Practice Manager Salary Benchmarking Report 2025

Community-sourced salary data for Practice Managers across England, Scotland, and Wales. Breaks down pay by region, list size, years of experience, and qualifications.

## Practice Manager Salary Benchmarking Report 2025

*Based on community-submitted data from 312 Practice Managers. Data collected January–March 2025.*

### National Averages

|------|---------------|--------|---------------|

| Practice Administrator | £23,000 | £26,500 | £30,000 |

| Senior Admin / Deputy PM | £30,000 | £35,500 | £41,000 |

| Practice Manager (single site) | £38,000 | £46,000 | £54,000 |

| Practice Manager (large/multi-site) | £44,000 | £52,000 | £62,000 |

| PCN / Operations Manager | £47,000 | £55,000 | £68,000 |

### Regional Variation (Practice Manager, single site)

- **London:** Median £54,000 (range £44k–£70k+)

- **South East:** Median £49,000

- **South West:** Median £44,000

- **Midlands:** Median £44,000

- **North West:** Median £43,000

- **Yorkshire & Humber:** Median £42,000

- **North East:** Median £41,000

- **Scotland:** Median £43,000

- **Wales:** Median £41,000

### Factors That Increase Pay

- **List size:** Each additional 2,000 patients correlates with ~£3,500 salary increase

- **MIGPM qualification:** +£2,500–£5,000 median uplift

- **Multi-site responsibility:** +£6,000–£12,000

- **PCN management responsibility:** +£5,000–£15,000

### Gender Pay Gap

Respondents identifying as female (74% of sample): median £44,500

Respondents identifying as male (26% of sample): median £49,000

*Gap: 10.1% — consistent with 2024 data*

### Key Findings

- 61% of respondents have not had a real-terms pay increase in 2 years

- Only 38% have a formal pay review process

- Median time since last salary negotiation: 26 months

### Using This Data

This report is intended to support salary negotiation conversations. Present the relevant band and regional data to your Partners alongside a summary of your specific achievements and responsibilities.