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Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.

SOC 2020 1259

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of managerial tasks in other service industries not elsewhere classified in minor group 125: Managers and proprietors in other services.

Also calledManagerDirectorRig managerCar park managerRetail managerManager and registrarand 89 more titles
Typical full-time pay£46,3002025 Provisional
People in the job113,000across the UK
New adverts a month1,100↑ 2.8%on last year · 177th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
What full-time managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. earn, 2025
£46,300 typical£33,000lowest 20%£35,70025%n/ptop 10%
n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less thanNot published
Lowest 20% earn less than£33,000
25%£35,700
Median£46,300
75%Not published
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Many (24%) of managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. work for themselves. These pay figures only cover employees, so they may not reflect what self-employed managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. earn.
Typical pay by regionUK median £46,300
Yorkshire and The Humber!£57,200
South East!£45,800
Wales!£40,900
London!£40,700
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
East of EnglandNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
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UK median, £46,300
Yorkshire and The Humber£57,200 (small sample)
South East£45,800 (small sample)
Wales£40,900 (small sample)
London£40,700 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
East of EnglandNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £34,800
  • 2024 £41,400
  • 2025 Provisional£46,300
↑ 33% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 1,100 jobs for managers and proprietors in other services 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 20261,275
Jul 20261,114
Jun 20261,149
May 20261,208
Apr 2026994
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20261,079
Jan 20261,088
Dec 2025518
Nov 20251,173
Oct 20251,237
Sept 20251,135
Aug 20251,191
Jul 20251,226
Jun 20251,333
May 20251,210
Apr 2025956
Mar 20251,153
Feb 20251,144
Jan 20251,049
Dec 2024640
Nov 2024860
Oct 2024993
Sept 20241,042
Aug 20241,053
Jul 20241,144
Jun 20241,162
May 20241,227
Apr 20241,369
Mar 20241,193
Feb 20241,030
Jan 20241,318
Dec 2023856
Nov 20231,088
Oct 20231,042
Sept 20231,109
Aug 20231,145
Jul 20231,173
Jun 20231,571
May 20231,595
Apr 20231,357
Mar 20231,552
Feb 20231,521
Jan 20231,924
Dec 20221,650
Nov 20221,895
Oct 20222,128
Sept 20221,761
Aug 20221,892
Jul 20221,884
Jun 20221,932
May 20222,110
Apr 20221,564
Mar 20222,016
Feb 20222,175
Jan 20222,220
Dec 20211,815
Nov 20211,864
Oct 20212,197
Sept 20211,835
Aug 20211,791
Jul 20212,270
Jun 20211,798
May 20211,758
Apr 20211,513
Mar 20211,787
Feb 20211,070
Jan 20211,256
Dec 20201,213
Nov 20201,132
Oct 20201,312
Sept 20201,333
Aug 20201,123
Jul 20201,085
Jun 2020835
May 2020782
Apr 20201,031
Mar 20201,471
Feb 20201,861
Jan 20201,630
Dec 20191,284
Nov 20191,395
Oct 20191,580
Sept 20191,224
Aug 20191,251
Jul 20191,547
Jun 20191,789
May 20191,790
Apr 20191,227
Mar 20191,491
Feb 20191,344
Jan 20191,548
Dec 20181,049
Nov 20181,369
Oct 20181,463
Sept 20181,519
Aug 20181,434
Jul 20181,508
Jun 20181,597
May 20181,563
Apr 20181,308
Mar 20181,509
Feb 20181,323
Jan 20181,588
Dec 20171,088
Nov 20171,518
Oct 20171,638
Sept 20171,390
Aug 20171,595
Jul 20171,528
Jun 20171,784
May 20172,067
Apr 20171,682
Mar 20172,188
Feb 20171,462
Jan 20171,998
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
15%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for managers and proprietors in other services, which includes managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London730
Manchester90
Birmingham76
Leeds67
Bristol, City of56
Glasgow City49
City of Edinburgh45
Nottingham34
South Gloucestershire34
Newcastle upon Tyne31
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 14 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from China, India, Lebanon, ranking it 201st of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
2.7%!
16%!
23%
30%
23%
6.3%!
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16–242.7% (small sample)
25–3416% (small sample)
35–4423%
45–5430%
55–6423%
65+6.3% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent45%
Higher education below degree!6.5%
A levels or equivalent20%
GCSEs or equivalent15%
Other qualifications!8.2%
No qualifications!3.7%
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Degree or equivalent45%
Higher education below degree6.5% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent20%
GCSEs or equivalent15%
Other qualifications8.2% (small sample)
No qualifications3.7% (small sample)

Main employers: general public administration activities (4.3%), general cleaning of buildings (3.1%), library and archive activities (3%), activities of employment placement agencies (2.9%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
45%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
1
from level 4
Apprenticeships take
2 years
typically
Self-employed
24%
of people in the job

Apprenticeships

1 for this job

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The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements
  • ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently
  • authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price and credit terms
  • examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities
  • manages agencies to provide services out-sourced by other organisations and businesses
  • ensures maintenance of appropriate service levels to meet the objectives of the 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 managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c..
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.

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