SOC 2020 · 4124
Finance officers
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 | £24,203 |
| 25th | £28,090 |
| 50th | £31,943 |
| 75th | £37,018 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £24,203 | £28,090 | £31,943 | £37,018 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £29,582 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £30,535 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £36,613 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £26,916 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Finance officers oversee book-keeping, general accounting and other financial and related clerical functions mainly within local government and a variety of public sector organisations.
Typical tasks
oversees the recording and checking of daily financial transactions, the preparation of provisional balances and reconciliation of accounts
prepares or arranges the preparation of financial reports for managers
plans work schedules and assigns tasks to financial clerks
coordinates the activities and resources of finance departments
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants will normally possess GCSEs/S grades (including maths), a finance-related qualification at an appropriate level and have relevant work experience.