Annual Salary
£24,000 to £45,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Economic development officers get companies to set up businesses in an area to create new jobs, facilities and growth.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; occasionally
There will be
2.4% more Economic development officer jobs in 2027.
As an economic development officer, you could:
You could work in an office.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification in one of the following subjects:
You'll usually need:
You could do a professional economist degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an assistant, researcher or administrator in an economic development unit.
You could then work your way up through training and promotion to become a development officer.
You could apply directly if you've got a background in bidding for funding, managing projects, controlling budgets or marketing.
You'll usually need experience from working in a related area like:
You could become a member of the Institute of Economic Development to build your network and access training opportunities.
You can learn more about working in economic development through the Institute of Economic Development.
With experience, you could:become a senior officer or economic policy manager; move into freelance consultancy; work abroad with international development agencies
You can learn more about working in economic development through the Institute of Economic Development.
You'll need: