Records clerks and assistants: salary in the UK
About £24,889 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.6% on last year
£2,473 a month About £2,074 a month after tax 90 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 £23,263 in 2021 to £29,679 in 2026 (+28%); 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 | £18,050 | £20,364 | £23,263 | £28,489 | x |
| 2022 | £18,466 | £20,928 | £24,000 | £28,042 | x |
| 2023 | £20,020 | £22,238 | £25,197 | £29,888 | x |
| 2024 | £21,585 | £23,942 | £27,321 | £31,399 | x |
| 2025 | £22,836 | £25,433 | £28,638 | £33,092 | x |
| 2026 | £24,072 | £25,878 | £29,679 | £35,598 | £41,800 |
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 £29,679 a year and half earn more. That is 27% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £25,878 and £35,598; the middle 80% between £24,072 and £41,800.
Ranked by median, it is number 299 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,074 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,077 in Scotland.
The median for men is £30,771 and for women £29,069, a gap of 6% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,072 | £2,006 |
| 20th | £25,219 | £2,102 |
| 25th (P25) | £25,878 | £2,156 |
| 30th | £26,598 | £2,217 |
| 40th | £27,939 | £2,328 |
| Median (50th) | £29,679 | £2,473 |
| 60th | £31,182 | £2,599 |
| 70th | £33,505 | £2,792 |
| 75th (P75) | £35,598 | £2,967 |
| 80th | £36,948 | £3,079 |
| 90th (P90) | £41,800 | £3,483 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £30,771 | £33,715 | 30 |
| Women | £29,069 | £30,371 | 60 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £24,889 | £2,074 |
| Scotland | £24,927 | £2,077 |
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 £30,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 190 job titles to SOC 4131 Records clerks and assistants. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Actuarial clerk
- Admin clerk
- Administration clerk
- Administrator
- Admission officer
- Admissions assistant
- Admissions clerk
- Admissions officer
- Advertising clerk
- Allocation officer
- Allocator
- Allocator clerk
- Appointment coordinator
- Appointments clerk
- Banking correspondent
- Booking clerk
- Booking office clerk
- Buyer's admin assistant
- Buyer's administration assistant
- Buyer's assistant
- Buying admin assistant
- Buying administration assistant
- Buying administrator
- Buying assistant
- Buying office clerk
- Catalogue compiler
- Cataloguer
- Cell scheduler
- Census collector
- Census enumerator
- Charge clerk
- Chartist
- Checker
- Civilian fingerprint officer
- Clearance clerk
- Clerical officer
- Clerk
- Clerk-buyer
- Clerk-typist
- Clinic clerk
- Coder
- Coding clerk
- Compilation clerk
- Compliance administrator
- Conference administrator
- Contract administrator
- Contract controller
- Contracts administrator
- Contracts assistant
- Contracts controller
- Conveyancing administrator
- Conveyancing assistant
- Conveyancing clerk
- Correspondence assistant
- Correspondence clerk
- Coupon checker
- Court administrator
- Court logger
- Court officer
- Court official
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- Court supporter
- Courts administrator
- Criminal exhibits officer
- Directory compiler
- Dock representative
- Document controller
- Documentation controller
- Duty detailer
- Elections canvasser
- Employment agency interviewer
- Employment assistant
- Enumerator
- Establishment assistant
- Events administrator
- Evidential property officer
- Examinations administrator
- Examinations officer
- Exams administrator
- Exams officer
- Expeditor
- Export administrator
- Export assistant
- Filing clerk
- Fingerprint assistant
- Fingerprint clerk
- Health records clerk
- Hire administrator
- Hire clerk
- Hospital clerk
- Index compiler
- Indexer
- Intake clerk
- Justices clerk's assistant
- Law clerk
- Letter administrator
- Lettings administrator
- Lettings assistant
- Lettings officer
- Litigation assistant
- Litigation clerk
- Lottery assistant
- Magisterial officer
- Manifest clerk
- Measurer
- Medical records administrator
- Medical records clerk
- Medical records officer
- Milk recorder
- Official
- Pathway coordinator
- Patient access officer
- Patient administrator
- Patient care adviser
- Patient coordinator
- Patient experience administrator
- Patient pathway coordinator
- Patient service adviser
- Planning clerk
- Pool clerk
- Pools clerk
- Practice administrator
- Practice coordinator
- Prescription administrator
- Prescription clerk
- Procurement administrator
- Procurement assistant
- Procurement expeditor
- Production assistant
- Production control assistant
- Production control clerk
- Production control officer
- Production scheduler
- Progress assistant
- Progress checker
- Progress controller
- Progress linesman
- Progress officer
- Progress recorder
- Progressor
- Properties officer
- Property assistant
- Property management assistant
- Property officer
- Publishing room assistant
- Purchase administrator
- Purchase clerk
- Purchasing administrator
- Purchasing assistant
- Purchasing clerk
- Purchasing expeditor
- Quality assurance assistant
- Quality assurance clerk
- Quality control assistant
- Quality control clerk
- Receptionist
- Recorder
- Recorder of work
- Records assistant
- Records clerk
- Records coordinator
- Records officer
- Registrar's assistant
- Schedule clerk
- Schedule controller
- Scheduler
- Search officer
- Solicitor's assistant
- Solicitor's clerk
- Staff assistant
- Staff clerk
- Staff detailer
- Statistical clerk
- Statistical officer
- Statistics clerk
- Tally clerk
- Tape summariser
- Technical administrator
- Technical clerk
- Time study assistant
- Waiting list clerk
- Waiting list coordinator
- Ward administrator
- Ward clerk
- Ward receptionist
- Warranty clerk
- Warranty officer
- Waste controller
- Work planner
- Work study assistant
- Works planner
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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.