Delivery Management Lead - Bupa Creative Studio
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
£55,000 – £67,500 / year
Salary
Within the market range
£44,900
Going rate
Offer clears by 1.2×
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1255 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 42% sure that is the right code. Bupa UK is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 1255 (Managers and directors in the creative industries) · 42% match
- Likely 2440 (Business and financial project management professionals) · 25% match
- Possible 1139 (Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified) · 9% match
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1255 Managers and directors in the creative industries Most likely code | £33,400 Clears | £44,900 Clears | £44,900 Clears | £44,900 Clears |
2440 Business and financial project management professionals Also possible | £39,500 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,800 Clears | £56,500 Clears |
1139 Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified Also possible | £52,300 Clears | £59,700 Clears | £67,200 Clears | £74,700 Misses |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Delivery Management Lead - Bupa Creative Studio
Location: Bupa Place, Salford Quays
Contract: Permanent, Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £55,000 - £67,500
Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office)
We make health happen
At Bupa Creative Studio, we're looking for an experienced Delivery Management Lead to oversee the operational delivery of our growing in-house creative agency.
This is a leadership role where you'll manage a team of Delivery Managers, bringing together multiple studio workstreams and ensuring creative projects are delivered efficiently, effectively and at scale. Working closely with Creative Leads, you'll balance workloads, manage capacity, optimise delivery processes and provide strategic oversight across the studio.
We're looking for someone who understands the realities of delivering creative work within an agency or in-house studio environment. This role is as much about enabling creative teams to do their best work as it is about planning, prioritisation and operational excellence.
What You'll Be Doing
- Significant experience leading delivery, project management, studio operations, traffic or resource management teams within a creative agency, production agency or in-house creative studio.
- Previous people management experience, including leading and developing delivery professionals.
- Strong capacity planning, resource allocation and workload management expertise across creative teams.
- Experience overseeing multiple concurrent creative, design, content, campaign and production workstreams.
- A strong understanding of creative workflows, including briefing, creative development, design, copy, artwork and production delivery.
- Experience partnering with creative leaders and balancing business demand against available creative resource.
- Experience leading delivery, project management, studio operations or resource management teams.
- Previous people management experience, including leading and developing delivery professionals.
- Strong capacity planning, resource allocation and workload management expertise.
- Experience overseeing multiple concurrent creative or marketing projects.
- The ability to work closely with creatives while providing operational structure and governance.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience using project management and workflow tools such as Asana.
- A proactive approach to solving problems and improving ways of working.
Experience working within a creative agency, production agency or in-house creative studio environment.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Health Insurance through benefit in kin
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Various other benefits and online discounts
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role
Time Type
Full time
Job Area
PR , Marketing & Brand
Locations:
Bupa Place
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Where this offer sits in the market
Managers and directors in the creative industries (SOC 1255) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~22k in sample- Offer £55,000–67,500
- Middle half £40,040–72,176
- Median £58,864
- Going rate £44,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–40,410
The range sits inside the market's middle half (£40,040–72,176), so this is typical pay for the occupation.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Bupa UK holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1255 going rate of £44,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.