Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 2439 · Professional occupations

Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group advise on the formulation and implementation of policy in the public and private sectors, develop and implement substantial business, statistical and administrative systems, and perform a variety of functions not elsewhere classified in minor group 243: Business, research and administrative professionals.

How people enter it

Entrants typically possess a degree or an equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible by internal promotion for those with appropriate experience. Training is often provided on-the-job in the form of short courses for specialist areas.

What the work involves

coordinates the organisation’s services and resources, liaising with other senior staff
analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes
recruits and manages staff, assigns and delegates tasks and duties, makes changes in procedures to deal with variations in workload
develops plans, sets objectives and monitors and evaluates performance
prepares and reviews operational and financial reports
controls and administers budgets
advises national and local government on the interpretation and implementation of policy decisions, acts and regulations, and provides technical assistance in the formulation of policy
co-ordinates and directs the activities of Revenue and Customs offices, Job Centres, Benefits Agency offices and other local offices of national government
registers and maintains records of all births, deaths and marriages in local authority area, issues appropriate certificates and reports any suspicious causes of death to the coroner.
negotiates and monitors contracted out services provided by the private sector to local government studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority

Also called

Civil servant (grade 6, 7) · Governance officer · Information compliance officer · Parliamentary assistant · Policy adviser (government) · Private secretary (government) · Registrar (government) · Service manager (government)

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	87,400.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	90,200.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	100,700.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	3,800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	10,500.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	104,500.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	2,900.00	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	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	8,700.00	2026-03
East Midlands	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	3,600.00	2026-03
London	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	26,700.00	2026-03
North East	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	2,100.00	2026-03
North West	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	8,100.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	3,800.00	2026-03
Scotland	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	10,500.00	2026-03
South East	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	17,500.00	2026-03
South West	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	7,900.00	2026-03
Wales	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	2,900.00	2026-03
West Midlands	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	4,700.00	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	2439 : Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	None	8,100.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for business, research and administrative professionals 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

Actuaries, economists and statisticians · Business and related research professionals · Management consultants and business analysts · Marketing and commercial managers · Professional/chartered company secretaries