Hays UK is one of the country's largest recruitment groups, publishing an annual salary and recruiting trends guide covering technology, finance, construction, and office professional roles nationwide.
Hays' UK guide draws on insights from over 5,100 professionals across 15 sectors alongside the firm's own placement data.
View Hays's salary guideFigures reported by Hays, not verified by us. The numbers below reflect roles reported in Hays's published 2026 United Kingdom salary guide, one of several sources behind PayMetric Labs' independent United Kingdom benchmarks. This page is not produced, endorsed, or affiliated with Hays. See our disclaimer for details.
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
Cybersecurity Analyst
PayMetric Labs median: £39K
£40K-£60K
+28% vs blended median
GRC Analyst
PayMetric Labs median: £43K
£45K-£65K
+28% vs blended median
GRC Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £152K
£70K-£110K
-41% vs blended median
GRC Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £56K
£85K-£150K
+111% vs blended median
IT Security Operations Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £125K
£90K-£160K
0% vs blended median
Penetration Tester
PayMetric Labs median: £110K
£40K-£75K
-47% vs blended median
Security Architect
PayMetric Labs median: £83K
£80K-£120K
+20% vs blended median
Security Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £61K
£55K-£85K
+15% vs blended median
Threat Intelligence Analyst
PayMetric Labs median: £90K
£60K-£80K
-22% vs blended median
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
Analytics Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £48K
£40K-£60K
+4% vs blended median
BI Developer
PayMetric Labs median: £55K
£45K-£65K
0% vs blended median
Data Analyst
PayMetric Labs median: £46K
£35K-£50K
-7% vs blended median
Data Architect
PayMetric Labs median: £90K
£80K-£100K
0% vs blended median
Data Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £71K
£50K-£90K
-1% vs blended median
Data Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £70K
£60K-£80K
0% vs blended median
Data Scientist
PayMetric Labs median: £83K
£80K-£120K
+20% vs blended median
Database Administrator
PayMetric Labs median: £50K
£40K-£60K
0% vs blended median
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
ERP/CRM Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £53K
£50K-£75K
+19% vs blended median
Oracle Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £85K
£75K-£120K
+15% vs blended median
RPA Developer
PayMetric Labs median: £75K
£65K-£85K
0% vs blended median
Salesforce Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £66K
£50K-£70K
-9% vs blended median
SAP Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £78K
£62K-£72K
-14% vs blended median
SharePoint Developer
PayMetric Labs median: £50K
£40K-£60K
0% vs blended median
Workday Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £66K
£65K-£90K
+18% vs blended median
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
Application Support Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £65K
£35K-£45K
-38% vs blended median
Cloud Architect
PayMetric Labs median: £103K
£90K-£120K
+2% vs blended median
Cloud Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £66K
£70K-£80K
+14% vs blended median
DevOps Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £74K
£65K-£90K
+5% vs blended median
IT Support Specialist
PayMetric Labs median: £63K
£30K-£40K
-44% vs blended median
Network Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £61K
£40K-£50K
-26% vs blended median
Platform Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £70K
£60K-£80K
0% vs blended median
Service Delivery Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £51K
£85K-£100K
+82% vs blended median
Site Reliability Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £70K
£75K-£90K
+19% vs blended median
Systems Administrator
PayMetric Labs median: £46K
£45K-£55K
+9% vs blended median
VMware Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £70K
£65K-£75K
0% vs blended median
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
Chief Data Officer
PayMetric Labs median: £100K
£80K-£100K
-10% vs blended median
Chief Information Officer
PayMetric Labs median: £154K
£85K-£130K
-30% vs blended median
Chief Information Security Officer
PayMetric Labs median: £117K
£90K-£120K
-10% vs blended median
Chief Technology Officer
PayMetric Labs median: £126K
£80K-£150K
-9% vs blended median
Head of Infrastructure
PayMetric Labs median: £83K
£65K-£85K
-10% vs blended median
IT Director
PayMetric Labs median: £90K
£65K-£170K
+31% vs blended median
IT Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £55K
£55K-£75K
+18% vs blended median
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
Business Analyst
PayMetric Labs median: £63K
£60K-£70K
+3% vs blended median
Change Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £60K
£75K-£90K
+38% vs blended median
Head of Projects / Change
PayMetric Labs median: £90K
£60K-£90K
-17% vs blended median
PMO Analyst
PayMetric Labs median: £40K
£40K-£50K
+13% vs blended median
Portfolio Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £65K
£75K-£85K
+23% vs blended median
Programme Director
PayMetric Labs median: £135K
£110K-£160K
0% vs blended median
Programme Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £100K
£80K-£120K
0% vs blended median
Project Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £65K
£70K-£90K
+23% vs blended median
Scrum Master
PayMetric Labs median: £73K
£60K-£65K
-14% vs blended median
Transformation Director
PayMetric Labs median: £160K
£110K-£125K
-26% vs blended median
Hays's reported range vs PayMetric Labs' blended United Kingdom median for the same role.
.NET Developer
PayMetric Labs median: £74K
£45K-£60K
-28% vs blended median
Engineering Director
PayMetric Labs median: £105K
£90K-£120K
0% vs blended median
Engineering Manager
PayMetric Labs median: £90K
£70K-£85K
-13% vs blended median
Enterprise Architect
PayMetric Labs median: £106K
£74K-£135K
-1% vs blended median
Front End Developer
PayMetric Labs median: £63K
£50K-£75K
0% vs blended median
Lead Software Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £63K
£55K-£63K
-6% vs blended median
QA Engineer
PayMetric Labs median: £45K
£43K-£45K
-2% vs blended median
Solutions Architect
PayMetric Labs median: £100K
£75K-£100K
-12% vs blended median
The figures reported above come from Hays's own published United Kingdom salary guide (2026). This page is not produced, endorsed, or reviewed by Hays, it's an independent comparison built by PayMetric Labs, showing Hays's reported figures alongside our own blended United Kingdom benchmarks, which draw on Hays's guide as one of several contributing sources.
For each role, we compare Hays's reported typical salary to PayMetric Labs' blended national median for that same role in United Kingdom. A positive variance means Hays reports higher than the blended market median; a negative variance means lower. It isn't a judgement on which figure is "right", different agencies see different segments of the market depending on their client base and specialisms.
Both figures are aggregate benchmarks, not a quote for any specific role. Company size, sector, location within United Kingdom, and individual experience all move real offers away from any published median. Use the linked role pages for a fuller breakdown by seniority and location.
Every figure on this page is gross. To see what a role in Hays's guide actually pays after tax in United Kingdom, open the relevant role page above and use the take-home pay calculator, which breaks the figure down band by band using current 2026 rates.
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