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Newspaper and Periodical Broadcast Journalists and Reporters

£23,652

Entry Level Salary

£36,265.78

Average Salary

£66,467.05

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Sub-edits other journalists' stories.
Builds contacts in their field to ensure a supply of news.
Engage with the public and disseminate news stories, lifestyle and opinion pieces through social media.
Writes articles and features and submits draft manuscripts to newspaper, magazine, new website, periodical or programme editor.
Responds to stories as they break.
Determines subject matter and undertakes research by interviewing, attending public events, seeking out records, reviewing written work, attending film and stage performances etc.

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Public Relations Professionals

£22,122

Entry Level Salary

£34,923

Average Salary

£63,390.52

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Develops and implements tools to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of public relations exercises.
Addresses individuals, clients and other target groups through meetings, presentations, the media and other events to enhance the public image of an organisation.
Writes, edits and arranges for the effective distribution of press releases, newsletters, social media and other public relations material.
Discusses issues of business strategy, products, services and target client base with senior colleagues to identify public relations requirements.

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Advertising Accounts Managers and Creative Directors

£27,270

Entry Level Salary

£39,866.65

Average Salary

£73,066.63

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Arranges conferences, exhibitions, seminars, etc. to promote the image of a product, service or organisation.
Stays abreast of changes in media, readership or viewing figures and advertising rates.
Reviews and revises campaign in light of sales figures, surveys, etc..
Conceives advertising campaign to impart the desired product image in an effective and economical way, including planning which media to use, such as print, television, radio or online advertising.
Liaises with client to discuss product/service to be marketed, defines target group and assesses the suitability of various media.

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Arts Officers, Producers and Directors

£21,978

Entry Level Salary

£37,865.01

Average Salary

£67,582.97

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Selects, contracts, markets and arranges for the presentation and/or distribution of performance, visual and heritage arts.
Manages health and safety issues.
Ensures necessary equipment, props, performers and technical staff are on set when required.
Prepares rehearsal and production schedule for main events, design of sets and costumes, technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals.
Breaks script into scenes and formulates a shooting schedule that will be most economical in terms of time, location and sets.
Directs actors, designers, camera team, sound crew and other production and technical staff to achieve desired effects.
Chooses writers, scripts, technical staff and performers, and assumes overall responsibility for completion of project on time and within budget.

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Photographers, Audio-visual and Broadcasting Equipment Operators

£21,384

Entry Level Salary

£29,032.74

Average Salary

£51,818.78

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Maintains, repairs, programs and operates unmanned aircraft to provide aerial photographs and video.
Operates sound mixing and dubbing equipment to obtain desired mix, level and balance of sound.
Manages health and safety issues.
Operates equipment to record, edit and play back films and television programmes.
Checks operation and positioning of projectors, vision and sound recording equipment, and mixing and dubbing equipment.
Controls transmission, broadcasting and satellite systems for television and radio programmes, identifies and solves related technical problems.
Takes, records and manipulates digital images and digital video footage.
Photographs subject or follows action by moving camera.
Operates scanning equipment to transfer image to computer and manipulates image to achieve the desired effect.
Inserts lenses and adjusts aperture and speed settings as necessary.
Arranges subject, lighting, camera equipment and any microphones.
Selects subject and conceives composition of picture or discusses composition with colleagues.

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Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors

£19,386

Entry Level Salary

£25,662

Average Salary

£45,662.40

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Ensures custody of all cash receipts and organises regular stock checks.
Recruits, supervises and trains staff.
Determines financial, staffing, material and other short and long-term needs.
Advises on the facilities available and promotes publicity in relation to shows, games, races, new theme parks, etc.
Keeps abreast of new trends and developments in recreational activities and arranges exhibitions, theatrical productions, concerts, demonstrations, etc.
Ensures that facilities are kept clean and in good condition and that appropriate health and safety requirements are adhered to.
Organises timetable of activities/schedule of programmes.

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Sports Players

£16,002

Entry Level Salary

£12,482.11

Average Salary

£37,533.55

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Discusses performance problems with coaches, physiotherapists, dieticians and doctors.
Maintains clothing and other specialised sporting equipment.
Builds stamina, physical strength and agility through running, fitness exercises and weight training.
Attends training sessions to develop skills and practice individual or team moves and tactics.
Participates in exhibitions, pre-qualifying events, tournaments and competitions.

