Career spotlight
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£19,240
Age 35
£47,320
Age 50
£57,200
Average salary in the East Midlands: £35,360
What does this career do?
Workers in this unit group advise on the formulation and implementation of policy in the public and private sectors, develop and implement substantial business, statistical and administrative systems, and perform a variety of functions not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 242: Business, research and administrative professionals.
Typical tasks
- coordinates the organisation’s services and resources, liaising with other senior staff
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analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes
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recruits and manages staff, assigns and delegates tasks and duties, makes changes in procedures to deal with variations in workload
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develops plans, sets objectives and monitors and evaluates performance
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prepares and reviews operational and financial reports
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controls and administers budgets.
advises national and local government on the interpretation and implementation of policy decisions, acts and regulations, and provides technical assistance in the formulation of policy
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co-ordinates and directs the activities of Revenue and Customs offices, Job Centres, Benefits Agency offices and other local offices of national government
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registers and maintains records of all births, deaths and marriages in local authority area, issues appropriate certificates and reports any suspicious causes of death to the coroner.
negotiates and monitors contracted out services provided by the private sector to local government studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority.
Current entry requirements
Entrants typically possess a degree or an equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible by internal promotion for those with appropriate experience. Training is often provided on-the-job in the form of short courses for specialist areas.
Percentage in work
Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.
Predicted employment status in 2022
Full-time
Part-time
Self Employed
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.