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The 2021 census counted 1,601 residents working as business, research and administrative professionals living in Reading.

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Published figures for Reading

What the official data says about Reading

On census day in 2021, 1,601 people living in Reading were in work as business, research and administrative professionals. It was 1.8% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Reading 12th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 1,817. Windsor and Maidenhead was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Reading, every occupation counted together, had a median of £49,062. That is 1st of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £51,583 across the region, which is £2,521 more than the typical Reading job, about 5% above it.

Consultancies are counted where their offices are, not where their clients are: Reading had 6,000 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 121,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 4.96% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.

Residents in work as business professionals (SOC 243)
1,601
Median full-time pay for business professionals across the South East
£51,583
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
6,000
Head offices, management consultancy and scientific research, share of all employee jobs in the area
4.96%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£49,062
Residents of the area in work at the census
88,859
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
121,000

The management consultant role

Going into an organisation to work out what is wrong, what it would take to fix, and then usually helping do it. The analysis is the visible part and the persuasion is the hard part.

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Management consultant jobs in Reading: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Reading?

1,601 residents of Reading were in work as business professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.8% 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 Reading?

Across the South East, £51,583 is the median for business professionals. In Reading itself the median across all occupations together is £49,062. 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 Reading?

6,000 of the 121,000 employee jobs in Reading 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.