SOC 2020 · 4123
Bank and post office clerks
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
Salary floor
£41,700
The higher of the going rate and the general threshold.
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 | £23,568 |
| 25th | £26,640 |
| 50th | £30,265 |
| 75th | £35,718 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £23,568 | £26,640 | £30,265 | £35,718 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £29,773 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £29,922 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £34,447 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £32,742 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Bank and post office clerks deal with the payment and receipt of money, cheques and other routine financial transactions and open and close accounts. They advise upon financial products and services offered by banks, building societies and post offices.
Typical tasks
deals with enquiries from customers, other banks and other authorised enquirers
maintains records of transactions and compiles information
advises customers on financial services and products available
manages the operations of a sub-post office
receives and pays out cash, cheques, money orders, credit notes, foreign currency or travellers cheques
provides postal services, pays state pensions, unemployment and other state benefits to claimants, supplies official forms and documentation to the public, and performs other tasks specific to the activities of a post office
Entry routes and qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ level III. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.