Business adviser | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Business advisers give advice and support to new business start-ups and help established businesses to grow.

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Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
Test documented disaster

Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.
Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
Review existing disaster recovery, crisis management, or business continuity plans.
Create scenarios to reestablish operations from various types of business disruptions.
Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation.
Identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives.
Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
Prepare reports summarizing operational results, financial performance, or accomplishments of specified objectives, goals, or plans.
Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.
Recommend or implement methods to monitor, evaluate, or enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.
Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.
Analyze corporate intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, or warnings indicating threats to security of people, assets, information, or infrastructure.
Conduct or oversee collection of corporate intelligence to avoid fraud, financial crime, cyber-attack, terrorism, and infrastructure failure.
Identify individual or transaction targets to direct intelligence collection.

Average salary
42,248 GBP *
per year

Average salary for Business adviser

Big gender gap

46,957 GBP
36,830 GBP

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Salary over time for Business adviser

Salary for this role has increased over time

46,342 GBP
43,195 GBP
41,467 GBP
42,504 GBP
45,411 GBP
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42,248 GBP
45,179 GBP
51,220 GBP

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Future outlook for Business advisers

Poor outlook

581 000+ jobs available

Balanced outlook

1% yearly wage growth (on average)

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Business adviser and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

68% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree
9% of people in this role have a certificate of higher education or equivalent but no degree
9% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent

You can apply directly to employers if you've got proven experience like running your own company, or working in management, finance or human resources.

You'll need to show a wide range of skills, including marketing, finance, planning and project management. You'll also need to be good at building a network of contacts.

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Business Planning

What soft skills do I need?

Rise above the competition by brushing up on the 5 most important soft skills you need to become a Business adviser.

Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively

Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

What technical skills do I need?

Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Business adviser. Check that you know:

Business intelligence and data analysis software Actuate BIRT; Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite

Communications server software Emergency notification system software; MIR3 Intelligent Notification

Data base user interface and query software Data entry software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Project management software Confluence

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Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.

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