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Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials

£18,792

Entry Level Salary

£11,353.94

Average Salary

£36,248.99

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Manages the playing areas and competitors, starts race, competition or match and controls its progress according to established rules.
Inspects and maintains specialised clothing and equipment.
Understands health and safety aspects of various activities and ensures any statutory requirements are met.
Provides information and develops facilities to encourage greater participation in sport, and to enhance the standards of participants.
Deals with administrative aspects such as arranging matches, contests or appearances for athlete or team, and organising required transport and accommodation.
Monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how future improvements can be made.
Controls team selection and discipline and recruits ancillary staff such as coaches or physiotherapists.
Coaches teams or individuals by demonstrating techniques and directing training and exercise sessions.

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Fitness and Wellbeing Instructors

£22,698

Entry Level Salary

£19,440.99

Average Salary

£58,458.83

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Understands the health and safety aspects of different forms of exercise and ensures that any statutory requirements are met.
Plans and monitors personal fitness schedules.
Ensures that clients do not injure themselves through over exertion or using incorrect training techniques.
Demonstrates and leads fitness activities and supervises exercise classes.
Devises programmes of training appropriate to the needs of clients with varying levels of strength, fitness and ability.
Assesses the fitness levels of clients.

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Officers in Armed Forces

£0

Entry Level Salary

£0

Average Salary

£0

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Plans, directs and administers aid to civilian authorities as requested or when faced with civil disorder, natural disaster or other emergency.
Supervises the operation of military units and monitors the activities of junior officers, NCOs and other ranks.
Plans, directs and co-ordinates military training and manoeuvres.
Advises and provides information on military aspects of defence policy.

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Senior Police Officers

£41,724

Entry Level Salary

£62,656.49

Average Salary

£150,839.99

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Directs and co-ordinates the operation of record keeping systems and the preparation of reports.
Establishes contacts and sources of information concerning crimes planned or committed.
Directs and monitors the work of subordinate officers.
Plans, directs and co-ordinates general policing for an area or functional unit.
Liaises with senior officers to determine staff, financial and other short- and long-term needs.

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Senior Officers in Fire, Ambulance, Prison and Related Services

£32,058

Entry Level Salary

£53,752.23

Average Salary

£129,403.77

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Revenue and customs, excise and immigration officers advise on the interpretation of regulations concerning taxes, duties and immigration requirements and enforce these regulations through monitoring of premises, examining goods entering the country to ensure correct duty is paid and establishing that passengers have the necessary authorisation for crossing national borders.
Prison officers interview prisoners on arrival and discharge/departure, receive reports on disciplinary problems and decide on appropriate action, make periodic checks on internal and external security, and provide care and support to prisoners in custody.
Ambulance officers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities of ambulance personnel and control room assistants, for the provision of ambulance services for emergency and non-emergency cases.
Fire officers plan, direct and co-ordinate an operational plan for one or more fire stations, attend fires and other emergencies to minimise danger to property and people, arrange for the salvaging of goods, immediate temporary repairs and security measures for fire damaged premises as necessary.
Advises on the recruitment, training and monitoring of staff.
Prepares reports for insurance companies, the Home Office, Scottish Home and Health Department, and other bodies as necessary.
Liaises with other senior officials and/or government departments to determine staffing, financial and other short- and long-term needs.

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Probation Officers

£27,108

Entry Level Salary

£43,155.26

Average Salary

£58,485.67

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Keeps accurate and comprehensive records.
Works with prisoners in giving advice on problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, addressing training needs, finding work and getting accommodation.
Draws up probation plans with offenders and helps them follow it, advises them on any work and helps them with any family or social problems.
Enforces court orders and serves the public by providing a wide range of supervision programmes for those in receipt of a community sentence.
Produces pre-sentence reports to the court about an individual’s crime, their personal circumstances, the suitability of sentencing, the likelihood of re-offending and the future risk to the public.

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NCOs and Other Ranks

£0

Entry Level Salary

£0

Average Salary

£0

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Leads and trains new recruits and lower ranks, looks after their discipline and welfare.
Patrols areas of possible military activity.
Undertakes specialist activities such as operating communications equipment, driving military vehicles.
Trains and exercises using various military equipment and tactics.
Stands watch and guards military establishments and other buildings.
Engages in peacekeeping operations and enforces ceasefire agreements.
Takes part in military operations in situations of conflict and provides aid if required in emergency situations such as civil disorder, natural disasters and major accidents.
Monitors, operates, services and repairs military equipment.
Receives and responds to commands from senior officers.

