With an average salary of around £25,000, a business support officer needs to be flexible and prepared to respond to the broad needs of the modern work environment. Candidates looking for these business support roles will be expert administrators and communicators, able to answer customer enquiries alongside developing an in-depth knowledge of company procedures and areas for improvement. 

The business support manager is responsible for identifying and implementing policies to increase productivity in producing documentation, presentations and reports. In addition, they’ll often be charged with management duties for business support officers and assistants, with all of the associated leadership and training duties. With their tasks' increased responsibility and complexity, a business support manager can expect an average salary of £38,000. 

Business support assistants are responsible for administrative support duties within their organisations, ensuring that meetings, travel arrangements and invoices are raised and delivered promptly and efficiently. With a salary of £22,000, a business support assistant role is an excellent stepping-stone into senior and management-level roles, particularly as it allows a candidate to gain a broad overview of business operations. 

The business support analyst is tasked with working with organisations to conduct research into current business operations and practices, to identify areas for improvement. With an average salary of £31,000 the business support analyst’s role is specialised. They’ll often help implement new technologies that can automate certain rote aspects of their employer’s processes to ensure efficiency and productivity gains.