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Business associate professionals n.e.c.

SOC 2020 3549

Job holders in this unit group advise on the effectiveness of an organisation’s procedures, systems and methods and perform other business and related functions not elsewhere classified in minor group 354: Business associate professionals.

Also calledGis analystKnowledge officerGeospatial analystRisk officerStrategistClinical trials administratorand 133 more titles
Typical full-time pay£35,2002025 Provisional
People in the job105,000across the UK
New adverts a month3,100↑ 11%on last year · 57th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time business associate professionals n.e.c. earn between £28,100 and £46,300 a year.

What full-time business associate professionals n.e.c. earn, 2025
£35,200 typical£25,200lowest 10%£50,800top 20%n/ptop 10%
Middle half (£28,100–£46,300)n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less than£25,200
Lowest 20% earn less than£26,700
25%£28,100
Median£35,200
75%£46,300
Top 20% earn more than£50,800
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £35,200
London!£43,500
Scotland!£39,600
East of England!£36,100
South East!£34,800
South West£32,700
West Midlands!£29,800
Wales!£29,400
Yorkshire and The Humber!£29,100
North West!£29,100
North East!£28,300
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £35,200
London£43,500 (small sample)
Scotland£39,600 (small sample)
East of England£36,100 (small sample)
South East£34,800 (small sample)
South West£32,700
West Midlands£29,800 (small sample)
Wales£29,400 (small sample)
Yorkshire and The Humber£29,100 (small sample)
North West£29,100 (small sample)
North East£28,300 (small sample)
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £29,400
  • 2024 £31,700
  • 2025 Provisional£35,200
↑ 20% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 3,100 jobs for business associate professionals n.e.c. are advertised each month.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 20263,869
Jul 20263,517
Jun 20263,872
May 20263,117
Apr 20262,595
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20262,401
Jan 20262,763
Dec 20251,681
Nov 20254,402
Oct 20253,261
Sept 20252,898
Aug 20252,922
Jul 20253,414
Jun 20253,562
May 20253,502
Apr 20252,825
Mar 20253,263
Feb 20253,039
Jan 20252,398
Dec 20241,786
Nov 20242,472
Oct 20242,544
Sept 20242,470
Aug 20242,590
Jul 20242,764
Jun 20242,775
May 20243,063
Apr 20242,873
Mar 20242,812
Feb 20242,912
Jan 20243,550
Dec 20232,657
Nov 20232,749
Oct 20232,918
Sept 20232,450
Aug 20233,217
Jul 20233,074
Jun 20234,439
May 20234,647
Apr 20233,516
Mar 20234,366
Feb 20234,670
Jan 20234,798
Dec 20224,296
Nov 20225,059
Oct 20225,095
Sept 20224,924
Aug 20225,168
Jul 20225,470
Jun 20225,658
May 20226,679
Apr 20225,106
Mar 20225,855
Feb 20225,713
Jan 20225,547
Dec 20214,330
Nov 20214,946
Oct 20214,943
Sept 20214,520
Aug 20214,424
Jul 20215,145
Jun 20214,444
May 20214,582
Apr 20213,631
Mar 20215,011
Feb 20212,981
Jan 20212,960
Dec 20202,405
Nov 20202,438
Oct 20202,815
Sept 20202,594
Aug 20202,141
Jul 20202,164
Jun 20202,042
May 20201,850
Apr 20202,154
Mar 20204,105
Feb 20204,684
Jan 20204,291
Dec 20193,044
Nov 20193,798
Oct 20193,958
Sept 20193,831
Aug 20193,889
Jul 20194,769
Jun 20195,101
May 20194,288
Apr 20193,172
Mar 20193,583
Feb 20193,369
Jan 20193,891
Dec 20182,418
Nov 20183,537
Oct 20183,486
Sept 20183,360
Aug 20183,123
Jul 20183,227
Jun 20183,552
May 20183,503
Apr 20183,109
Mar 20183,418
Feb 20183,409
Jan 20183,620
Dec 20172,591
Nov 20173,323
Oct 20173,330
Sept 20173,086
Aug 20173,266
Jul 20173,110
Jun 20173,495
May 20173,437
Apr 20173,338
Mar 20173,738
Feb 20173,364
Jan 20173,953
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
10%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for business associate professionals, which includes business associate professionals n.e.c.. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London2,767
Manchester316
Birmingham261
Bristol, City of239
Leeds219
Glasgow City155
Newcastle upon Tyne119
Sheffield113
Liverpool112
Nottingham111
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where business associate professionals n.e.c. are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 314 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from United States, France, India, ranking it 52nd of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of business associate professionals n.e.c.
n/p
31%!
17%!
27%
18%!
3%!
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–24Not published
25–3431% (small sample)
35–4417% (small sample)
45–5427%
55–6418% (small sample)
65+3% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent61%
Higher education below degree10%
A levels or equivalent18%
GCSEs or equivalent8.7%
Other qualifications!3.7%
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Degree or equivalent61%
Higher education below degree10%
A levels or equivalent18%
GCSEs or equivalent8.7%
Other qualifications3.7% (small sample)

Main employers: general public administration activities (14%), business and other management consultancy activities (7%), regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security (5.3%), computer consultancy activities (5.3%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
61%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
6
from level 3
Apprenticeships take
14 months to 3 years
typically

Apprenticeships

6 for this job
Level 4About 3 years

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner

Leads to
The Society for the Environment (SocEnv)
Details on Skills England

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Other qualifications

QualificationTypeLevel
Certification of Higher Education Business AnalystHigher technical4
NCC Education Level 4 Diploma in BusinessHigher technical4
BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Sustainable Business Management for EnglandHigher technical5
Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE) Business AnalyticsHigher technical5
Foundation Degree of Science (FdSc) in Computer ScienceHigher technical5
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing for EnglandHigher technical5
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies for EnglandHigher technical5

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • studies department or problem area and assesses its interrelationships with other activities
  • studies work methods and procedures by measuring work involved and computing standard times for specified activities, and produces report detailing suggestions for increasing efficiency and lowering costs
  • purchases services, receives payment from clients, processes contracts and deals with contractual arrangements
  • canvasses political opinion, writes and distributes leaflets, writes and distributes press releases and other such material to promote the image and policies of a political party or election candidate, arranges fund raising activities, and organises and participates in election campaigns

Skills

  • apply statistical analysis techniques
  • carry out statistical forecasts
  • compile statistical data for insurance purposes
  • produce statistical financial records
  • analyse market financial trends
  • apply scientific methods
  • calculate insurance rate
  • conduct quantitative research
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • gather data
  • identify statistical patterns
  • obtain financial information
  • perform data analysis
  • process data

Knowledge

  • statistical analysis system software
  • statistics
  • actuarial science
  • financial markets
  • mathematics
  • algorithms
  • data quality assessment
  • insurance law

Suits people who like

  • Organising and following procedures
  • Working with ideas and solving problems

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for business and public service associate professionals, a group of 26 jobs that includes business associate professionals n.e.c..
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 1.2%about 26,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.1 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.

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