FARM MANAGERS' THEIR JOBS AND THEIR PAY SURVEY FORM 2026

The 20th IAgrM Farm Managers' Salary Survey

Those who are employed as farm managers and managers of farm business units are invited to take part in the survey. Its aim, as before, is to provide members and others who are interested, including employers, with objective and up to date information about pay and employment conditions.

CONFIDENTIALITY WILL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES

No identification is requested on the questionnaire and nobody, other than those preparing the report, will have access to the individual responses.

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* 1. Age in years

Under 30

30-39

40-49

50-59

60+

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* 2. Formal Agricultural Qualifications

Degree

Diploma/Certificate

None

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are you a member of IAgrM?

Professional Member/Fellow

Commended Member

Member

Graduate

Student

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* 4. Years of experience as a Manager

Less than 5

5-10

11-15

16-20

21+

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* 5. Gender

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* 6. Have you undertaken any post-graduate Management or Leadership training?

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* 7. Please list the UK Counties you farm in

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* 8. Type of employer

Private individual

Family trust

Land Management Company

Other institution

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What is your job title?

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* 10. What is your farm type?

Cereals

General Cropping

Dairy

Grazing Livestock (lowland)

Grazing Livestock (LFA)

Pigs

Poultry

Mixed

Horticulture

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* 11. Please tick your MAIN responsibilities:

Day to day organisation of the farm/business unit

Recruitment/dismissal of staff

Trading policy i.e. buying and selling of stock or commodities

Decisions relating to the farm system e.g. cropping and stocking policy

Property management

Financial control of the business

Machinery purchase

Long term decisions i.e. buildings

Diversified enterprises

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What is the approximate number of farm hectares under your control?

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* 13. How may full-time regular workers are you responsible for?

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* 14. How many part-time workers (15 hrs/wk average) are you responsible for?

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* 15. What percentage of your time is spent managing farming enterprises?

10%

15%

25%

50%

75%

90%

100%

Other (please specify)

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* 16. What percentage of your time is spent doing practical work?

10%

15%

25%

50%

75%

90%

100%

Other (please specify)

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* 17. How are you paid?

Fixed Salary

Salary plus bonus

Salary plus profit share

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Salary/wage from farming for the last year end

A. What is your current gross annual pre-tax basic salary/ wage from farming for the last year end?

B. What additional share of profits/ bonus or other cash earnings (if any) did you receive during the same period?

C. Do you have any earned income other than from your farm manager role?

If yes to 18C, what is the general nature of the earnings?

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* 19. Please estimate the monetary pre-tax value of non-cash benefits, where applicable, and add any others which may apply in your position.

House Rent & Rates

Lighting & heating of house

Private use of car/ farm vehicle

Farm produce

Telephone

Subscriptions

Other

Total Amount

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* 20. Excluding public holidays, what is your annual holiday entitlement?

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* 21. Pension

What % of your salary do you contibute to your pension?

What is the % contribution to your pension by your employer?

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* 22. Do you own a house of your own (whether you live in it or not)?

Yes

FARM MANAGERS' THEIR JOBS AND THEIR PAY SURVEY FORM 2026

The 20th IAgrM Farm Managers' Salary Survey

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* 1. Age in years

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* 2. Formal Agricultural Qualifications

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* 3. Are you a member of IAgrM?

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* 4. Years of experience as a Manager

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* 5. Gender

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* 6. Have you undertaken any post-graduate Management or Leadership training?

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* 7. Please list the UK Counties you farm in

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* 8. Type of employer

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* 9. What is your job title?

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* 10. What is your farm type?

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* 11. Please tick your MAIN responsibilities:

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* 12. What is the approximate number of farm hectares under your control?

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* 13. How may full-time regular workers are you responsible for?

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* 14. How many part-time workers (15 hrs/wk average) are you responsible for?

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* 15. What percentage of your time is spent managing farming enterprises?

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* 16. What percentage of your time is spent doing practical work?

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* 17. How are you paid?

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* 18. Salary/wage from farming for the last year end

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* 19. Please estimate the monetary pre-tax value of non-cash benefits, where applicable, and add any others which may apply in your position.

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* 20. Excluding public holidays, what is your annual holiday entitlement?

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* 21. Pension

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* 22. Do you own a house of your own (whether you live in it or not)?

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* 23. When is your salary reviewed? (For example; March, December, Annually, Biennially.)

* 23. When is your salary reviewed?
(For example; March, December, Annually, Biennially.)