Professional/chartered company secretaries: average salary and pay in the UK
What the figures show
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|
| 2021 revised | 7* |
What professional/chartered company secretaries do
Chartered company secretaries and governance professionals ensure companies conform to relevant legal, statutory and financial requirements and monitors standards of corporate governance. (ONS SOC 2020, 2435)
Also covers: assistant company secretary (qualified), chartered secretary and company secretary (qualified).
- Coordinates governances meetings, such as board and annual general meetings, writes minutes and resolutions
- Analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes
- Advises on the company's legal responsibilities and relevant regulations and liaises with external regulators, auditors, lawyers and other professionals
- Produces registers of shareholders, annual company reports
- Submits companies information to Companies House and the Stock Exchange
- Maintains registers of shareholders and administers share options schemes and payment of dividends
Entrants usually possess a relevant degree and significant relevant experience. To gain chartered status you must pass the Governance Institute's qualifying scheme, which is required to be the secretary of a public limited company.
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