Debt, rent and other cash collectors Pay Data UK — 2025

Debt, rent and other cash collectors roles in the UK earn a median of £31,500 per year, equivalent to £15.94 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 8.7% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £27,000 in Scotland to £37,500 in London. Pay has risen over the past 4 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £29,097/yr (8% above our computed national average).

Labour Market

Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.

Pay by Region

Annual pay for Debt, rent and other cash collectors across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.

Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).

How Pay Has Changed Over Time

Annual pay grew by +8.7% from 2024 to 2025.

National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.

Year-on-Year Pay Change

Annual percentage change in median pay for Debt, rent and other cash collectors.

Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.

About Debt, rent and other cash collectors

Debt, rent and other cash collectors collect payments due or overdue from households and businesses and empty cash from prepayment meters or machines.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• receives payment at centralised office or calls on household/business premises
• records details of transaction, issues receipt or annotates rent book
• reads gas, water and electricity meters
• cleans, services and fills vending machines and collects money from meters, vending machines and other cash operated machinery
• collects tolls from persons wishing to gain access to private roads, bridges, piers, etc. and operates tollgates to control entry
• remits cash, cheques or credit notes to cashier, supervisor or bank, building society or post office
• serves summonses and, on court authority, takes possession of goods to the value of outstanding debt

Entry Routes and Qualifications

No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. This may be supplemented by specialised training courses within larger agencies. To become a bailiff, you will need to be certified, which includes an enhanced DBS check.

Related Occupations

Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.