policy manager
Policy managers are responsible for managing the development of policy programs and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the organization are met. They oversee the production of policy positions, as well as the organization's campaign and advocacy work in fields such as environmental, ethics, quality, transparency, and sustainability.
policy manager policy managers are responsible for managing the development of policy programs and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the organization are met. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include government policy implementation, policy analysis, create solutions to problems, maintain relations with local representatives, liaise with local authorities.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £58,341 a year for Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £44,939 to £68,194 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2439). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only policy manager, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does policy manager do?
Policy managers are responsible for managing the development of policy programs and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the organization are met. They oversee the production of policy positions, as well as the organization's campaign and advocacy work in fields such as environmental, ethics, quality, transparency, and sustainability.
What skills does policy manager need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include government policy implementation, policy analysis, create solutions to problems, maintain relations with local representatives, liaise with local authorities, maintain relationships with government agencies. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace policy manager?
Our AI-durability model gives policy manager a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.