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Police Officers (Sergeant and Below)

£28,458

Entry Level Salary

£48,045

Average Salary

£68,031.45

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Gives evidence in court cases.
Works on station reception desk and or in communications room.
Prepares briefs or reports for senior officers.
Attends accidents.
Interviews suspects, takes statements from witnesses and stops, searches and/or arrests suspects.
Investigates complaints, crimes, accidents, any suspicious activities or other incidents.
Directs and controls traffic or crowds at demonstrations and large public events.
Receives instructions from senior officers and patrols an assigned area on foot, horseback, motorcycle, motor car or boat to check security and enforce regulations.

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Fire Service Officers (Watch Manager and Below)

£29,106

Entry Level Salary

£44,351

Average Salary

£64,631.53

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Supervises a watch.
Advises on fire safety measures in new buildings.
Attends and deals with bomb alerts and accidents involving spillage of hazardous substances.
Removes goods from fire damaged premises, clears excess water, makes safe any structural hazards and takes any other necessary steps to reduce damage to property.
Rescues people or animals trapped by fire or other emergency situations such as flooding and administers first aid.
Operates hose pipes, ladders, chemical, foam, gas or powder fire extinguishing appliances.
Travels to fire or other emergency by vehicle and locates water mains if necessary.
Arranges fire drills and tests alarm systems and equipment.
Inspects premises to identify potential fire hazards and to check that firefighting equipment is available and in working order and that statutory fire safety regulations are met.

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Prison Service Officers (Below Principal Officer)

£18,468

Entry Level Salary

£33,444.13

Average Salary

£48,737.24

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Reports on prisoners’ conduct as necessary.
Trains and supervises prison staff.
Provides care and support to prisoners in custody including prevention of self-harm.
Runs prisoner rehabilitation and support programmes.
Escorts prisoners transferred from one institution to another.
Investigates disturbances or any other unusual occurrences.
Guards entrances and perimeter walls.
Watches for any infringements of regulations and searches prisoners and cells for weapons, drugs and other contraband items.
Escorts prisoners to and from cells and supervises them during meals, recreation and visiting periods.

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Police Community Support Officers

£22,302

Entry Level Salary

£28,653

Average Salary

£46,717.11

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

May direct traffic and arrange for vehicles to be removed.
May detain someone pending the arrival of a police officer.
Provides crime prevention advice and helps to support victims of crime.
Carries out house-to-house enquiries.
Assists police officers at crime scenes and major events.
Patrols a geographic area to monitor and deter criminal and anti-social activity and disorderly conduct.

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Graphic and Multimedia Designers

£17,244

Entry Level Salary

£25,945.99

Average Salary

£45,325.85

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Produces or oversees creation of the final product.
Liaises with other parts of the production team to ensure graphic design fits with other elements, processes and timescales.
Prepares specification and instructions for realisation of the project.
Prepares sketches, scale drawings, models, colour schemes and other mock-ups to show clients and discusses any required alterations.
Undertakes research into project, considers previous related projects and compares costs of using different processes.
Liaises with client to clarify aims of project brief, discusses media, software and technology to be used, establishes timetable for project and defines budgetary constraints.

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Psychotherapists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists

£27,864

Entry Level Salary

£35,660.03

Average Salary

£54,150

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Helps people come up with new ways to cope with their problems and to change their ways of thinking.
Analyses events, behaviour, and habits to understand their mode of thinking and feelings.
Talks with patients about their emotions, relationships and personal history.
Assesses and provides treatment for people suffering with mental illness, stress, and emotional and relationship problems.

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Clinical Psychologists

£40,914

Entry Level Salary

£42,864.80

Average Salary

£65,090.48

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Writes reports on their work and conducts applied research.
Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
Helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions.
Provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
Determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals.
Administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour.

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Other Psychologists

£16,686

Entry Level Salary

£26,497

Average Salary

£66,329.06

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Applies psychological treatment methods to help athletes achieve optimum mental health and enhance sporting performance.
Applies professional knowledge and techniques within the workplace, addressing issues such as job design, work groups, motivation etc.
Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
Studies psychological factors in the treatment and prevention of mental illness or emotional and personality disorders.
Analyses the effect of hereditary, social and physical factors on thought and behaviour.
Observes and experiments on humans and animals to measure mental and physical characteristics.
Develops treatment and guidance methods and gives treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
Develops and administers tests to measure intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, etc. and assesses results.

