10	Civil engineers	1,983

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours 2019
1	Property, housing and estate managers	52
2	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	43
3	Advertising and public relations directors	43
4	Elected officers and representatives	36
5	Civil engineers	36
6	Financial managers and directors	31
7	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	31
8	Chief executives and senior officials	31
9	Marketing and sales directors	29
10	Human resource managers and directors	29

Pay, employment and hours in Legal & accounting