Housing officers: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 3223 · Associate professional occupations

Housing officers

Housing officers assess and address housing needs of particular localities and individuals and oversee the day-to-day management of rented properties belonging to local authorities or housing associations.

How people enter it

Entry is possible with a variety of academic qualifications and/or relevant work experience. Vocational qualifications in Housing are available at levels 2, 3,4 and 5. Professional qualifications are available and may be required for some posts.

What the work involves

oversees the day-to-day running of rented properties including arranging for the signing of leases, rent collection and maintenance work
interviews prospective tenants and allocates properties to waiting list applicants
carries out regular inspections of properties to assess and ensure they are in a good state of repair
ensures that special needs accommodation is suited to the needs of particular groups such as the elderly and disabled, and that statutory requirements for providing accommodation are met
refers tenants to appropriate sources of benefits and welfare
deals with payment of rents and arrears, arranges for legal action where necessary
supports tenants’ groups
works closely with other agencies such as social services departments and welfare rights groups

Also called

Accommodation officer · Housing adviser · Housing officer · Housing support officer

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	45,200.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	51,000.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	56,800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	1,100.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	5,800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	57,900.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3223 : Housing officers	None	None	2026-03	5,900.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Region	Measure	Hours	Value	Period
East	3223 : Housing officers	None	5,300.00	2026-03
East Midlands	3223 : Housing officers	None	3,600.00	2026-03
London	3223 : Housing officers	None	7,900.00	2026-03
North East	3223 : Housing officers	None	4,500.00	2026-03
North West	3223 : Housing officers	None	4,600.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	3223 : Housing officers	None	1,100.00	2026-03
Scotland	3223 : Housing officers	None	5,800.00	2026-03
South East	3223 : Housing officers	None	4,200.00	2026-03
South West	3223 : Housing officers	None	5,100.00	2026-03
Wales	3223 : Housing officers	None	5,900.00	2026-03
West Midlands	3223 : Housing officers	None	5,000.00	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	3223 : Housing officers	None	5,100.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for housing officers vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Child and early years officers · Counsellors · Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. · Youth and community workers