Charitable organisation managers and directors: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 1135 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Charitable organisation managers and directors

Charitable organisation managers and directors plan, organise, co-ordinate and direct the activities of organisations in the charitable and not-for-profit sector.

How people enter it

Entry is generally via career progression from a related occupation (e.g. charity coordinator) and relevant experience of the charitable sector is often required. In some fields a relevant degree or equivalent qualification may be required.

What the work involves

plans, organises, coordinates and directs the resources of a special interest or charitable organisation
helps to formulate and implement charitable organisations' policies and ensures these meet legal and statutory provisions
represents their charity in consultation and negotiation with government, employees, trustees and other bodies
generates income by co-ordinating funding bids, organising appeals, and managing relationships with funders
stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews and organising appeals
directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information pertaining to the organisation

Also called

Charity director · Manager (charitable organisation)

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	43,500.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	44,800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	47,300.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	1,300.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	2,400.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	48,600.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	None	2026-03	1,400.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Region	Measure	Hours	Value	Period
East	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	6,300.00	2026-03
East Midlands	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	1,500.00	2026-03
London	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	11,300.00	2026-03
North East	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	900.00	2026-03
North West	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	3,600.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	1,300.00	2026-03
Scotland	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	2,400.00	2026-03
South East	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	7,100.00	2026-03
South West	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	6,400.00	2026-03
Wales	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	1,400.00	2026-03
West Midlands	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	2,400.00	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	1135 : Charitable organisation managers and directors	None	4,000.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for charitable organisation managers and directors vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

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