National government administrative occupations: salary in the UK
About £26,957 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -1.4% on last year
£2,713 a month About £2,246 a month after tax 171 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 £26,425 in 2021 to £32,552 in 2026 (+23%); 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 | £19,937 | £21,750 | £26,425 | £30,098 | £34,655 |
| 2022 | £21,064 | £23,294 | £27,710 | £31,122 | £35,612 |
| 2023 | £21,683 | £24,118 | £28,124 | £32,505 | £37,893 |
| 2024 | £22,754 | £25,970 | £30,886 | £36,110 | £42,229 |
| 2025 | £26,650 | £29,088 | £33,000 | £41,617 | £48,176 |
| 2026 | £27,713 | £29,940 | £32,552 | £39,287 | £46,664 |
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 £32,552 a year and half earn more. That is 20% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £29,940 and £39,287; the middle 80% between £27,713 and £46,664.
Ranked by median, it is number 247 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,246 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,247 in Scotland.
Men and women in this occupation have about the same median pay (£32,585 and £32,440).
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £27,713 | £2,309 |
| 20th | £28,631 | £2,386 |
| 25th (P25) | £29,940 | £2,495 |
| 30th | £30,826 | £2,569 |
| 40th | £31,966 | £2,664 |
| Median (50th) | £32,552 | £2,713 |
| 60th | £35,213 | £2,934 |
| 70th | £37,599 | £3,133 |
| 75th (P75) | £39,287 | £3,274 |
| 80th | £41,779 | £3,482 |
| 90th (P90) | £46,664 | £3,889 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £32,585 | £35,836 | 91 |
| Women | £32,440 | £34,651 | 80 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £26,957 | £2,246 |
| Scotland | £26,966 | £2,247 |
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 £33,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 166 job titles to SOC 4111 National government administrative occupations. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- A1
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- A6
- A7
- AA
- Adjudication officer
- Admin assistant
- Admin clerk
- Admin officer
- Administration assistant
- Administration clerk
- Administration officer
- Administrative assistant
- Administrative officer
- Administrator
- Adviser
- AO
- Appeals officer
- Appeals presenting officer
- Assessment officer
- Assessor
- Assistant collector
- Assistant collector of taxes
- Assistant examiner
- Assistant inspector
- Assistant supply officer
- Assistant tax collector
- B1
- B2
- B3
- B4
- B5
- Band 3d
- Band 4a
- Band 4b
- Band 4c
- Band 5
- Band 6
- Band a
- Band b
- Band c
- Band d
- Benefit assessor
- Benefit assistant
- Benefit fraud investigator
- Benefit officer
- Benefits adviser
- Benefits assessor
- Benefits assistant
- Benefits officer
- Benefits processing officer
- C
- C1
- C2
- Case administrator
- Case manager
- Case worker
Show all 166 titles
- Caseworker
- Chart supply officer
- Civil servant
- Claimant adviser
- Claims adviser
- Claims assessor
- Claims processor
- Clerical assistant
- Clerical officer
- Clerk
- Clerk-typist
- Collector of taxes
- Communications officer
- Communications transcriber
- Compliance caseworker
- Compliance officer
- Court administrative officer
- Court assistant
- Court clerk
- Customer service adviser
- Customs watcher
- Cypher officer
- D1
- D2
- Debt management officer
- Decision maker
- Determining officer
- Disability employment adviser
- Disposals officer
- Employment adviser
- EO
- Executive officer
- Financial assessor
- Foreign service officer
- Fraud inspector
- Fraud investigating officer
- Fraud investigation officer
- Fraud investigator
- Fraud officer
- Government officer
- Government official
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
- Grade 13
- Grade c
- Grade d
- Grade d statistical officer
- Group officer
- Higher grade tax officer
- Higher grade taxation officer
- Higher grade valuation clerk
- Income support officer
- Inland revenue assistant
- Inland revenue executive
- Inland revenue officer
- Investigating officer
- Investigation officer
- Investigator
- Job broker
- Liaison officer
- Local i officer
- Local ii officer
- LOI
- LOII
- New deal adviser
- New deal coordinator
- New deal personal adviser
- Office worker
- Passport case officer
- Passport case worker
- Passport officer
- Passport support clerk
- Payband 1
- Payband 2
- Personal adviser
- RA1
- RA2
- RE2
- Registration assistant
- Registration executive
- Registration officer
- Revenue assistant
- Revenue executive
- Revenue officer
- RO
- Sector decision maker
- SGB
- Social fund inspector
- Social fund officer
- Social security adviser
- Social security officer
- Stamper
- Substitution officer
- Support clerk
- Tax assistant
- Tax collector
- Tax officer
- Tax official
- Taxation assistant
- Taxation officer
- Universal credit case manager
- Visiting officer
- Watcher
- Witness care officer
- Work coach
- Writer
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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.