Where do we go from here? – Opportunities and barriers to the career development of trial managers: a survey of UK-based trial management professionals

Table 5 Top three perceived barriers to career development

	Top three perceived barriers to career development
	1	2	3
All respondents	Funding	Few opportunities	Unclear career pathway
Length of time in a trial management role
<1–5 years	Funding	Few opportunities	Unclear career pathway
6- >10 years	Recognition	Few opportunities	Unclear career pathway
Salary scale
<£35,000	Funding	Few opportunities	Unclear career pathway, recognition, lack of time
>£35,000	Unclear career pathway	Recognition	Funding, few opportunities
Previously promoted
Yes	Few opportunities	Funding, lack of time	Recognition
No	Unclear career pathway	Funding	Few opportunities
Based in a registered clinical trials unit
Yes	Few opportunities	Funding	Recognition, lack of time
No	Unclear career pathway	Funding	Recognition
Academic grade/pathway
Professional	Funding	Few opportunities	Recognition
Research	Few opportunities, lack of time	Recognition, unclear career pathway	Funding

Full wording for each barrier is as follows: “Funding” – funding; “Few opportunities” – few opportunities aside managing a trial(s); “unclear career pathway” - unclear career pathway in organisation; “recognition” – recognition of role; “lack of time” – lack of time

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