Functional managers and directors n.e.c.: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 1139 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Functional managers and directors n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of senior management tasks in respect of other specialist functions or fields of activity in organisations not elsewhere classified in minor group 113: Functional managers and directors.

How people enter it

Entry standards will vary according to the specific function and requirements of the organisation concerned, as will options for training off and on-the-job.

What the work involves

helps to formulate and implement local government policy and ensures legal and statutory provisions are observed
organises local authority office work and resources, negotiates contracted out services
plans, organises, coordinates and directs the resources of their organisation
formulates and directs the implementation of an organisation’s policies
drives innovation in the working practices of their organisation
represents union, association or business in consultation and negotiation with government, employees and other bodies
stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews
directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information pertaining to the organisation

Also called

Area secretary (trade association) · Chief officer (local government) · Clerk to the county council · General Secretary (trade union) · Town Clerk

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	180,300.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	187,400.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	195,500.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	4,300.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	8,100.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	199,800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	7,100.00	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	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	27,200.00	2026-03
East Midlands	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	9,500.00	2026-03
London	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	54,800.00	2026-03
North East	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	3,400.00	2026-03
North West	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	15,800.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	4,300.00	2026-03
Scotland	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	8,100.00	2026-03
South East	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	34,000.00	2026-03
South West	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	12,600.00	2026-03
Wales	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	7,100.00	2026-03
West Midlands	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	10,400.00	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	1139 : Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	None	12,600.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for functional managers and directors n.e.c. 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

Charitable organisation managers and directors · Financial managers and directors · Human resource managers and directors · Information technology directors · Marketing, sales and advertising directors · Public relations and communications directors · Purchasing managers and directors