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National government administrative occupations vs. Receptionists

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
20k30k40k50k NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS £33,000 RECEPTIONISTS £24,678
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Receptionists against National government administrative occupations.

National government administrative occupationsReceptionistsΔ
Employment110,00080,000−27.3%
10th percentile£26,637£19,397−27.2%
25th percentile£29,021£22,124−23.8%
Median£33,000£24,678−25.2%
75th percentile£41,617£28,730−31.0%
90th percentile£48,304£32,790−32.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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National government administrative occupations · Receptionists

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