The Datum Report

Occupation 1257 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Hire services managers and proprietors

Managers and proprietors in hire services plan, organise and direct the activities of businesses which hire goods and services, such as tools, heavy machinery and vehicles.

How people enter it

There are no pre-set qualification requirements however, relevant experience is usually essential and qualifications in engineering or other relevant services may be an advantage.

What the work involves

Also called

Hire manager · Plant hire manager · Rental service manager · Tool hire manager

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 7,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 7,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 8,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 8,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None withheld 2026-03
East Midlands 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 1,000.00 2026-03
London 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 1,300.00 2026-03
North East 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None withheld 2026-03
North West 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 800.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 600.00 2026-03
Scotland 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 700.00 2026-03
South East 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 1,200.00 2026-03
South West 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 600.00 2026-03
Wales 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None withheld 2026-03
West Midlands 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None 1,800.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 1257 : Hire services managers and proprietors None withheld 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for hire services managers and proprietors vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 8 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

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