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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.

£25,746 - £38,619 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Printers

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

£32,949 - £49,424 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Printing Machine Assistants

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

£27,189 - £40,784 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Prison Service Officers (Below Principal Officer)

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

£30,542 - £45,813 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Probation Officers

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

£33,137 - £49,706 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Process Operatives

entry

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

£26,576 - £39,864 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Production and Process Engineers

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

£44,069 - £66,104 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Production Managers and Directors in Construction

entry

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

£50,602 - £75,903 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Production Managers and Directors in Manufacturing

entry

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

£47,050 - £70,575 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Production Managers and Directors in Mining and Energy

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

£45,995 - £68,993 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Production, Factory and Assembly Supervisors

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

£34,589 - £51,884 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Professional/Chartered Company Secretaries

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

£41,382 - £62,073 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Programmers and Software Development Professionals

entry

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

£46,593 - £69,890 Annual Salary
5.2% 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…

£29,705 - £44,558 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Property, Housing and Estate Managers

entry

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

£42,127 - £63,191 Annual Salary
5.2% 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…

£36,576 - £54,864 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Psychotherapists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists

entry

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

£42,460 - £63,690 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Public Relations and Communications Directors

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

£48,154 - £72,231 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Public Relations Professionals

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

£32,145 - £48,218 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Public Services Associate Professionals

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

£38,682 - £58,023 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Publicans and Managers of Licensed Premises

entry

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

£25,673 - £38,510 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Purchasing Managers and Directors

entry

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

£60,189 - £90,284 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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Quality Assurance and Regulatory Professionals

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

£43,117 - £64,676 Annual Salary
5.2% 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…

£38,614 - £57,921 Annual Salary
5.2% Growth Rate

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