What does the paraplanning market actually look like in 2026?
Salary, flexibility, progression and career sentiment, built from 587 verified responses from across the UK paraplanning market.
The numbers are useful. The questions behind them are more important.
A salary benchmark only tells part of the story. The 2026 research looks at what paraplanners earn, what they value, where firms may be exposed to people leaving and how the role itself is changing.
How competitive are paraplanner salaries?
Understand where salary levels sit across the market and where remuneration pressure is beginning to build.
What matters beyond basic salary?
Look at flexibility, benefits, working patterns and the wider package paraplanners consider when judging an opportunity.
What is making paraplanners consider leaving?
Explore satisfaction, progression, pay expectations and the signals that may indicate increased movement in the market.
How is the paraplanner role evolving?
See how AI, technology, working patterns and changing responsibilities are influencing the profession.
What changed when Antony George became involved.
Hear directly from our clients about what it is like to work with Antony George, from how we understood their brief to the difference the search made.
“You listen. Simple as that.”
I now have my first employee. You put someone in front of me who didn’t meet all of the criteria but you thought I would like to meet her. I trusted your judgment and was happy that I did.
The same evidence can change two very different decisions.
For paraplanners, the survey is a way to understand where they sit in the market. For Financial Planning firms, it is a way to understand whether their proposition still competes.
Is my current role still competitive?
Use the survey to benchmark the whole experience of your role, not just the number on your payslip.
Does our proposition still compete?
Use the same evidence to test whether your salary, working model and wider proposition are helping you attract and retain the people you need.
Use the benchmark for your next move, or your next hire.
The full 2026 results give paraplanners a clearer benchmark for salary, flexibility and progression. If you are recruiting, the same evidence can help you shape a role that competes in the market.
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