Big Four firm EY's UK partners see average pay jump to £870,000 despite falling consulting revenue

EY's UK pre-tax profits hit a record £702m for the year ending July 2026, up from £679m, as the Big Four firm defied a three per cent drop in consulting revenues. Average partner profits surged more than 10 per cent to £870,000, while total employee bonuses rose by over 25 per cent.

Consulting revenues fell three per cent, but EY-Parthenon strategy arm grew six per cent, with consumer health and tech sectors up eight and five per cent respectively.

EY hired 2,300 staff, made over 3,700 internal promotions and delivered more than 1.2 million hours of UK training in the year.

AI is driving growth: EY reported a 46 per cent surge in sales of AI and data projects as firms ring-fence generative AI budgets.