Cycling charity salaries UK (2026): Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, Cycling UK and British Cycling

Short answer: cycling's charities and governing bodies are the most open employers in the industry about pay. They published a salary on 24 of the 25 roles we've tracked since December 2025, from £26,500 for regional development roles to £160,000 for a chief executive.

Published pay by level

Entry and officer roles

• Sport Developer, East Midlands, British Cycling: £26,500
• Estate Worker, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (West Midlands): £26,760 pro rata
• E-Commerce Products Officer, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: £27,347 pro rata
• Project Officer (Glasgow and Portsmouth), Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: £29,835
• Supporter Stewardship Officer, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (Bristol): £29,835 pro rata
• Customer Engagement Executive – Marketing, British Cycling (Manchester): up to £30,500

Specialist and manager roles

• Digital & Social Manager, Grand Départ GB 2027 / British Cycling (Manchester): up to £32,500
• Senior Communications Officer – Scotland, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (Edinburgh): £32,596
• Project Manager, Engineer and Urban Designer, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: £33,265 (the Engineer role adds a £1,412 market supplement)
• Events Manager, Scottish Cycling (Glasgow): £33,559–£39,551
• Rock Up & Ride Programme Manager, Scottish Cycling (Glasgow): £39,551–£44,945

Heads of department and senior leadership

• Head roles at Cycling UK (programmes, partnerships, people, and brand, marketing and communications): £48,083–£53,462
• Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, London Cycling Campaign: £58,096
• Head of Policy and Communications, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: £58,212
• Olympic Performance Pathways Manager, British Cycling (Manchester): up to £65,000
• Chief Executive Officer, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust: £160,000

There's also one hourly role: National Cycle Network Fundraiser at Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, £13.85 an hour plus bonus.

Who publishes

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust published pay on all 12 of its roles, and Cycling UK and British Cycling on every role we saw. Scottish Cycling, new to the board this month, published pay on both of its roles. The only exception was a Partnership Manager role at the Bikeability Trust. Compare that with the biggest commercial brands on the board, which published pay on 2 of 44 roles over the same period.

Live charity and advocacy jobs

Current roles are on the advocacy and policy jobs page and the events and operations jobs page. For marketing and comms pay across the whole industry, see cycling marketing salaries.

How we count

This guide uses UK roles at cycling charities and governing bodies that Jobs in Cycling has tracked on the employers' own careers pages since December 2025, live or closed. The same role at the same employer counts once. Club posts funded by Scottish Cycling but hired by individual clubs aren't included. Figures are shown as advertised, and pro rata figures are the full-time equivalent. Updated monthly alongside our Signals report.