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UK salary report · 2026

Records Clerk Salary in East Midlands

Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 9,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — East Midlands

£23,770

gross, per year, all employees

Mean

£24,538

Jobs measured

9,000

What most records clerks actually earn

Half of records clerks in East Midlands earn between £20,578 and £32,743. Earning above £32,743 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Administrative Occupations: Records” group in East Midlands.

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
£12,825
20th
£18,637
25th
£20,578
30th
£23,210
40th
£24,256
50th
£26,242
60th
£28,420
70th
£30,530
75th
£32,743
80th
£33,591
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How East Midlands ranks for records clerk pay

9th

of 9 GB regions with a published figure

East Midlands is the lowest-paying of the 9 regions ONS measures for this role, £7,318 behind London on £31,088.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

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 East Midlands?

The median is £23,770 a year and the mean is £24,538, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

What is a good Records Clerk salary?

Half of records clerks earn between £20,578 and £32,743. Anything above £32,743 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 9,000 jobs in this occupation.

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