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Chief executive jobs in Bristol, City of

The 2021 census counted 779 residents working as chief executives and senior officials living in Bristol, City of.

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What the official data says about Bristol, City of

The 2021 census counted, 779 people living in Bristol, City of were in work as chief executives and senior officials. It was 0.33% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bristol, City of 6th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 677. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bristol, City of, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,160. That is 2nd of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427.

Head offices are counted where they sit: Bristol, City of had 7,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 310,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.34% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.

For Bristol, City of the publishers did not release a regional pay figure for the occupation group. That is disclosure control on a small count or a thin sample, not a zero, and this page leaves the row out rather than filling it with a national figure.

Residents in work as senior officials (SOC 111)
779
Senior officials, share of everyone in work in the area
0.33%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£42,160
Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
7,576
Residents of the area in work at the census
238,508
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
310,000

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Chief executive jobs in Bristol, City of: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bristol, City of?

779 residents of Bristol, City of were in work as senior officials at the 2021 census, which was 0.33% 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 Bristol, City of?

In Bristol, City of itself the median across all occupations together is £42,160. 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 Bristol, City of?

7,250 of the 310,000 employee jobs in Bristol, City of 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.