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Records manager : Salary and conditions

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  • Typical salaries for entry-level roles are between £17,000 and £27,000. The higher rates in this range are available mostly to candidates with a postgraduate degree (salary data collected January 2010).
  • Salaries after three to five years' experience are more varied and typically range from £27,000 to £35,000. Higher rates of £35,000-£40,000 are available for roles that require additional skills and experience in areas such as strategy development and staff management. Salaries at senior level are £60,000-£80,000 (salary data collected January 2010).
  • These figures are only a guide, as actual rates of pay vary considerably between employers and sectors. As a result of the Freedom of Information Act, and as more organisations recognise the value of their own information and the need for expertise to manage their records, there is a strong demand for records management professionals, particularly in the public sector, and this has led to a rise in salaries. The commercial sector often offers higher salaries than the public sector.
  • Jobs are available in most areas, although more opportunities exist in large towns and cities, particularly London.
  • Working hours are usually nine to five, possibly with some extra hours, depending on the workload.
  • The work is mostly office-based and office space is sometimes cramped.
  • Records management is often project-based and involves working to specific deadlines. The increased use of electronic document and record management systems (EDRMS) in many organisations means that the job is likely to involve IT-based work.
  • Depending on the role, records managers may have regular contact with other staff or may do mostly solitary, computer-based work, which may be stressful.
  • There are currently more women than men in the profession, but this is changing.
  • Travel within a working day is sometimes needed for meetings, presentations or training, but overnight absence from home is unusual, unless the employer has multiple offices in other locations.
 
AGCAS
Written by Ruth Livermore, University of Birmingham
Date: 
January 2010
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