Health care practice managers
£65,179
Average salary
43 hours
Average weekly hours
3.4%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Managers in transport and distribution
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 1241
Managers in transport and distribution plan, organise, and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary for the safe, efficient and economic movement of passengers and freight by road, rail, sea and air transport.
Common tasks include:
- plans the optimum utilisation of staff and operating equipment, and co-ordinates maintenance activities to ensure least possible disruption to services
- co-ordinates the transportation of passengers, the movement, handling and storage of freight in transit, and reviews space utilisation, staffing and distribution expenditure to determine future distribution policies
- ensures that regulations regarding hours of work, the licensing of crews and transport equipment, the operational safety and efficiency of equipment, the insurance of vehicles and other statutory regulations are complied with
- ensures that harbour channels and berths are maintained and liaises with ship owners, crew, customs officials, dock and harbour staff to arrange entry, berthing and servicing of ships
- supervises day-to-day activities in a railway station
- arranges for maintenance of airport runways and buildings, liaises with fuel and catering crews to ensure adequate supplies and resolves any complaints and problems raised by airport users
Qualifications
Candidates are recruited with a variety of academic qualifications and/or with relevant experience. Entrants to management trainee schemes offered by larger companies will require GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, a degree or other equivalent qualifications. Off and on-the-job training is provided. Professional qualifications are available and may be required for some roles. NVQs/SVQs in a number of relevant areas including supply chain and operations management are available at Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Managers in transport and distribution
Regional employment: Managers in transport and distribution
Future employment: Managers in transport and distribution
Top 12 industries: Managers in transport and distribution
Alternative & related job titles: Managers in transport and distribution
Distribution service manager Fleet manager Operations manager (transport) Shipping manager Transport manager
Equality focus: Managers in transport and distribution
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£27,114
Female average annual salary
£73,521
Male average annual salary
40
Female average weekly hours
44
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Managers in transport and distribution
Workforce gender: Managers in transport and distribution
Breakdown by region
£69,350
London - highest annual average salary
£60,486
Wales - lowest annual average salary
47
Northern Ireland - Highest average weekly hours
40
London - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Managers in transport and distribution
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Managers in transport and distribution
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£23,464)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age