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Chief executive jobs in Salford

The 2021 census counted 296 residents working as chief executives and senior officials living in Salford.

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Published figures for Salford

What the official data says about Salford

The 2021 census counted, 296 people living in Salford were in work as chief executives and senior officials. It was 0.23% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Salford 12th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 281. Warrington was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Salford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,492. That is 8th 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 £52,207 more than the typical Salford job, about 136% above it.

Head offices are counted where they sit: Salford had 2,800 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.62% of every job here, that ranks 16th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as senior officials (SOC 111)
296
Senior officials, share of everyone in work in the area
0.23%
Median full-time pay for senior officials across the North West
£90,699
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,492
Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
3,423
Residents of the area in work at the census
127,612
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
173,000

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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 Salford: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Salford?

296 residents of Salford were in work as senior officials at the 2021 census, which was 0.23% 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 Salford?

Across the North West, £90,699 is the median for senior officials. In Salford itself the median across all occupations together is £38,492. 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 Salford?

2,800 of the 173,000 employee jobs in Salford 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.