Perceived barriers to career development | All responses | Length of time in a trial management role | Salary scale | Previous promotion | Based in a registered CTU | Academic grade/pathwayb | |||||
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<1–5 years | 6- >10 years | <£35,000 | >£35,000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Prof | Research | ||
n = 420 (%) | n = 224 (%) | n = 196 (%) | n = 162a (%) | n = 242a (%) | n = 224(%) | n = 196 (%) | n = 317 | n = 103 | n = 267 | n = 67 | |
Funding | 256 (61.0) | 132 (58.9) | 124 (63.3) | 103 (63.6) | 141 (58.3) | 136 (60.7) | 120 (61.2) | 186 (58.7) | 70 (67.8) | 163 (61.1) | 35 (52.2) |
Few opportunities aside managing a trial(s) | 249 (59.3) | 123 (54.9) | 126 (64.3) | 98 (60.5) | 141 (58.3) | 138 (61.7) | 111 (56.6) | 192 (60.6) | 57 (55.3) | 161 (60.3) | 39 (58.2) |
Unclear career pathway in organisation | 247 (58.8) | 122 (54.5) | 125 (63.8) | 84 (51.9) | 151 (62.4) | 124 (54.9) | 124 (63.3) | 170 (53.6) | 77 (74.8) | 154 (57.7) | 36 (53.7) |
Recognition of role | 237 (56.4) | 106 (47.3) | 131 (66.8) | 84 (51.9) | 142 (58.7) | 135 (60.3) | 102 (52.0) | 178 (56.2) | 59 (57.3) | 156 (58.4) | 36 (53.7) |
Lack of time | 223 (53.1) | 114 (50.9) | 109 (55.6) | 84 (51.9) | 129 (53.3) | 136 (60.7) | 87 (44.4) | 178 (56.2) | 45 (43.7) | 142 (53.2) | 39 (58.2) |
Training | 155 (37.0) | 94 (42.0) | 61 (31.1) | 82 (50.6) | 66 (27.3) | 77 (34.4) | 78 (39.8) | 113 (35.7) | 42 (40.8) | 99 (37.1) | 20 (29.9) |
Geographical location | 63 (15) | 31 (13.8) | 32 (16.3) | 22 (13.6) | 37 (15.3) | 36 (16.1) | 27 (13.8) | 45 (14.2) | 18 (17.5) | 42 (15.7) | 5 (7.5) |
Size of organisation | 54 (12.9) | 32 (14.3) | 22 (11.2) | 25 (15.4) | 28 (11.6) | 25 (11.2) | 29 (14.9) | 37 (11.7) | 17 (16.5) | 27 (10.1) | 12 (17.9) |
No barriers perceived | 10 (2.4) | 6 (2.7) | 4 (2.0) | 3 (1.9) | 6 (2.5) | 4 (1.8) | 6 (3.1) | 7 (2.2) | 3 (2.9) | 8 (3.0) | 1 (1.5) |