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Counsellors

£21,132

Entry Level Salary

£25,763

Average Salary

£37,026.53

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Keeps accurate and confidential records.
Refers to other appropriate sources of help.
Presents different perspectives to the problem areas identified.
Encourages clients to discuss their feelings in relation to their problems, aiming to ensure that an understanding of the issues is achieved.
Meets clients face-to-face, working either one-to-one or with couples or families, or by telephone or internet.

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Further Education Teaching Professionals

£26,550

Entry Level Salary

£35,048.55

Average Salary

£53,395.07

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content.
Assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables.
Arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students.
Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.

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Teaching Professionals

£17,298

Entry Level Salary

£20,357.94

Average Salary

£48,428.82

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups.
Manages/owns and teaches in private drama, music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments.
Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.

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Programmers and Software Development Professionals

£27,990

Entry Level Salary

£54,279

Average Salary

£98,574.74

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Develops website and website interfaces and establishes methods to ensure appropriate website security and recovery.
Writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.
Plans and maintains database structures.
Implements and evaluates the software.
Writes code for specialist programming for computer games, (for example, artificial intelligence, 3D engine development).
Tests and corrects software programs.
Develops user interfaces.
Writes and codes individual programs according to specifications.
Undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions.
Examines existing software and determines requirements for new/modified systems in the light of business needs.

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Web Design Professionals

£19,962

Entry Level Salary

£37,591.54

Average Salary

£65,669.81

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Designs web interfaces for relational database systems.
Designs web pages and applications including graphics, animation and functionality to maximise visual effectiveness and facilitate appropriate access.
Presents design options to the client.
Liaises with internal/external client in order to define the requirements for the website or applications.

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Actors, Entertainers and Presenters

£16,488

Entry Level Salary

£32,307

Average Salary

£57,662.80

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.
Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.
Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.
Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.
Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.
Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.
Studies script; play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.

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Dancers and Choreographers

£21,492

Entry Level Salary

£32,306.99

Average Salary

£57,662.80

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Demonstrates and directs dance moves, monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how improvements can be made.
Participates in dance performance.
Attends rehearsals to develop and practice dance routines for performance.
Builds and maintains stamina, physical strength, agility and general health through fitness exercises and healthy eating.

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Musicians

£22,860

Entry Level Salary

£32,307

Average Salary

£57,662.80

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Auditions and selects performers and rehearses and conducts them in the performance of the composition.
Scores music for different combinations of voices and instruments to produce desired effect.
Plays instrument as a soloist or as a member of a group or orchestra.
Tunes instrument and studies and rehearses score.
Conceives and writes original music.

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Electrical and Electronics Technicians

£20,016

Entry Level Salary

£31,693.28

Average Salary

£52,817.59

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Interprets and reviews technical drawings.
Visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of electrical and electronic systems and equipment.
Diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment.
Plans installation methods, checks completed installation for safety and controls or undertakes the initial running of the new electrical or electronic equipment or system.
Sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data.
Plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings.

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Engineering Technicians

£22,104

Entry Level Salary

£42,234

Average Salary

£70,383.94

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Carries out stock takes.
Completes documentation such as project records, safety reports.
Provides health and safety inductions and adheres to health and safety procedures.
Visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of mechanical and chemical engineering products and services.
Inspects completed aircraft maintenance work to certify that it meets standards and the aircraft is ready for operation;.
Diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment.
Prepares estimates of materials, equipment and labour required for engineering projects.
Sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data.
Plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings.

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Building and Civil Engineering Technicians

£19,512

Entry Level Salary

£33,407.46

Average Salary

£55,674.31

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Estimates timescales for project delivery.
Estimates project costs.
Creates and designs plans (using computer aided software).
Inspects construction materials and supervises work of contractors to ensure compliance with specifications and arranges remedial work as necessary.
Sets out construction site, supervises excavations and marks out position of building work to be undertaken.
Performs calculations and collects, records and interprets data.
Sets up apparatus and equipment and undertakes field and laboratory tests of soil and work materials.

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Quality Assurance Technicians

£22,590

Entry Level Salary

£28,573.03

Average Salary

£47,617.63

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Maintains equipment and systems used.
Establishes product specifications.
Liaises with production engineers and staff to maintain the quality of output and to develop quality management systems..
Assists quality control engineers in undertaking production audits.
Supervises the work of routine inspection staff and notes any defects reported.
Analyses and interprets the results of tests undertaken and writes up reports upon completion.
Sets up scientific, electronic, or other technical equipment to perform functional and inspection tests.

