EY partner pay jumps to £870k despite consulting slump

Big Four giant EY posted a two per cent rise in UK fee income over the past year and hiked payouts for its partners, even as its consulting arm came under pressure from what it said was a challenging market . For the financial year ending 3 July 2026, the firm reported UK fee income of £3.86bn, up from £3.78bn the previous year. EY s total pre-tax profits also rose to £702m, up from £679m. EY reported six per cent revenue growth for EY-Parthenon, its global strategy consulting arm, three per cent for tax services and three per cent for assurance. However, consulting revenues fell by three per cent. The firm said consumer health and technology and media and telecommunications were its top-performing industry sectors, growing strongly by eight per cent and five per cent, respectively. Despite shrinking consulting revenues, average partner profits jumped more than 10 per cent, from £787,000 to £870,000. EY said it increased total employee bonuses by over 25 per cent, hired