Occupation 4111 · Administrative and secretarial occupations
National government administrative occupations undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in national government departments, and in local offices of national government departments.
Entry is possible to junior grades within this group with GCSEs/S grades, and/or relevant practical experience higher grades require A levels/H grades or equivalent, although many entrants are graduates. NVQs/SVQs, apprenticeships and professional qualifications are available for certain areas of work.
Administrative assistant (courts of justice) · Administrative officer (government) · Civil servant (grades AA, AO & EO) · Clerk (government) · Revenue officer (government)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 167,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 190,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 209,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 19,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 19,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 228,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | None | 2026-03 | 22,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
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 | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 11,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 10,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 16,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 12,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 43,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 19,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 19,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 17,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 13,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 22,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 16,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 4111 : National government administrative occupations | None | 24,800.00 | 2026-03 |
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.
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.
Local government administrative occupations · Officers of non-governmental organisations