The Datum Report

Occupation 6240 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations

Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors

Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors manage and supervise cleaning and other housekeeping tasks within private households, hotels, schools, hostels and other non-private households, and in offices and other premises.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic requirements, but GCSEs/S grades and/or relevant work experience may be needed in some instances. BTEC certificates and diplomas, NVQs/SVQs and degree level courses are available in relevant areas.

What the work involves

Also called

Butler · Cleaner-in-charge · Cleaning supervisor · Guest service manager · Hotel services supervisor · House keeper (hotel)

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 62,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 65,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 74,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 8,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 75,300.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None None 2026-03 2,900.00 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 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 4,900.00 2026-03
East Midlands 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 6,200.00 2026-03
London 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 9,400.00 2026-03
North East 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 1,500.00 2026-03
North West 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 9,400.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 800.00 2026-03
Scotland 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 8,900.00 2026-03
South East 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 12,400.00 2026-03
South West 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 6,100.00 2026-03
Wales 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 2,900.00 2026-03
West Midlands 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 6,300.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 6240 : Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors None 6,500.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors 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.