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Planning, Process and Production Technicians

£23,256

Entry Level Salary

£34,830

Average Salary

£58,045

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Plans the cost impact and staff resources for projects.
Reviews and analyses production data.
Ensures effective completion and implementation of detailed instructions on processes, work methods and quality and safety standards for workers.
Ensures accuracy of manufacturing and testing equipment.
Plans and coordinates maintenance activities involved in manufacturing and processing procedures.
Ensures implementation of inspection, testing and evaluation methods for bought-in materials, components, semi-finished and finished products.
Supports implementation of plans of sequence of operations and completion dates for each phase of production or processing.
Supports professional engineers in reviewing safety, quality, accuracy, reliability and contractual requirements.
Liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.
Works with engineers on production control methods to monitor operational efficiency and helps to eliminate potential hazards and bottlenecks in production.
Works from, and helps implement, professional engineers’ drawings and specifications for equipment and layout, and helps implement modifications required for existing plant machinery/layout.
Supports planning and production engineers in assessing existing and alternative production methods.

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Science, Engineering and Production Technicians

£20,952

Entry Level Salary

£31,829.35

Average Salary

£50,951.21

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Sets up school laboratories for demonstrations and experiments, operates and maintains equipment and supports the teaching of students.
Otherwise assists technologists as directed.
Performs calculations and records and interprets data.
Undertakes tests and takes measurements and readings.
Sets up apparatus for experimental, demonstration or other purposes.

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Engineering Professionals

£30,960

Entry Level Salary

£45,705

Average Salary

£70,951.96

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Provides technical consultancy services.
Examines and advises on patent applications.
Prepares sketches, drawings and specifications showing materials to be used, construction and finishing methods and other details.
Devises and implements control systems to monitor operational efficiency and performance of system and materials.
Designs new systems and equipment with regard to cost, market requirements and feasibility of manufacture.
Establishes principles and techniques to improve the quality, durability and performance of materials such as textiles, glass, rubber, plastics, ceramics, metals and alloys.
Researches into problem areas to advance basic knowledge, evaluate new theories and techniques and to solve specific problems.

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Engineering Project Managers and Project Engineers

£29,160

Entry Level Salary

£49,972.21

Average Salary

£77,576.33

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Ensures that equipment, operation and maintenance comply with design specifications and safety standards.
Records, monitors and reports progress.
Identifies defects in work and proposes corrections.
Regularly inspects and monitors progress and quality of work, ensures legal requirements are met.
Plans work schedules for engineering projects based on prior discussion with client and contractors.
Assembles information for invoicing at the end of projects.
Briefs project team, contractors and suppliers.
Draws up budgets and timescales for new engineering projects based on clients’ requirements.

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Tool Makers, Tool Fitters and Markers-out

£22,608

Entry Level Salary

£37,291.97

Average Salary

£59,197.97

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Repairs damaged or worn tools.
Assembles prepared parts, checks their alignment with micrometers, optical projectors and other measuring equipment and adjusts as necessary.
Operates hand and machine tools to shape workpieces to specifications and checks accuracy of machining.
Marks out reference points using measuring instruments and tools such as punches, rules and squares.
Examines drawings and specifications to determine appropriate method and sequence of operations.

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Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors

£26,874

Entry Level Salary

£44,999.99

Average Salary

£69,224.49

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Reports as required to managerial staff on departmental activities.
Determines or recommends staffing and other needs to meet productivity requirements.
Liaises with managers and other departments and contractors to resolve operational problems.
Establishes and monitors work schedules to meet productivity requirements.
Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades workers.

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Environment Professionals

£20,628

Entry Level Salary

£34,694.17

Average Salary

£60,608.30

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Provides professional guidance to clients, government agencies, regulators and other relevant bodies, having regard for sustainable approaches and solutions.
Implements, reviews and advises on regulatory and legislative standards, guidelines and policies.
Assists organisations to conduct their activities in an environmentally appropriate manner.
Communicates scientific and technical information to relevant audiences in an appropriate form, via reports, workshops, educational events, public hearings.
Carries out or assists in environmental audits and environmental impact assessments.
Carries out environment-related desk-based research and fieldwork to collect, analyse and interpret data to determine their validity, quality and significance.
Implements remediation works.
Advises on and provides solutions for mitigating the effects of such contamination.
Identifies contamination of land, air or water and assesses any adverse impact on the environment.

