Housing officers: salary in the UK
About £28,311 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -0.3% on last year
£2,869 a month About £2,359 a month after tax 40 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £28,993 in 2021 to £34,432 in 2026 (+19%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £21,134 | £24,927 | £28,993 | £32,490 | x |
| 2022 | £22,966 | £24,755 | £29,779 | £33,709 | x |
| 2023 | £22,794 | £26,790 | £31,822 | £35,175 | x |
| 2024 | £24,577 | £27,803 | £33,319 | £37,794 | x |
| 2025 | £24,218 | £28,666 | £34,549 | £39,083 | x |
| 2026 | x | £29,951 | £34,432 | £40,009 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £34,432 a year and half earn more. That is 16% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £29,951 and £40,009.
Ranked by median, it is number 216 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,359 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,358 in Scotland.
Men and women in this occupation have about the same median pay (£34,227 and £34,428).
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £29,465 | £2,455 |
| 25th (P25) | £29,951 | £2,496 |
| 30th | £31,107 | £2,592 |
| 40th | £32,797 | £2,733 |
| Median (50th) | £34,432 | £2,869 |
| 60th | £37,055 | £3,088 |
| 70th | £38,880 | £3,240 |
| 75th (P75) | £40,009 | £3,334 |
| 80th | £41,322 | £3,443 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £34,227 | £35,699 | x |
| Women | £34,428 | £35,060 | 27 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £28,311 | £2,359 |
| Scotland | £28,302 | £2,358 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £34,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 34 job titles to SOC 3223 Housing officers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Accommodation officer
- Accommodations officer
- Advisory officer
- Empty homes coordinator
- Floating support officer
- Floating support worker
- Hostel officer
- Housing adviser
- Housing development officer
- Housing factor
- Housing management officer
- Housing needs officer
- Housing officer
- Housing options officer
- Housing project coordinator
- Housing support coordinator
- Housing support officer
- Housing support worker
- Neighbourhood coordinator
- Neighbourhood officer
- Project coordinator
- Resident service officer
- Resident services officer
- Rural housing enabler
- Senior hostel officer
- Sheltered housing officer
- Support officer
- Support worker
- Supported housing officer
- Tenancy enforcement officer
- Tenancy relations officer
- Tenancy support worker
- Tenant liaison officer
- Tenants participation officer
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.