Typists and related keyboard occupations roles in the UK earn a median of £27,000 per year, equivalent to £13.68 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 6.3% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £25,500 in Yorkshire and The Humber to £32,000 in London. Pay has risen over the past 5 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £27,170/yr (1% below our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£27,000
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£13.68
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+6.3%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£23,500 – £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 Typists and related keyboard occupations across UK regions.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
| Region | Median Pay |
|---|---|
| London | £32,000 |
| South East | £28,500 |
| East | £28,000 |
| Scotland | £27,000 |
| South West | £26,000 |
| North West | £26,000 |
| East Midlands | £26,000 |
| West Midlands | £26,000 |
| Wales | £26,000 |
| North East | £25,500 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £25,500 |
| UK | £27,000 |
Annual pay grew by +6.3% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Typists and related keyboard occupations.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
The median salary for a Typists and related keyboard occupations in the UK is £27,000 per year (about £13.68 per hour), based on official ONS data for 2025.
Most Typists and related keyboard occupations earn between £23,500 and £33,000 a year (the 25th to 75th percentile of UK pay).
Typists and related keyboard occupations pay rose by 6.3% from 2024 to 2025.
The highest median pay for Typists and related keyboard occupations is in London, at £32,000 per year.
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Typists and related keyboard occupations type letters, memos, reports and other documents from draft, handwritten or dictated matter, using appropriate software packages.
Entry is most common with GCSEs/S grades. Entrants are normally expected to have obtained minimum typing speeds and hold vocational certificates. Units in keyboarding skills and producing documents are included in NVQs/SVQs in Administration at levels 1 to 4.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.