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Betting shop and gambling establishment managers

SOC 2020 1256

Betting shop managers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities of betting shops and gambling establishments.

Also calledManagerStore managerCustomer experience managerBingo managerShop managerBingo hall managerand 12 more titles
Typical full-time pay£32,0002025 Provisional
Demand for workersNot high
New adverts a month32↑ 45%on last year · 406th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
What full-time betting shop and gambling establishment managers earn, 2025
£32,000 typicaln/ptop 10%
n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less thanNot published
Lowest 20% earn less thanNot published
25%Not published
Median£32,000
75%Not published
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £32,000
South East!£30,400
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
East of EnglandNot published by ONS–
LondonNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
WalesNot published by ONS–
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £32,000
South East£30,400 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
East of EnglandNot published by ONS
LondonNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
WalesNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 2 years
  • 2023 £31,900
  • 2025 Provisional£32,000
↑ 0% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 32 jobs for betting shop and gambling establishment managers are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as not high.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (5 in all)
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Aug 2026Not published
Jul 2026Not published
Jun 202633
May 202623
Apr 202642
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 202620
Jan 202626
Dec 202524
Nov 202537
Oct 202543
Sept 202537
Aug 202531
Jul 2025Not published
Jun 2025Not published
May 202527
Apr 202526
Mar 202538
Feb 202525
Jan 202517
Dec 202418
Nov 202413
Oct 202423
Sept 202425
Aug 202419
Jul 202431
Jun 202420
May 202426
Apr 202426
Mar 202416
Feb 202444
Jan 202431
Dec 202317
Nov 202313
Oct 202312
Sept 202323
Aug 202317
Jul 202333
Jun 202353
May 202334
Apr 202336
Mar 202336
Feb 202336
Jan 202346
Dec 202246
Nov 202247
Oct 202270
Sept 202245
Aug 202269
Jul 202239
Jun 202246
May 202254
Apr 202245
Mar 202231
Feb 202241
Jan 202244
Dec 202141
Nov 202154
Oct 202176
Sept 202171
Aug 202131
Jul 202137
Jun 202132
May 202155
Apr 202114
Mar 202129
Feb 202115
Jan 20218
Dec 202024
Nov 20208
Oct 202019
Sept 202025
Aug 202024
Jul 202032
Jun 20208
May 20204
Apr 202011
Mar 202029
Feb 202033
Jan 202025
Dec 201935
Nov 201927
Oct 201928
Sept 201935
Aug 201931
Jul 201950
Jun 201951
May 201930
Apr 201926
Mar 201939
Feb 201938
Jan 201930
Dec 201821
Nov 201827
Oct 201821
Sept 201827
Aug 201817
Jul 201819
Jun 201830
May 201829
Apr 201839
Mar 201863
Feb 201863
Jan 201867
Dec 201720
Nov 201763
Oct 201752
Sept 201766
Aug 201760
Jul 201745
Jun 201757
May 201777
Apr 201744
Mar 201728
Feb 201744
Jan 201738
Is there a shortage of betting shop and gambling establishment managers?
Not high

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment.

  • Visas grantedUsual
  • Online job advertsUsual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsAbove usual
  • Hours workedAbove usual
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
15%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for managers and proprietors in other services, which includes betting shop and gambling establishment managers. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
Northumberland20
London16
Manchester6
Sheffield5
Leeds3
Milton Keynes3
Stockton-on-Tees3
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon2
Birmingham2
Blackpool2
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
WomenToo few in the survey to give a reliable figure
Age of betting shop and gambling establishment managers
n/p
n/p
83%!
n/p
n/p
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–24Not published
35–44Not published
45–5483% (small sample)
55–64Not published
65+Not published
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!25%
Higher education below degree!17%
A levels or equivalent!55%
GCSEs or equivalent!34%
Other qualifications–
Not published
!Small sample: treat with caution
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Degree or equivalent25% (small sample)
Higher education below degree17% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent55% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent34% (small sample)
Other qualificationsNot published

Main employers: gambling and betting activities (126%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
25%
as their highest qualification
Most common qualification
A levels or equivalent
held by 55%
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • co-ordinates the work of other staff, plans work schedules and assigns tasks and responsibilities
  • maintains the accounts of betting shops and manages the budget
  • determines staffing, material, financial and other short- and long-term needs.
  • ensures compliance with relevant legislation and regulations
  • provides customer service and deals with customer complaints
  • promotes the betting shop and generates new business

Skills

  • manage staff
  • train employees
  • create solutions to problems
  • handle customer complaints
  • manage budgets
  • recruit employees
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • coordinate operational activities
  • follow company standards
  • identify customer's needs
  • implement marketing strategies
  • implement sales strategies
  • maintain customer service
  • plan health and safety procedures

Knowledge

  • corporate social responsibility
  • customer relationship management
  • communication principles
  • customer service
  • geographical areas relevant to tourism
  • local area tourism industry
  • product comprehension

Suits people who like

  • Leading and persuading
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for other managers and proprietors, a group of 22 jobs that includes betting shop and gambling establishment managers.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 43%about 494,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.3 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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