Occupation 4124 · Administrative and secretarial occupations
Finance officers oversee book-keeping, general accounting and other financial and related clerical functions mainly within local government and a variety of public sector organisations.
Entrants will normally possess GCSEs/S grades (including maths), a finance-related qualification at an appropriate level and have relevant work experience.
Finance officer · Financial officer (local government) · Regional finance officer (PO)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 37,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 39,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 44,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 44,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4124 : Finance officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | 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 | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 1,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 7,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 3,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 4,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 4,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 5,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 2,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 5,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 4124 : Finance officers | None | 3,800.00 | 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.
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