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🇬🇧 UKSOC 1139· Corporate Managers and Directors

Functional managers and directors n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of senior management tasks in respect of other specialist functions or fields of activity in organisations not elsewhere classified in minor group 113: Functional managers and directors.

Area secretary (trade association)Chief officer (local government)Clerk to the county councilGeneral Secretary (trade union)Town Clerk
£69,996
median salary
£47,062 – £93,625
96,334
currently employed
105,575
projected 2035
Strong growth
8 tasks scored5 AI Assists3 Human-Led

Task Bundle Breakdown

How AI interacts with this occupation's task bundle

63%
37%
0%
AI automates
63%
AI assists
37%
Human-led

Task-by-Task Breakdown

Every task scored individually — sorted highest to lowest AI exposure

67

directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information pertaining to the organisation

AI Assists

AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Grammarly can significantly accelerate drafting, editing, and disseminating reports, though senior oversight is needed to ensure accuracy, tone, and strategic alignment.

56

drives innovation in the working practices of their organisation

AI Assists

AI tools can identify efficiency opportunities, benchmark practices, and generate ideas for process improvement, but driving cultural and operational innovation requires human leadership and change management skills.

44

organises local authority office work and resources, negotiates contracted out services

AI Assists

AI tools like Microsoft Copilot can assist with scheduling, resource modelling, and contract analysis, but negotiating contracted-out services requires human relationship management and contextual judgment.

44

plans, organises, coordinates and directs the resources of their organisation

AI Assists

AI-powered project management and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI Copilot, Monday.com AI) can support resource planning and coordination, but strategic direction and organisational leadership remain human responsibilities.

44

stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews

AI Assists

AI tools like ChatGPT or Jasper can help draft speeches, press releases, and talking points, but authentic public engagement, credibility, and media presence depend on the individual's human persona and judgment.

33

helps to formulate and implement local government policy and ensures legal and statutory provisions are observed

Human-Led

AI can help draft policy briefings or flag regulatory changes, but the political judgment, stakeholder relationships, and accountability required for local government policy remain firmly human.

33

formulates and directs the implementation of an organisation’s policies

Human-Led

AI can surface data insights and draft policy documents via tools like ChatGPT, but formulating and directing organisational policy requires senior human judgment, ethical reasoning, and accountability.

22

represents union, association or business in consultation and negotiation with government, employees and other bodies

Human-Led

AI can help prepare briefing materials or analyse negotiation positions, but representing an organisation in high-stakes consultations and negotiations is fundamentally a human interpersonal and political task.

ROI Calculator

Functional managers and directors n.e.c.

10.1hrs
saved per week
483.8hrs
per year ≈ 12.9 weeks
£18,811
salary-equivalent capacity freed per year

This is not a pay rise — it's 483.8 hours of productive capacity that AI could return to you, valued at your current rate.

£43,748
value at risk — 63% of role exposed to AI

The portion of your current salary tied to tasks AI can automate or augment. Not a prediction of job loss — a signal of where your role is changing fastest.

How is this calculated?▾

Task weights — each task is weighted by its O*NET frequency rating. Where frequency data is absent, equal weighting is applied.

AI time reduction — tasks scored as "AI Automates" assume 80% time saving; "AI Assists" assumes 40%; "Human-Led" assumes 5%.

Salary equivalent — annual hours saved × (salary ÷ 1,800 working hours/year).

Value at risk — salary × share of role time in AI-automate or AI-assist tasks.

Figures are indicative estimates for planning purposes, not guarantees of productivity gain or job loss risk.