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What’s the average pay for a manager at NHS England?

The average pay for a manager at NHS England is between £27.7k and £39.7k per year.

The top paying employers for office managers are NHS England, NHS Professionals and the Post Office.

Last updated 4 February 2026

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £14.80
Rest of the UK £13.45

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
21 or older £12.71
18-20 £10.85
Under 18 £8.00
Apprentices £8.00

How we know this

Based on data from 15 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between April 2025 and February 2026.

Who pays office managers the most?

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What are office managers saying about pay at NHS England?

  • Best thing

    Learning and experience

    Worst thing

    Hours, pay

    6.4

    Employee at NHS England, March 2026

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  • Best thing

    Sick pay and good pension

    Worst thing

    Under staffed, apprentices made to do band 4 work alone as there isn’t enough plumbers and they can’t recruit due to funding and not paying a good enough wage for a plumber.

    4.6

    Apprentice plumber at NHS England, February 2026

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  • Best thing

    Great leave and pension.Sick pay

    Worst thing

    Stressfull and NHS doesn't deal with problems very well in the organisation.

    4.9

    Employee at NHS England, January 2026

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  • Best thing

    My patients

    Worst thing

    HCA are nurses that are not registered, we do the same job as a RN theres only a few things we dont do and the pay is less than a carer in a care home !!

    4.0

    HCA at NHS England, January 2026

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  • Best thing

    Manager..
    Hrs... staff

    Worst thing

    Pay... no sick pay

    3.0

    Receptionist at NHS England, January 2026

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