UK Salary Guide 2026
Salary benchmarks across commercial, finance, HR, operations, sales and administrative roles — compiled by the team at Howard James Recruitment from live market data.
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Salary benchmarks you can actually use
Whether you're setting a salary for a new role, benchmarking your existing team or preparing for a hiring conversation, you need reliable, up to date data from the market you're actually hiring in.
The Howard James UK Salary Guide 2026 covers current salary ranges across the roles and sectors we recruit in — compiled from live placement data, candidate conversations and market intelligence across the UK.
- ✓ Accountancy and Finance
- ✓ Business Support and Administration
- ✓ Human Resources
- ✓ Sales and Commercial
- ✓ IT and Technology
- ✓ Marketing and Creative
- ✓ Operations and Supply Chain
- ✓ Engineering and Manufacturing
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Quick Reference · At a Glance
| What this page is | A free download page for the Howard James Recruitment UK Salary Guide 2026 — salary benchmarks across commercial, finance, HR, operations, sales and administrative roles. |
| Who produced the guide | Howard James Recruitment — a UK specialist recruitment agency with offices across England including Manchester, Birmingham and London. |
| Sectors covered | Accountancy & Finance, Business Support & Administration, Human Resources, Sales & Commercial, IT & Technology, Marketing & Creative, Operations & Supply Chain, Engineering & Manufacturing. |
| How to get the guide | Complete the form on this page with your name, email and company. The download link is sent directly to your inbox. |
| Cost | Free. |
| Related service | Flex Fee Recruitment — permanent search quality with the fee spread over 12 weeks. |