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Careers in Curriculum

Trust Career Adviser

Part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

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Business

What careers are powered by Business?

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What do Business graduates do?

Eight of the top ten jobs held by business management graduates working in the UK are related to business, sales and HR, including: sales, marketing and related associate professionals, finance professionals, business, research and administrative professionals, HR, training and other vocational associate guidance professionals, business associate professionals admin.

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Typical Employers

Business graduates find opportunities with many different employers.

Industries as diverse as chemicals, utilities, fashion, health, grocery and construction all require functional managers with a clear understanding of systems, efficiency and operational issues.

Opportunities exist in management and analysis roles with employers in the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Graduate training schemes offered by large employers frequently focus on commercial roles.

Many give experience in several departments but others encourage specialisation from the outset.

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Jobs related to a Business Degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

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Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

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£23,000 to £70,000

Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378 (source Office for National Statistics)

37 to 39 a week

You could work: evenings; occasionally

Will increase by 4% in the future

There will be 4% more Data analyst-statistician jobs in 2026.

Data Analyst-Statistician

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Data Analyst-Statistician

looking for trends and patterns to help companies make business decisions
analysing market research and trends in consumer feedback
opinion poll analysis
predicting demand for services or goods
checking quality control standards in areas like drug and food testing

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Who is hiring right now?

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Studying a Business degree develops skills in:

You'll gain many transferable skills on your course, including:

an understanding of organisational behaviour and structure
analytical and critical thinking
a creative approach to problem solving
decision-making
persuasive written and oral communication
numeracy and the ability to research, interpret and use business and financial data
self-reliance, initiative and the ability to manage time, projects and resources
understanding of how economic and other external changes can impact and influence business.

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Why study Business at university