SOC 2020 · 4112
Local government administrative occupations
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
Salary floor
£41,700
The general threshold, £41,700, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £23,820 |
| 25th | £26,393 |
| 50th | £30,886 |
| 75th | £36,188 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £23,820 | £26,393 | £30,886 | £36,188 | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £27,055 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £26,462 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £28,851 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £31,368 | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Local government administrative occupations undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in local government offices and departments.
Typical tasks
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
Entry routes and 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.