Explore football careers

Choose a way to explore careers in football. For each career profile you’ll find the qualifications you need, salary, progression and a description of the daily tasks involved.

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Popular careers

  • Physiotherapist

    Club physiotherapists assess and treat players’ injuries, lead their rehabilitation and help prevent injuries happening.

    £30,000 – £58,000 6 live jobs

  • Academy coach

    Academy coaches plan and deliver training for young players in a club’s academy, helping them develop as footballers…

    £22,000 – £36,000 5 live jobs

  • Digital content creator

    Digital content creators make the videos, photos and posts that fill a club’s social media, website and app.

    £22,000 – £36,000 4 live jobs

  • Groundsperson

    Groundspeople prepare and look after the pitches at stadiums and training grounds, keeping the grass in perfect condition…

    £21,000 – £32,000 3 live jobs

  • Football data scientist

    Football data scientists build models from match event and tracking data to support recruitment, tactics and sports science…

    £35,000 – £70,000 3 live jobs

  • Football development officer

    Football development officers run programmes that get more people playing football, working with schools, community groups and grassroots…

    £21,000 – £32,000 3 live jobs

Sectors in football