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Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.

SOC 2020 4129

Job holders in this unit group carry out a variety of finance-related administrative functions not elsewhere classified in minor group 412: Administrative occupations: finance.

Also calledValuation clerkRepresentativeCashierAdministratorSettlements clerkClerkand 160 more titles
Typical full-time pay£29,0002025 Provisional
People in the job178,000across the UK
New adverts a month3,600↓ 6.8%on last year · 45th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time financial administrative occupations n.e.c. earn between £25,500 and £34,600 a year.

What full-time financial administrative occupations n.e.c. earn, 2025
£29,000 typical£23,100lowest 10%£25,50025%£36,100top 20%n/ptop 10%
Middle half (£25,500–£34,600)n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less than£23,100
Lowest 20% earn less than£25,000
25%£25,500
Median£29,000
75%£34,600
Top 20% earn more than£36,100
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £29,000
London£36,800
East of England£29,900
South East£28,900
Scotland£28,300
West Midlands£28,200
South West£28,200
Yorkshire and The Humber!£27,900
North West£26,700
East Midlands£26,400
Wales!£26,000
North East!£25,900
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UK median, £29,000
London£36,800
East of England£29,900
South East£28,900
Scotland£28,300
West Midlands£28,200
South West£28,200
Yorkshire and The Humber£27,900 (small sample)
North West£26,700
East Midlands£26,400
Wales£26,000 (small sample)
North East£25,900 (small sample)
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £26,100
  • 2024 £27,400
  • 2025 Provisional£29,000
↑ 11% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 3,600 jobs for financial administrative occupations n.e.c. are advertised each month.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 20263,507
Jul 20263,530
Jun 20263,672
May 20263,674
Apr 20263,312
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20263,172
Jan 20263,906
Dec 20252,116
Nov 20253,889
Oct 20254,506
Sept 20254,185
Aug 20254,126
Jul 20253,995
Jun 20254,286
May 20254,377
Apr 20253,438
Mar 20253,883
Feb 20254,183
Jan 20253,770
Dec 20242,394
Nov 20243,848
Oct 20243,823
Sept 20244,127
Aug 20243,894
Jul 20244,338
Jun 20244,320
May 20244,825
Apr 20244,530
Mar 20243,668
Feb 20244,519
Jan 20245,011
Dec 20234,317
Nov 20234,745
Oct 20234,395
Sept 20233,987
Aug 20234,954
Jul 20234,966
Jun 20236,749
May 20236,522
Apr 20235,816
Mar 20236,794
Feb 20236,911
Jan 20237,442
Dec 20225,964
Nov 20227,782
Oct 20228,394
Sept 20228,214
Aug 20228,255
Jul 20228,929
Jun 20228,324
May 20229,210
Apr 20227,121
Mar 20229,188
Feb 20228,395
Jan 20228,815
Dec 20217,309
Nov 20217,454
Oct 20217,678
Sept 20217,786
Aug 20216,496
Jul 20217,147
Jun 20216,073
May 20215,830
Apr 20214,521
Mar 20216,256
Feb 20213,712
Jan 20213,785
Dec 20203,229
Nov 20203,352
Oct 20203,391
Sept 20203,321
Aug 20202,666
Jul 20202,673
Jun 20202,343
May 20201,854
Apr 20202,817
Mar 20206,089
Feb 20207,569
Jan 20207,173
Dec 20195,126
Nov 20196,792
Oct 20196,811
Sept 20196,561
Aug 20197,588
Jul 20199,306
Jun 20198,868
May 20198,707
Apr 20197,197
Mar 20197,257
Feb 20196,729
Jan 20197,202
Dec 20184,285
Nov 20186,616
Oct 20186,686
Sept 20186,805
Aug 20186,736
Jul 20186,637
Jun 20187,283
May 20187,226
Apr 20186,484
Mar 20186,916
Feb 20186,650
Jan 20187,721
Dec 20174,692
Nov 20175,897
Oct 20176,492
Sept 20176,641
Aug 20176,640
Jul 20176,047
Jun 20177,990
May 20176,875
Apr 20176,688
Mar 20178,046
Feb 20176,168
Jan 20177,894
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
12%against 27% for all jobs
DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London2,060
Manchester323
Birmingham259
Leeds248
Bristol, City of228
Glasgow City202
City of Edinburgh166
Belfast138
Liverpool127
Nottingham122
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where financial administrative occupations n.e.c. are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 45 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from United States, India, France, ranking it 145th of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
12%!
24%
24%
19%
18%
4.2%!
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16–2412% (small sample)
25–3424%
35–4424%
45–5419%
55–6418%
65+4.2% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent35%
Higher education below degree6.9%
A levels or equivalent27%
GCSEs or equivalent24%
Other qualifications!2.6%
No qualifications!2%
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Degree or equivalent35%
Higher education below degree6.9%
A levels or equivalent27%
GCSEs or equivalent24%
Other qualifications2.6% (small sample)
No qualifications2% (small sample)

Main employers: general public administration activities (9.9%), accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy (8.4%), other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding (5.2%), other monetary intermediation (4.5%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
35%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
3
from level 3
Apprenticeships take
1 to 2 years
typically
T Levels
1
college courses for 16 to 19 year olds

Apprenticeships

3 for this job

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Other qualifications

QualificationTypeLevel
FinanceT Level3

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • receives and pays out cash to customers in non-financial organisations such as turf accountants
  • sells tickets in theatre and cinema box offices, sports stadiums etc.
  • performs duties as cashier in schools, local government and other public sector organisations, legal and insurance services
  • administers grants and student loans in educational institutions
  • carries out clerical tasks in stockbroking companies, banking and credit card companies

Skills

  • handle financial transactions
  • trace financial transactions
  • maintain records of financial transactions
  • perform clerical duties
  • communicate with customers
  • obtain financial information
  • offer financial services
  • provide financial product information
  • use office systems
  • communicate with banking professionals
  • handle paperwork
  • perform office routine activities
  • present reports
  • write work-related reports

Knowledge

  • banking activities
  • electronic communication
  • office software
  • accounting techniques
  • customer service
  • fraud detection
  • tax legislation
  • accounting department processes

Suits people who like

  • Organising and following procedures
  • Leading and persuading

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for administrative occupations, a group of 20 jobs that includes financial administrative occupations n.e.c..
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↓ 12%about 381,000 fewer jobs
Workers needed by 20351 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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