Medical secretaries roles in the UK earn a median of £27,500 per year, equivalent to £14.37 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 2.6% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £25,000 in North East to £32,000 in London. Pay has risen over the past 5 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £26,958/yr (2% above our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£27,500
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£14.37
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+2.6%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£24,000 – £33,000
25th – 75th percentile
There is currently not sufficient data available for this occupation to say anything about the labour market.
Median annual pay for Medical secretaries across UK regions.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
| Region | Median Pay |
|---|---|
| London | £32,000 |
| Wales | £29,000 |
| East | £28,500 |
| Scotland | £28,000 |
| South East | £27,500 |
| West Midlands | £27,000 |
| North West | £26,500 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £26,500 |
| East Midlands | £25,500 |
| South West | £25,500 |
| North East | £25,000 |
| UK | £27,500 |
Annual pay grew by +2.6% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Medical secretaries.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
The median salary for a Medical secretaries in the UK is £27,500 per year (about £14.37 per hour), based on official ONS data for 2025.
Most Medical secretaries earn between £24,000 and £33,000 a year (the 25th to 75th percentile of UK pay).
Medical secretaries pay rose by 2.6% from 2024 to 2025.
The highest median pay for Medical secretaries is in London, at £32,000 per year.
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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.
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.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.