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Charitable organisation managers and directors

SOC 2020 1135

Charitable organisation managers and directors plan, organise, co-ordinate and direct the activities of organisations in the charitable and not-for-profit sector.

Also calledDonor development managerDirector of charityDirector of fundraisingDivisional directorManagerCharity directorand 7 more titles
People in the job49,000across the UK
Demand for workersElevated
New adverts a month71↑ 10%on last year · 398th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
Typical pay by regionUK median —
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
East of EnglandNot published by ONS–
LondonNot published by ONS–
South EastNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
WalesNot published by ONS–
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UK median, —
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
East of EnglandNot published by ONS
LondonNot published by ONS
South EastNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
WalesNot published by ONS

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 71 jobs for charitable organisation managers and directors are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as elevated.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 202659
Jul 202664
Jun 202684
May 202685
Apr 202659
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 202660
Jan 202659
Dec 202580
Nov 202560
Oct 202585
Sept 202590
Aug 202568
Jul 202588
Jun 202585
May 202595
Apr 202568
Mar 202562
Feb 202563
Jan 202539
Dec 202439
Nov 202445
Oct 202460
Sept 202462
Aug 202457
Jul 202459
Jun 202448
May 202455
Apr 202458
Mar 202458
Feb 202448
Jan 202476
Dec 202350
Nov 202363
Oct 202360
Sept 202379
Aug 202357
Jul 202351
Jun 202394
May 2023109
Apr 202358
Mar 2023107
Feb 2023130
Jan 202395
Dec 2022111
Nov 2022103
Oct 202285
Sept 2022106
Aug 2022118
Jul 202283
Jun 2022125
May 2022121
Apr 2022133
Mar 2022112
Feb 2022116
Jan 2022125
Dec 2021105
Nov 202190
Oct 2021134
Sept 2021114
Aug 202193
Jul 2021219
Jun 2021329
May 202197
Apr 202164
Mar 202195
Feb 202176
Jan 202167
Dec 202043
Nov 202053
Oct 202081
Sept 202080
Aug 2020708
Jul 202053
Jun 202029
May 202040
Apr 202047
Mar 2020347
Feb 2020149
Jan 2020305
Dec 2019258
Nov 2019425
Oct 2019342
Sept 2019506
Aug 2019415
Jul 2019721
Jun 2019201
May 2019420
Apr 2019246
Mar 2019178
Feb 2019183
Jan 2019225
Dec 2018241
Nov 2018224
Oct 2018109
Sept 2018115
Aug 201890
Jul 201896
Jun 2018122
May 2018126
Apr 2018124
Mar 2018170
Feb 2018108
Jan 2018146
Dec 201799
Nov 2017155
Oct 2017171
Sept 2017144
Aug 2017137
Jul 2017114
Jun 2017153
May 2017155
Apr 2017148
Mar 2017184
Feb 2017168
Jan 2017175
Is there a shortage of charitable organisation managers and directors?
Elevated

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment; in 2024 it was not high.

  • Visas grantedAbove usual
  • Online job advertsUsual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsAbove usual
  • Hours workedAbove usual
Note: uncertainty in online job advert density.
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
12%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for functional managers and directors, which includes charitable organisation managers and directors. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London46
Birmingham8
Manchester8
Fife7
Bristol, City of6
Midlothian4
City of Edinburgh4
North Lanarkshire4
Nottingham4
East Staffordshire3
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where charitable organisation managers and directors are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 53 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from United States, Australia, Brazil, ranking it 128th of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of charitable organisation managers and directors
15%!
27%!
30%!
18%!
9.9%!
!Small sample: treat with caution
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25–3415% (small sample)
35–4427% (small sample)
45–5430% (small sample)
55–6418% (small sample)
65+9.9% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent72%
Higher education below degree!10%
A levels or equivalent!9.8%
GCSEs or equivalent!6.9%
Other qualifications–
Not published
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Degree or equivalent72%
Higher education below degree10% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent9.8% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent6.9% (small sample)
Other qualificationsNot published

Main employers: other social work activities without accommodation nec (71%), other residential care activities (4.5%), operation of sports facilities (2.9%), activities of other membership organisations nec (2.9%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
72%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • plans, organises, coordinates and directs the resources of a special interest or charitable organisation
  • helps to formulate and implement charitable organisations' policies and ensures these meet legal and statutory provisions
  • represents their charity in consultation and negotiation with government, employees, trustees and other bodies
  • generates income by co-ordinating funding bids, organising appeals, and managing relationships with funders
  • stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews and organising appeals
  • directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information pertaining to the organisation

Skills

  • advise on efficiency improvements
  • ensure compliance with policies
  • identify legal requirements
  • liaise with managers
  • manage budgets
  • manage project metrics
  • manage staff
  • align efforts towards business development
  • develop revenue generation strategies
  • impart business plans to collaborators
  • integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations
  • make strategic business decisions
  • support managers
  • apply conflict management

Knowledge

  • company policies
  • corporate social responsibility
  • project management
  • quality standards
  • business analysis
  • information security strategy
  • legal standards in gambling

Suits people who like

  • Leading and persuading
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for corporate managers and directors, a group of 20 jobs that includes charitable organisation managers and directors.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 3%about 78,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.4 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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