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Chief executive jobs in Cheshire East

The 2021 census counted 1,229 residents working as chief executives and senior officials living in Cheshire East.

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Published figures for Cheshire East

What the official data says about Cheshire East

The 2021 census counted, 1,229 people living in Cheshire East were in work as chief executives and senior officials. It was 0.64% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cheshire East 2nd of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 281. Lancashire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Cheshire East, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,459. That is 5th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £90,699 across the region, which is £51,240 more than the typical Cheshire East job, about 130% above it.

Head offices are counted where they sit: Cheshire East had 13,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 207,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 6.4% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as senior officials (SOC 111)
1,229
Senior officials, share of everyone in work in the area
0.64%
Median full-time pay for senior officials across the North West
£90,699
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,459
Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
9,713
Residents of the area in work at the census
192,492
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
207,000

The chief executive role

Running the whole organisation and answering to a board, owners or trustees for what it does. Strategy, capital, the executive team and the culture underneath them.

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Chief executive jobs in Cheshire East: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Cheshire East?

1,229 residents of Cheshire East were in work as senior officials at the 2021 census, which was 0.64% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Cheshire East?

Across the North West, £90,699 is the median for senior officials. In Cheshire East itself the median across all occupations together is £39,459. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Cheshire East?

13,250 of the 207,000 employee jobs in Cheshire East are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.