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Property, Housing and Estate Managers

£22,356

Entry Level Salary

£47,671.57

Average Salary

£71,061.94

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Examines and assesses housing applications, advises on rent levels, investigates complaints and liaises with tenants’ association and social workers to resolve any family problems.
Acts as arbiter in disputes between landlord and tenant and ensures that both fulfil their legal obligations.
Maintains or arranges for the maintenance of estate accounts and records and produces financial forecasts.
Negotiates land or property purchases and sales or leases and tenancy agreements and arranges legal formalities with solicitors, building societies and other parties.
Conducts or arranges for structural surveys of properties and undertakes any necessary valuations of property or agricultural land, and deals with grant and subsidy applications.
Discusses client’s requirements and may advise client on the purchase of property and land for investment and other purposes.
Advises on energy efficiency.
Oversees the support services of a business, such as catering, IT, utilities and physical environment.
Makes sure that the amenities meet health and safety standards and legal requirements.
Manages general upkeep, maintenance and security of the estate’s amenities.
Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements.

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Quantity Surveyors

£29,394

Entry Level Salary

£43,587.99

Average Salary

£72,700.99

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Measures and values completed contract for authorisation of payment.
Measures and values work in progress and examines any deviations from original contract.
Examines tenders received, advises client on the most acceptable and assists with preparation of a contract document.
Prepares bills of quantities for use by contractors when tendering for work.
Examines plans and specifications and prepares details of the material and labour required for the project.
Liaises with client on project costs, formulates detailed cost plan and advises contractors and engineers to ensure that they remain within cost limit.

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Houseparents and Residential Wardens

£25,740

Entry Level Salary

£25,882.09

Average Salary

£38,861.41

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Keeps records and writes reports.
Maintains contact and discusses problems/progress with other staff and social workers.
Establishes and maintains contact with members of the neighbouring community and/or the residents’ family and friends.
May provide one-to-one counselling or group therapy.
Manage the household (domestic duties).
Ensures that students attend school regularly.
Ensures that all material needs of residents are provided and endeavours to resolve any problems that they may have.
Plans and participates in games and leisure activities to encourage emotional, social, physical and intellectual development.
Creates friendly, secure atmosphere and tries to gain the trust and confidence of those in the home or under supervision.

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Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Installers and Repairers

£22,680

Entry Level Salary

£39,787.51

Average Salary

£63,159.43

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Carries our maintenance checks and repairs.
Inspects and tests the installation.
Plans work schedule and installs the system.
Produces detailed estimate of costs of the work.
Plans layout of the system (pipework, ducts and control panels).
Examines the proposed site to establish if installation plans are practical.

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Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Installers and Repairers

£21,096

Entry Level Salary

£34,567.57

Average Salary

£53,293.06

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Repairs burst pipes and mechanical and combustion faults and replaces faulty taps, washers, valves, etc.
Attaches fittings and joins piping by welding, soldering, cementing, fusing, screwing or other methods.
Tests completed installation for leaks and makes any necessary adjustments.
Installs fittings such as storage tanks, cookers, baths, toilets, taps and valves, refrigerators, boilers, heat pumps, radiators and fires.
Measures and cuts required lengths of copper, lead, steel, iron, aluminium or plastic using hand or machine tools.
Examines drawings and specifications to determine layout of system.

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Careers Advisers and Vocational Guidance Specialists

£23,058

Entry Level Salary

£27,044.79

Average Salary

£43,245.98

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Monitors progress and welfare of young people in employment and advises them on any difficulties.
Organises careers forums and exhibitions and establishes and maintains contact with local employers, colleges and training providers.
Liaises with employers to determine employment opportunities and advises schools, colleges or individuals accordingly.
Visits educational and other establishments to give talks and distribute information regarding careers.
Advises on appropriate courses of study or avenues into employment.
Uses an interview, questionnaire and/or psychological or other test to determine the aptitude, preferences and temperament of the client.

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Marketing, Sales, and Advertising Directors

£45,504

Entry Level Salary

£64,521.80

Average Salary

£128,862.24

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Produces and/or assesses reports and recommendations concerning marketing, advertising and sales strategies.
Stays abreast of changes in market trends and advertising rates.
Controls the recruitment and training of staff.
Examines and analyses sales figures, advises on and monitors marketing campaigns and promotional activities.
Conceives advertising campaigns to impart the desired product image in an effective and economical way.
Defines target group for advertising campaigns and implements strategy through appropriate media planning work.
Discusses employer’s or clients’ requirements, plans and monitors surveys and analyses of customers’ reactions to products.
Liaises with client to discuss product/service to be marketed and develops the most appropriate strategy to deliver the objectives.

