2439 Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.

In short

• ONS unit group 2439, in minor group 243 (Business, research and administrative professionals) and major group 2 (Professional occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): On the list: Table 1, Table 2.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £56,600 (£29.03 per hour)
  • Table 2, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £43,200 (£22.15 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Job holders in this unit group advise on the formulation and implementation of policy in the public and private sectors, develop and implement substantial business, statistical and administrative systems, and perform a variety of functions not elsewhere classified in minor group 243: Business, research and administrative professionals.

Typical entry routes

Entrants typically possess a degree or an equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible by internal promotion for those with appropriate experience. Training is often provided on-the-job in the form of short courses for specialist areas.

Tasks

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

Related job titles

• Civil servant (grade 6, 7)
• Governance officer
• Information compliance officer
• Parliamentary assistant
• Policy adviser (government)
• Private secretary (government)
• Registrar (government)
• Service manager (government)

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the tables below, with the tables’ own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 1: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on median Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

SOC 2020 occupation code

2439 Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Policy officers
• Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£56,600 (£29.03 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

£50,900 (£26.10 per hour)

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

£45,300 (£23.23 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£39,600 (£20.31 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

Yes

Table 2: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on 25th percentile Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

SOC 2020 occupation code

2439 Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

2429, 4215

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Policy officers
• Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU)

£43,200 (£22.15 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

£38,900 (£19.95 per hour)

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

£34,500 (£17.69 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR)

£30,200 (£15.49 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

Yes

Other unit groups in minor group 243

• 2431 Management consultants and business analysts
• 2432 Marketing and commercial managers
• 2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
• 2434 Business and related research professionals
• 2435 Professional/chartered company secretaries

Sources

Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.

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