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Chief executive jobs in Manchester
The 2021 census counted 648 residents working as chief executives and senior officials living in Manchester.
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What the official data says about Manchester
The 2021 census counted, 648 people living in Manchester were in work as chief executives and senior officials. It was 0.28% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 4th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 281. Cheshire West and Chester was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th 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 £50,220 more than the typical Manchester job, about 124% above it.
Head offices are counted where they sit: Manchester had 17,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.81% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as senior officials (SOC 111)
- 648
- Senior officials, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.28%
- Median full-time pay for senior officials across the North West
- £90,699
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £40,479
- Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
- 5,532
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 234,283
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 453,000
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.
Chief executive jobs in Manchester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?
648 residents of Manchester were in work as senior officials at the 2021 census, which was 0.28% 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 Manchester?
Across the North West, £90,699 is the median for senior officials. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. 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 Manchester?
17,250 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester 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.