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Public Relations and Communications Directors

£36,216

Entry Level Salary

£51,631.78

Average Salary

£118,856.59

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Directs the arranging of conferences, exhibitions, seminars, etc. to promote the image of a product, service or organisation.
Stays abreast of changes in media, readership or viewing figures.
Reviews and revises campaign strategy and takes appropriate corrective measures if necessary.
Liaises with client to discuss their needs and develops the most appropriate strategy to deliver the objectives directs public relations campaigns and communicates messages through a variety of media.
Directs and oversees the work of the communications department of an organisation or work on behalf of clients at a public relations firm.
Develops and reviews the public relations policy and direction of an organisation.

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Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale

£21,330

Entry Level Salary

£30,259

Average Salary

£61,418.89

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

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, discount rates and credit terms.
Oversees the maintenance of financial and other records and controls security arrangements for the premises.
Ensures customer complaints and queries regarding sales and service are appropriately handled.
Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently.
Liaises with other staff to provide information about merchandise, special promotions etc. to customers.
Appoints staff, assigns tasks and monitors and reviews staff performance.

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Management Consultants and Business Analysts

£22,842

Entry Level Salary

£49,267

Average Salary

£86,511.78

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Runs workshops, and addresses seminars, conferences and the media to present results of research activity or to express professional views.
Advises governments, commercial enterprises, organisations and other clients in light of research findings.
Determines the appropriate method of data collection and research methodology, analyses and interprets information gained and formulates and implements recommendations and solutions.
Identifies problems concerned with business strategy, policy, organisation, procedures, methods and markets.
Assesses the functions, objectives and requirements of the organisation seeking advice.

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Business and Related Research Professionals

£24,048

Entry Level Salary

£33,678

Average Salary

£58,681.50

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Discusses possible changes that need to be made in terms of design, price, packaging, marketing and promotion etc. in light of market research with appropriate departments.
Manages and directs research, collates and interprets findings and presents results to clients.
Liaises with client to understand their market research needs, establishes an appropriate quantitative and qualitative market research methodology and prepares proposals outlining programmes of work and details of costs.
Deals with copyright issues and negotiates fees.
Liaises with client on the appropriate image/s to be used.
Researches images for clients in a wide range of media using specialist picture libraries and archives, museums, galleries etc., or commissions new images.
Presents findings in the required format, via written reports or presentations.
Provides support to criminal intelligence or to military or other security operations by gathering and verifying intelligence data and sources.
Provides administrative support for programme development such as booking facilities.
Briefs presenters, scriptwriters or journalists as required via verbal or written reports.
Research sources for accurate factual material, finds suitable contributors to programmes or print features and deals with any copyright issues.
Liaises with production team to generate and develop ideas for film, television and radio programmes.

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Business, Research and Administrative Professionals

£20,952

Entry Level Salary

£42,892.37

Average Salary

£75,098.17

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

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.
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..
Co-ordinates and directs the activities of Revenue and Customs offices, Job Centres, Benefits Agency offices and other local offices of national government.
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.
Controls and administers budgets.
Prepares and reviews operational and financial reports.
Develops plans, sets objectives and monitors and evaluates performance.
Recruits and manages staff, assigns and delegates tasks and duties, makes changes in procedures to deal with variations in workload.
Analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes.
Coordinates the organisation’s services and resources, liaising with other senior staff.

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Business and Financial Project Management Professionals

£26,154

Entry Level Salary

£49,772.25

Average Salary

£83,459.73

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Reports regularly on progress to the client or to senior managers.
Ensures that each stage of the project is progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards.
Negotiates with contractors and suppliers for materials and services.
Selects and leads a project team.
Draws up a detailed plan for how to achieve each stage of the project.
Agrees timescales, costs and resources needed.
Finds out what the client or company wants to achieve.

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IT Operations Technicians

£22,518

Entry Level Salary

£32,460

Average Salary

£51,979.76

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Acts as a liaison between users, outside suppliers, and other technical teams.
Performs server backup and recovery operations and restarts systems following outages.
Identifies problems, agrees remedial action and undertakes emergency maintenance if required.
Analyses systems and makes recommendations to improve performance.
Schedules and performs system maintenance tasks, such as loading user applications, programs and data.
Configures and sets up new server systems.
Administers, monitors and supports internal/external networks, servers, email and security systems.

