SOC 2020 · 4211
Medical secretaries
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 | £22,740 |
| 25th | £24,938 |
| 50th | £26,958 |
| 75th | £30,436 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £22,740 | £24,938 | £26,958 | £30,436 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £28,255 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £25,619 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £32,008 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £24,819 | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Medical secretaries deal with correspondence, make appointments and handle patients’ queries file and maintain medical and other records transcribe notes and dictation and perform other clerical tasks in hospitals/surgeries and other medical establishments.
Typical tasks
sorts and files correspondence and maintains diary of the person/s for whom they work
transcribes dictation into required format
maintains patients’ records and arranges appointments
answers enquiries and refers patient to appropriate experts
organises and attends meetings and takes minutes of proceedings
books resources such as rooms and refreshments, and orders stationery and other supplies as appropriate
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants require GCSEs/S grades or an Intermediate GNVQ/GSVQ level II. Professional qualifications as a medical secretary are available entrants take a one year full-time or two year part-time diploma in medical secretarial studies. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.