The Datum Report

Occupation 2322 · Professional occupations

Education managers

Education managers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the administration, support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of a school, university, college or other educational establishment.

How people enter it

Job holders will usually hold a degree, and some academic posts will require a degree. Significant professional experience will be needed for some roles. Relevant vocational qualifications at up to level 4 are also available. A DBS check may be required.

What the work involves

Also called

Business school manager · Dean (further education) · Provost (higher education, university) · Registrar (educational establishments) · Vice chancellor (university)

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 60,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 62,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 63,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 1,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 1,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 65,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2322 : Education managers None None 2026-03 2,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

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 2322 : Education managers None 6,900.00 2026-03
East Midlands 2322 : Education managers None 4,400.00 2026-03
London 2322 : Education managers None 7,400.00 2026-03
North East 2322 : Education managers None 3,300.00 2026-03
North West 2322 : Education managers None 9,100.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 2322 : Education managers None 1,300.00 2026-03
Scotland 2322 : Education managers None 1,300.00 2026-03
South East 2322 : Education managers None 10,000.00 2026-03
South West 2322 : Education managers None 8,500.00 2026-03
Wales 2322 : Education managers None 2,500.00 2026-03
West Midlands 2322 : Education managers None 5,700.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 2322 : Education managers None 4,700.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for education managers vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 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.

Classified alongside this

Early education and childcare services managers · Education advisers and school inspectors · Head teachers and principals · Other educational professionals n.e.c