Practice Manager
Practice Manager pay depends on your employer. The take-home, part-time and reduced hours calculators open with a box for your own salary.
All figures are illustrative. Use your contract, payslip or employer for definitive amounts.
Sector context
Practice Manager roles within NHS sit in the Health part of the UK public sector. Pay, leave and family leave terms are usually shaped by national or sector frameworks, then applied by your employer. The calculators below use illustrative data for this role; your contract and local policies always take precedence.
How pay works in the NHS
Most NHS staff in England are on Agenda for Change (AfC). Pay is organised in bands with spine points. You usually move up one point at set intervals if you meet national progression standards. Pay awards apply nationally each year. Enhancements such as unsocial hours, on-call and high cost area supplement (HCAS) sit on top of basic pay. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own arrangements but often follow similar band structures.
About this role
Find out more about the Practice Manager role within NHS and whether it would be the right role for you.
What is a Practice Manager?
A Practice Manager runs the business and operational side of a GP practice or similar primary care setting. Many are practice-employed (not AfC); we map to AfC Band 7 as an illustrative NHS-comparable planning point.
Typical demands, progression and balance
Practice management combines people, finance and service delivery leadership in primary care.
Progression and pay
Progression may include multi-site management, PCN leadership or wider NHS management grades. Confirm your actual contract.
Calculators for this role
Browse our career-focused calculators for those who work as a Practice Manager, covering pay progression, promotion paths, take-home pay, working patterns, leave, allowances and more. Click the calculators below to get started.
Common questions
Which calculators should I use first for Practice Manager?
Start with pay progression to see how your band or grade pay could move over time. If you are weighing promotion, try career decisions. For part-time or reduced hours, use work patterns. Take-home pay, annual leave, sick pay and maternity calculators help with day-to-day planning.
Does NHS pay exactly like the national framework?
Often yes for base pay and leave, but employers can have local agreements, spot salaries, market supplements or academy freedoms. Use these tools to understand typical structures, then confirm anything material with your employer.
Can I plan part-time working as Practice Manager?
Yes. Use the part-time or reduced hours calculator for your role, then follow the part-time planning journey to link allowances, leave and take-home pay with the same band and FTE saved in your browser.
Where can I read longer guides on pay and leave?
Open Guides in the site menu for in-depth articles on AfC, teachers' pay, FTE, sick pay, maternity and more, with links back to role calculators like this page.
In-depth guides
Longer articles on pay frameworks, FTE, leave and career planning for your sector.