Occupation 4131 · Administrative and secretarial occupations
Records clerks and assistants maintain and update electronic and/or hard copy documents, correspondence and other records, and organise their storage.
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades or equivalent qualifications. Training is normally provided on-the-job. Apprenticeships and NVQs/SVQs in Administration at levels 1 and 2 are available.
Admissions officer · Clerical officer (hospital service) · Examinations officer (education) · Filing clerk · Records clerk · Ward clerk
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 137,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 146,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 154,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 157,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,700.00 | 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 | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 13,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 12,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 17,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 6,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 19,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 3,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 7,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 22,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 14,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 8,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 16,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 4131 : Records clerks and assistants | None | 15,900.00 | 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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