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Other administrative occupations n.e.c.

SOC 2020 4159

Job holders in this unit group are responsible for recording, filing and disseminating information for a business, organisation or individual not elsewhere classified in minor group 415: Other administrative occupations

Also calledAdmin assistantOffice administratorClerical assistantAdministrative assistantOperations officerClerk's assistantand 134 more titles
Typical full-time pay£28,3002025 Provisional
People in the job554,000across the UK
New adverts a month9,200↓ 7.6%on last year · 11th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time other administrative occupations n.e.c. earn between £24,600 and £34,700 a year.

What full-time other administrative occupations n.e.c. earn, 2025
£28,300 typical£21,400lowest 10%£24,60025%£34,70075%£42,400top 10%
Middle half (£24,600–£34,700)
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Lowest 10% earn less than£21,400
Lowest 20% earn less than£23,800
25%£24,600
Median£28,300
75%£34,700
Top 20% earn more than£36,600
Top 10% earn more than£42,400
Typical pay by regionUK median £28,300
London£33,900
Scotland£29,200
North East£28,800
East of England£28,000
South East£27,600
North West£27,500
Wales£26,900
South West£26,900
West Midlands£26,600
East Midlands£26,300
Yorkshire and The Humber£26,100
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UK median, £28,300
London£33,900
Scotland£29,200
North East£28,800
East of England£28,000
South East£27,600
North West£27,500
Wales£26,900
South West£26,900
West Midlands£26,600
East Midlands£26,300
Yorkshire and The Humber£26,100
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £25,600
  • 2024 £27,300
  • 2025 Provisional£28,300
↑ 10% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 9,200 jobs for other 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 20268,974
Jul 20269,608
Jun 20268,749
May 20269,667
Apr 20269,213
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20269,007
Jan 20269,943
Dec 20255,181
Nov 20259,658
Oct 202510,738
Sept 202510,387
Aug 20259,706
Jul 202510,699
Jun 202510,383
May 202511,241
Apr 20259,312
Mar 202510,886
Feb 202510,796
Jan 20259,752
Dec 20245,938
Nov 20249,385
Oct 202410,989
Sept 202411,296
Aug 202411,371
Jul 202413,126
Jun 202412,597
May 202413,963
Apr 202412,786
Mar 202411,141
Feb 202410,995
Jan 202412,684
Dec 20238,640
Nov 20239,985
Oct 202310,202
Sept 20239,937
Aug 202313,029
Jul 202312,947
Jun 202317,600
May 202317,215
Apr 202314,883
Mar 202318,052
Feb 202317,531
Jan 202319,264
Dec 202215,041
Nov 202219,648
Oct 202221,283
Sept 202220,636
Aug 202221,709
Jul 202223,054
Jun 202221,211
May 202223,282
Apr 202219,120
Mar 202222,917
Feb 202221,344
Jan 202224,469
Dec 202118,282
Nov 202121,647
Oct 202122,033
Sept 202123,148
Aug 202118,437
Jul 202118,870
Jun 202116,892
May 202115,611
Apr 202112,287
Mar 202116,302
Feb 20218,921
Jan 20218,539
Dec 20208,327
Nov 20208,259
Oct 20209,786
Sept 20209,623
Aug 20208,195
Jul 20208,581
Jun 20206,584
May 20204,570
Apr 20205,521
Mar 202012,722
Feb 202017,004
Jan 202016,140
Dec 201910,706
Nov 201913,860
Oct 201915,725
Sept 201915,186
Aug 201915,521
Jul 201918,645
Jun 201916,900
May 201917,471
Apr 201913,154
Mar 201915,012
Feb 201913,653
Jan 201915,410
Dec 20189,689
Nov 201814,458
Oct 201815,675
Sept 201816,772
Aug 201814,603
Jul 201814,544
Jun 201815,039
May 201814,016
Apr 201812,824
Mar 201814,584
Feb 201813,256
Jan 201815,643
Dec 20179,927
Nov 201713,844
Oct 201713,788
Sept 201714,676
Aug 201714,880
Jul 201714,396
Jun 201718,360
May 201716,814
Apr 201716,227
Mar 201718,836
Feb 201715,511
Jan 201718,234
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
16%against 27% for all jobs
DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London3,744
Birmingham585
Manchester544
Leeds470
Glasgow City450
Bristol, City of397
City of Edinburgh283
North Yorkshire277
Belfast274
Somerset258
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where other administrative occupations n.e.c. are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 68 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from Denmark, Indonesia, Pakistan, ranking it 118th of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of other administrative occupations n.e.c.
12%
24%
19%
20%
19%
6.6%
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16–2412%
25–3424%
35–4419%
45–5420%
55–6419%
65+6.6%
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent33%
Higher education below degree7.9%
A levels or equivalent26%
GCSEs or equivalent23%
Other qualifications5.8%
No qualifications2.6%
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Degree or equivalent33%
Higher education below degree7.9%
A levels or equivalent26%
GCSEs or equivalent23%
Other qualifications5.8%
No qualifications2.6%

Main employers: regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security (6.4%), hospital activities (4.4%), general public administration activities (4%), other social work activities without accommodation nec (3.7%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
33%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
4
from level 2
Apprenticeships take
1 to 18 months
typically
T Levels
1
college courses for 16 to 19 year olds

Routes in

You can get into this job through:

College

You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need in this job.

Courses include:

  • business and administration
  • International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Certificate in IT User Skills (previously ECDL)
  • word processing
  • T Level in Management and Administration
Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

  • 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths for a T Level

Apprenticeship

You could apply to do an apprenticeship, for example:

  • Retail Service, Supply and Administration Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship
  • Administration Assistant Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship
  • Business Administrator Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • no specific qualifications or experience to apply for a foundation apprenticeship
  • some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship
  • 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, for an advanced apprenticeship
More about this route
Foundation apprenticeship

You can apply for a foundation apprenticeship if you're aged 16 to 21.

If you're aged 22 to 24, you can apply if you:

  • have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
  • are in care or have been in care
  • are in prison or have been in prison

Other ways in

Work your way up

You might be able to start as an admin assistant on a temporary contract through a recruitment agency. This can often lead into a permanent job.

Qualifications or experience in office work will be helpful. Employers will give you training on the job, covering their data entry systems.

Volunteering

You could volunteer with a charity in an office based role to get some experience and skills that are useful for administration work.

You can find volunteering opportunities through The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do IT.

Apply directly

You can apply directly to become an admin assistant.

Employers may look for GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent qualifications, including English and maths. Word processing and spreadsheet skills will be useful, along with good customer service skills.

Registration and professional bodies

Career tips

Time management and the ability to prioritise tasks is really important in administration. This could be tested at interview. For example, you might be given some tasks to complete and asked to arrange them in order of importance.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for admin assistant. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Apprenticeships

4 for this job
Level 2About 1 year

Facilities services operative

You gain
Level 2 Facilities Services Principles
Leads to
Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management
Details on Skills England

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Other qualifications

QualificationTypeLevel
Management and administrationT Level3

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • stores information by filling in forms, writing notes and filing records
  • types reports, memos, notes, minutes and other documents
  • receives and distributes incoming and outgoing correspondence
  • checks figures, prepares invoices and records details of financial transactions made

Skills

  • file documents
  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
  • develop creative ideas
  • ensure proper document management
  • identify customer's needs
  • liaise with advertising agencies
  • master language rules
  • perform business research
  • speak different languages
  • support managers
  • translate foreign language
  • translate language concepts
  • use communication techniques

Knowledge

  • advertising techniques
  • company policies
  • grammar
  • spelling
  • content marketing strategy
  • media planning

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 other 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.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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