Occupation 2440 · Professional occupations
Business and financial project management professionals manage and oversee major projects across all sectors of modern industry, commerce and the public sector, in areas such as e-commerce, business analysis, finance, product development, marketing, human resources.
Entry may be via a degree or postgraduate qualification in project management or a subject relevant to the particular sector or via significant relevant work experience in that sector.
Chief knowledge officer · Contracts manager (security services) · Project delivery officer · Project manager · Research support officer · Scrum master · Work package manager (professional)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 212,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 221,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 244,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 22,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 248,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 9,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
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 | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 24,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 12,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 53,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 7,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 25,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 22,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 39,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 23,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 9,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 12,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2440 : Business and financial project management professionals | None | 14,300.00 | 2026-03 |
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.
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.