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Print Finishing and Binding Workers

entry

Print finishing and binding workers bind books and other publications and finish printed items by hand or machine.

£25,603 - £38,405 Annual Salary
-0.6% Growth Rate

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Printers

entry

Printers set up and operate various small offset printing presses and digital printing processes.

£27,244 - £40,866 Annual Salary
-0.7% Growth Rate

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Printing Machine Assistants

entry

Printing machine assistants set and operate letterpress, platen or cylinder, lithographic and photogravure printing machines, photocopiers, office printers, duplication machines…

£26,730 - £40,095 Annual Salary
-4.0% Growth Rate

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Prison Service Officers (Below Principal Officer)

entry

Prison service officers (below Principal Officer) direct, co-ordinate and participate in guarding inmates and maintaining discipline in prisons and other…

£34,423 - £51,635 Annual Salary
-0.3% Growth Rate

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Probation Officers

entry

Probation officers work to rehabilitate offenders. They supervise, counsel and help them before trial, during any prison or community sentence…

£30,574 - £45,861 Annual Salary
-0.3% Growth Rate

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Process Operatives

entry

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of processing occupations.

£24,717 - £37,076 Annual Salary
0.3% Growth Rate

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Production and Process Engineers

intermediate

Production and process engineers advise on and direct technical aspects of production programmes to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency. This unit…

£41,287 - £61,931 Annual Salary
0.1% Growth Rate

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Production Managers and Directors in Construction

management

Production managers and directors in construction direct and co-ordinate resources for the construction and maintenance of civil and structural engineering…

£50,290 - £75,435 Annual Salary
1.5% Growth Rate

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Production Managers and Directors in Manufacturing

intermediate

Production managers and directors in manufacturing plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary for production in manufacturing…

£45,600 - £68,400 Annual Salary
0.5% Growth Rate

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Production Managers and Directors in Mining and Energy

intermediate

Production managers and directors in mining, energy and water supply plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary…

£45,441 - £68,162 Annual Salary
-1.0% Growth Rate

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Production, Factory and Assembly Supervisors

entry

Production, factory and assembly supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the technical and operational work of those carrying…

£34,552 - £51,828 Annual Salary
-0.1% Growth Rate

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Professional/Chartered Company Secretaries

intermediate

Chartered company secretaries and governance professionals ensure companies conform to relevant legal, statutory and financial requirements and monitors standards of…

£40,494 - £60,741 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Programmers and Software Development Professionals

intermediate

Programmers and software development professionals design, develop, test, implement and maintain software systems on a range of platforms in order…

£43,723 - £65,585 Annual Salary
0.4% Growth Rate

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Project Support Officers

entry

Project support officers assist in the organisation, planning, monitoring and direction of a project and ensure it is adequately resourced…

£29,103 - £43,655 Annual Salary
0.7% Growth Rate

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Property, Housing and Estate Managers

management

Property, housing and estate managers manage shopping centres, residential areas, offices and private estates, arrange for the sale, purchase, rental…

£37,630 - £56,445 Annual Salary
1.7% Growth Rate

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Protective Service Associate Professionals

entry

Job holders in this unit group inspect goods to ensure compliance with regulations concerning payment of duty, establish that persons…

£39,503 - £59,255 Annual Salary
-0.1% Growth Rate

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Psychotherapists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists

intermediate

Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists use a variety of therapies in one-on-one or group settings to help people with mental…

£39,892 - £59,838 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Public Relations and Communications Directors

intermediate

Public relations and communications directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the public relations, communications and public information activities of an…

£47,317 - £70,976 Annual Salary
0.8% Growth Rate

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Public Relations Professionals

intermediate

Public relations professionals plan, organise and co-ordinate the activities that promote the image and understanding of an organisation and its…

£30,729 - £46,094 Annual Salary
0.6% Growth Rate

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Public Services Associate Professionals

entry

Public services associate professionals supervise, manage and undertake general administrative work in national and local government departments, organise the activities…

£37,381 - £56,072 Annual Salary
-0.1% Growth Rate

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Publicans and Managers of Licensed Premises

management

Publicans and managers of licensed premises organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources of public houses (non-residential and residential)…

£23,507 - £35,261 Annual Salary
-1.2% Growth Rate

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Purchasing Managers and Directors

intermediate

Purchasing managers and directors (not retail) plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the purchasing functions of industrial, commercial, government organisations and…

£53,206 - £79,809 Annual Salary
0.7% Growth Rate

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Quality Assurance and Regulatory Professionals

intermediate

Quality assurance and regulatory professionals plan, organise, co-ordinate and direct the effective measurement monitoring and reporting on the qualitative and…

£43,997 - £65,996 Annual Salary
0.2% Growth Rate

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Quality Assurance Technicians

entry

Quality assurance technicians perform a variety of technical inspections and testing and monitoring tasks to detect processing, manufacturing and other…

£36,353 - £54,530 Annual Salary
-0.1% Growth Rate

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