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IT User Support Technicians

£19,368

Entry Level Salary

£27,666.75

Average Salary

£44,917.96

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Reports on commonly occurring queries to detect underlying problems.
Maintains a log of work in progress, calls received, actions taken and problems detected.
Researches possible solutions in user guides, technical manuals and other documents.
Refers more complex or intractable problems to appropriate IT professionals.
Facilitates user access to systems.
Installs and upgrades hardware, cables, operating systems and/or appropriate software.
Advises users on how to resolve hardware and software problems.
Provides technical support to IT users.

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Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers

£22,608

Entry Level Salary

£29,652.88

Average Salary

£44,733.59

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Maintains documentation to track and log work in progress and completed.
Advises on and installs operating soft/firm ware and may carry out upgrades.
Repairs or replaces defective components.
Diagnoses hardware related faults.
Installs, tests and maintains computer-related hardware (processors, memory chips, circuit boards, displays, sensors, data storage devices, printers, etc.) according to given specifications.

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Vehicle Technicians, Mechanics and Electricians

£22,842

Entry Level Salary

£34,414

Average Salary

£49,310.10

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.

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Electricians and Electrical Fitters

£21,492

Entry Level Salary

£39,398.99

Average Salary

£52,896.75

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Examines electrical plant or machinery, domestic appliances and other electrical assembly for faults using test equipment and replaces worn parts and faulty wiring.
Installs electrical plant, machinery and other electrical fixtures and appliances such as fuse boxes, generators, light sockets etc..
Assembles parts and sub-assemblies using hand tools and by brazing, riveting or welding.
Cuts, bends and installs electrical conduit.
Selects, cuts and lays wires and connects to sockets, plugs or terminals by crimping, soldering, brazing or bolting.
Examines drawings, specifications and wiring diagrams to determine the method and sequence of operations.

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Higher Education Teaching Professionals

£36,198

Entry Level Salary

£45,885.62

Average Salary

£79,270.47

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Undertakes research, writes articles and books and attends conferences and other meetings.
Directs the work of postgraduate students.
Participates in decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, departmental and other matters.
Provides pastoral care or guidance to students.
Advises students on academic matters and encourages independent research.
Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.

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Secondary Education Teaching Professionals

£37,728

Entry Level Salary

£44,406

Average Salary

£60,834.19

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
Undertakes pastoral duties.
Supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline.
Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects.

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Primary Education Teaching Professionals

£34,380

Entry Level Salary

£41,654

Average Salary

£57,384.62

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
Undertakes pastoral duties.
Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches a range of subjects.

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Nursery Education Teaching Professionals

£29,250

Entry Level Salary

£32,110.07

Average Salary

£47,371.01

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
Observes and assesses students and discusses their progress with parents and/or other education professionals.
Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
Undertakes pastoral duties.
Supervises and cares for children, provides a secure learning environment and ensures their health and safety is maintained during all activities.
Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
Prepares and delivers lessons in accordance with early years foundation stages curriculum and encourages and stimulates children's learning.

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Special and Additional Needs Education Teaching Professionals

£20,610

Entry Level Salary

£41,242.92

Average Salary

£60,844.43

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Discusses student’s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.
Updates and maintains students’ records to monitor development and progress.
Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students’ progress.
Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student’s needs.
Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student’s disability.
Assesses student’s abilities, identifies student’s needs and devises curriculum and rota of teaching duties accordingly.
Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.

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Education Managers

£30,204

Entry Level Salary

£44,615

Average Salary

£81,085.13

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.
Assists with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities.
Organises examinations, invigilation and any security procedures required.
Drafts and interprets regulations, deals with queries and complaints procedures and coordinates and maintains quality assurance procedures.
Acts as secretary to statutory and other bodies/committees associated with the educational establishment.
Controls administrative aspects of student admission, registration and graduation.
Leads or contributes to decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, disciplinary and other matters.
Provides administrative support to the academic team.
Considers staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.

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Education Advisers and School Inspectors

£27,144

Entry Level Salary

£42,005.07

Average Salary

£76,341.74

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Prepares reports on schools concerning teaching standards, educational standards being achieved, the spiritual, moral and social development of pupils, resource management etc.
Observes teaching, assesses learning level and discusses any apparent faults with teachers, heads of department and head teachers.
Arranges for the provision of school medical and meals services.
Verifies that school buildings are adequately maintained.
Appoints and controls teaching staff.
Plans and advises on the provision of special schools for children with physical or learning disabilities.
Advises on all aspects of education and ensures that all statutory educational requirements are being met.

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Teaching Assistants

£22,194

Entry Level Salary

£20,255.99

Average Salary

£28,266.69

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.
Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work.
Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities.
Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories.
Looks after lesson materials such as paper, pencils and crayons.
Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.

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