Underwriter / Insurance jobs in the UK

Live underwriter / insurance roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

10657 live underwriter / insurance roles

Underwriter

London

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We're on a mission to back the UK's small businesses like no one else Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we're here to help them…

Hybrid Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Financial Crime Analyst

London

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The Fincrime Product team builds and maintains the platform that protects LemFi and its customers from sanctions breaches, money laundering and fraud

Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Agricultural Vehicle Underwriter

Belfast City District

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You’ll work closely with colleagues across Pricing, Propositions, Sales, Agency, Claims and wider business functions, influencing decision making…

Hybrid Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Agricultural Vehicle Underwriter

Stratford upon Avon

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You’ll work closely with colleagues across Pricing, Propositions, Sales, Agency, Claims and wider business functions, influencing decision making…

Hybrid Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Tax Underwriter

London

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We’ve been retained by a leading insurer with a global transactional risk offering – they have a top-tier product, underwriting standalone tax…

Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Returner: Underwriting Management

London

£1,300 to spend on learning & wellbeing

The Underwriting Management team serves as the strategic heartbeat and coordinating engine across our underwriting operations, driving key business…

Accountancy, Finance & Banking Permanent
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Actuary - Mixed Role

London

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Top quartile Lloyd's syndicate, writing Property, Casualty and Specialty classes, are now looking for a newly qualified GI Actuary to join their…

Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Reinsurance Actuary

York and North Yorkshire

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Are you someone with experience in Defined Benefit pensions, annuity insurance or reinsurance administration who enjoys solving complex problems and…

Accountancy, Finance & Banking Part-time
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Underwriter / Insurance salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£45,000 – £80,000 (midpoint £62,500)
Midlands
6 live adverts
£33,750 – £50,000 (£47,500 · 25th–75th pct)
Yorkshire (indicative)
1 live advert
£33,000 – £58,000 (midpoint £47,500)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£35,000 – £60,000 (midpoint £47,500)
South East
6 live adverts
£35,875 – £60,000 (£43,250 · 25th–75th pct)
East of England (indicative)
6 live adverts
£23,500 – £77,500 (midpoint £42,500)
North West
12 live adverts
£27,185 – £45,000 (£35,250 · 25th–75th pct)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£24,500 – £50,000 (midpoint £35,000)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Claims handlers sit below the band (£24,000–£35,000), underwriters and compliance officers within it, and actuaries and senior compliance leads above (£70,000–£120,000). Lloyd's and specialty lines pay most; personal lines least.
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FAQs

What does an underwriter earn?

Indicatively £33,000–£80,000, London and specialty lines at the top; trainee underwriters £26,000–£32,000.

What does a claims handler earn?

Typically £24,000–£35,000, with complex and commercial claims above.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references, credit and criminal record checks; CII qualifications are encouraged and often funded.

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