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Managers and Proprietors in Other Services

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of managerial tasks in other service industries.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£16,993
£30,904
£52,011

New workers start around £16,993. Normal pay is £30,904 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £52,011.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 69,122 vacancies for this type of job

4.56%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Ensures maintenance of appropriate service levels to meet the objectives of the business.

  • Manages agencies to provide services out-sourced by other organisations and businesses.

  • Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.

  • Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price and credit terms.

  • Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently.

  • Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Operations Management

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Finance

  • Project Management

  • Auditing

  • Marketing

  • Performance Management

  • Operational Excellence

  • Process Improvement

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Operations

  • Leadership

  • Customer Service

  • Sales

  • Planning

  • Problem Solving

  • Detail Oriented

  • Innovation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Business Enterprise

University College Birmingham

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 02/02/2026

Tariff points: 32/56

Business with foundation year

Sheffield Hallam University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Sheffield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Applied Entrepreneurship

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Applied Business Studies

DN Colleges Group

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Doncaster · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Business (Management)

New College Swindon University Centre

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Swindon · 09/2025

Tariff points: 80/80

Business

Exeter College

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Exeter · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Fashion Business

Istituto Marangoni London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 02/2026

Tariff points: 80/80

Business

University of Portsmouth

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Newport · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/56

Business

SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Bristol · 09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Public Services

Teesside University

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Hartlepool · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 40/48

Entrepreneurship

LIBF

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Distance learning (part-time) · City of London · Start at any time

Tariff points: 32/168

Business and Supply Chain Management

Northumbria University, Newcastle

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Newcastle upon Tyne · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Business and Sustainability

Birkbeck, University of London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 10/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Business Administration (Top-up)

University of Central Lancashire

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Preston · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

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