Sport & recreation

£104,286

Chief executives and senior officials

Highest average annual salary in Sport & recreation
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

£31,807

Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services

Lowest average annual salary in Sport & recreation
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

21,418

Leisure and sports managers

Most employed occupation in Sport & recreation
Working Futures 2023

98 hours

Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture

Most average weekly hours in Sport & recreation
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary 2019
1	Chief executives and senior officials	£104,286
2	Advertising and public relations directors	£88,643
3	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
4	Financial managers and directors	£79,257
5	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
6	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
7	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
8	Design and development engineers	£45,886
9	Property, housing and estate managers	£44,843
10	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£41,714

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2023
1	Leisure and sports managers	21,418
2	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	7,490
3	Property, housing and estate managers	5,461
4	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	4,894
5	Marketing and sales directors	3,212
6	Human resource managers and directors	3,064
7	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	2,474
8	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	2,306
9	Financial managers and directors	1,814
10	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	1,396

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours 2019
1	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	98
2	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	80
3	Leisure and sports managers	54
4	Advertising and public relations directors	45
5	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	39
6	Marketing and sales directors	39
7	Human resource managers and directors	39
8	Financial managers and directors	38
9	Property, housing and estate managers	36
10	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	36

Pay, employment and hours in Sport & recreation