The Datum Report

Occupation 1212 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services

Managers and proprietors in this unit group plan, organise and co-ordinate the activities and resources of forestry, fishing, animal husbandry and related operations and establishments.

How people enter it

Whilst no formal qualifications are required for proprietors in this area, forestry managers usually require a degree or equivalent qualification in forestry and prior relevant work experience. BTEC qualifications in fish farm management are available. Skippers of offshore fishing vessels require prior work experience and must undertake basic safety training by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Apprenticeships are available in some areas. Minimum age limits may apply in some areas of employment.

What the work involves

Also called

Cattery owner · Fish farm owner · Forest manager · Owner (landscape gardening) · Racehorse trainer

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 14,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 15,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 17,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 1,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 2,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 18,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None None 2026-03 700.00 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.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 2,300.00 2026-03
East Midlands 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 2,100.00 2026-03
London 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 1,200.00 2026-03
North East 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 800.00 2026-03
North West 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 1,700.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 1,400.00 2026-03
Scotland 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 2,100.00 2026-03
South East 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 3,000.00 2026-03
South West 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 700.00 2026-03
Wales 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 700.00 2026-03
West Midlands 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 1,800.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 1212 : Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services None 800.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services 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

Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture