The Datum Report

Occupation 9233 · Elementary occupations

Exam invigilators

Exam invigilators set up, run and invigilate exams to ensure exams are conducted in line with the relevant regulations.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is provided Off and on-the-job.

What the work involves

Also called

Invigilator

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 35,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 36,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 37,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 1,000.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 37,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9233 : Exam invigilators None None 2026-03 800.00 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.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 9233 : Exam invigilators None 4,400.00 2026-03
East Midlands 9233 : Exam invigilators None 3,700.00 2026-03
London 9233 : Exam invigilators None 3,500.00 2026-03
North East 9233 : Exam invigilators None 1,000.00 2026-03
North West 9233 : Exam invigilators None 3,000.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 9233 : Exam invigilators None withheld 2026-03
Scotland 9233 : Exam invigilators None 1,000.00 2026-03
South East 9233 : Exam invigilators None 7,600.00 2026-03
South West 9233 : Exam invigilators None 5,400.00 2026-03
Wales 9233 : Exam invigilators None 800.00 2026-03
West Midlands 9233 : Exam invigilators None 2,600.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 9233 : Exam invigilators None 4,100.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for exam invigilators vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 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.

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