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Chief executive jobs in Blackburn with Darwen

The 2021 census counted 117 residents working as chief executives and senior officials living in Blackburn with Darwen.

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What the official data says about Blackburn with Darwen

The 2021 census counted, 117 people living in Blackburn with Darwen were in work as chief executives and senior officials. It was 0.18% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Blackburn with Darwen 21st of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 281. St. Helens was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Blackburn with Darwen, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,223. That is 12th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £90,699 across the region, which is £54,476 more than the typical Blackburn with Darwen job, about 150% above it.

Head offices are counted where they sit: Blackburn with Darwen had 1,000 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 72,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.39% of every job here, that ranks 20th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as senior officials (SOC 111)
117
Senior officials, share of everyone in work in the area
0.18%
Median full-time pay for senior officials across the North West
£90,699
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,223
Residents in work as functional directors (SOC 113)
1,133
Residents of the area in work at the census
63,553
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
72,000

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Chief executive jobs in Blackburn with Darwen: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Blackburn with Darwen?

117 residents of Blackburn with Darwen were in work as senior officials at the 2021 census, which was 0.18% 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 Blackburn with Darwen?

Across the North West, £90,699 is the median for senior officials. In Blackburn with Darwen itself the median across all occupations together is £36,223. 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 Blackburn with Darwen?

1,000 of the 72,000 employee jobs in Blackburn with Darwen 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.