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UK salary report · 2026

Records Clerk Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 139,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£26,312

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 5% change on the previous year

Full-time only

£28,656

Part-time only

£15,842

Mean

£26,219

Jobs measured

139,000

What most records clerks actually earn

Half of records clerks earn between £19,885 and £31,529. Earning above £31,529 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of records clerks earn less than this.

10th
£13,835
20th
£18,117
25th
£19,885
30th
£22,411
40th
£24,661
50th
£26,312
60th
£28,203
70th
£30,302
75th
£31,529
80th
£32,760
90th
£37,749
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Records Clerk salary by region

10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £31,088 £30,736
East £27,343 £27,150
Scotland £27,150 £26,874
Wales £27,104 £28,759
West Midlands £26,585 £26,657
North East £25,964 £26,370
South West £25,618 £25,427
South East £24,627 £24,886
Yorkshire and The Humber £24,600 £23,982
East Midlands £23,770 £24,538

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Records clerks and assistants
SOC 2020 code
4131
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “records clerk” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Records clerks and assistants”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group covers records clerks and assistants.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Records Clerk salary FAQs

What is the average Records Clerk salary in UK?

The median is £26,312 a year and the mean is £26,219, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £28,656 and part-time employees £15,842.

What is a good Records Clerk salary?

Half of records clerks earn between £19,885 and £31,529. Anything above £31,529 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 139,000 jobs in this occupation.

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