As of the June 2025 announcement, Deloitte UK has 1,356 partners. The firm recently promoted 60 new partners and added 20 external hires to its partnership. In addition, 77 individuals were transitioned to equity partner status during this period.
The number of UK partners overall now stands at 1,356.
Deloitte UK's partners were paid an average of more than £1m in the last financial year, despite a difficult market for major consultancy firms. The firm said that average equity partner pay stood at £1.01m for the year ended 31 May, down nearly 5% from £1.06m the previous year.
Collectively, PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG have over 3,000 partners. The current senior partners and leaders of each UK firm are Kevin Ellis (PwC), David Sproul (Deloitte), Steve Varley (EY), and Bill Michael (KPMG).
As of recent estimates, Deloitte has over 20,000 partners globally. This figure is not just a testament to its size but also reflects its diverse range of services across audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax sectors.
Our activities in the UK are managed by our Senior Partner and Chief Executive, Richard Houston, and the UK Executive.
Big 4 firms (EY, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG) are strategically promoting younger partners (average age 33-35). Earlier the average age to become a non-equity partner was around 38-40 years.
About KPMG
In the UK we have 631 partners and 17,600 professionals working together to deliver value to our clients across our 22 UK offices.
How much does Deloitte in the United Kingdom pay? The average Deloitte salary ranges from approximately £24,492 per year for Human Resources Assistant to £99,364 per year for Assistant Director. The average Deloitte monthly salary ranges from approximately £1,886 per month for Intern to £2,660 per month for Handler.
Deloitte is the only Big Four firm in the UK to report an average partner payout higher than £1 million in the last two financial years.
Q1: How long does it take to become a partner at Deloitte Consulting? The journey typically takes 10-18 years from entry-level positions, depending on your starting point, performance, and business development success.
Main content. Ben Newton was bursting with pride when he took his seat at the table for a meeting of the top brass at Deloitte last week. The 30-year-old, who joined the professional services firm 12 years ago, has just been made a partner ? whose pay, on average, is PS1 million.
Of the Big 4, KPMG is the smallest and also the only one operating outside of London—the firm's headquarters is in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Deloitte pay FAQs
The average salary for a Retired Partner is $329,678 per year (estimate) in US, which is 19% higher than the average Deloitte salary of $276,957 per year (estimate) for this job.
Our research findings show that a massive 80% of applicants fail Deloitte's partner interview stage, which in practice means that they have basically ruined their chances of ever securing a job with the firm.
Average income of Deloitte UK partners tops £1m for third year in a row. The average income of Deloitte's more than 640 equity partners in the UK rose to £1.1m this year, despite a recent slowdown in spending and company deals.
The number of UK partners overall now stands at 1,369. Deloitte also recruited 36 new external hires at partner level in the UK during the financial year from June 2023 to the end of May 2024. Of the 36, 15 are women and seven are from an ethnic minority* background. *of those who identify their ethnicity.