National government administrative occupations
£28,157
Average salary
37 hours
Average weekly hours
1.8%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Local government administrative occupations
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4112
Local government administrative occupations undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in local government offices and departments.
Common tasks include:
- computes cost of product/services and maintains and balances records of financial transactions
- prepares and checks invoices and verifies accuracy of records
- receives and pays out cash and cheques and performs closely related clerical duties
- updates and maintains data, correspondence and other records for storage or despatch
- arranges, classifies and indexes publications, correspondence and other material in libraries and offices
- performs other clerical duties not elsewhere classified including preparing financial information for management, proof reading printed material and drafting letters in reply to correspondence or telephone enquiries
Qualifications
Entry is most common with GCSEs/S grades. Evidence of keyboard skills may also be required in some posts. Off and on-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2 and 3.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Local government administrative occupations
Regional employment: Local government administrative occupations
Future employment: Local government administrative occupations
Top 12 industries: Local government administrative occupations
Alternative & related job titles: Local government administrative occupations
Administrative assistant (local government) Administrative officer (police service) Benefits assistant (local government) Clerical officer (local government) Local government officer Parish clerk
Equality focus: Local government administrative occupations
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£27,636
Female average annual salary
£29,721
Male average annual salary
36
Female average weekly hours
38
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Local government administrative occupations
Workforce gender: Local government administrative occupations
Breakdown by region
£31,286
London - highest annual average salary
£26,071
North East (England) - lowest annual average salary
40
Wales - Highest average weekly hours
30
Northern Ireland - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Local government administrative occupations
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Local government administrative occupations
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£9,386)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age