Bank and post office clerks Pay Data UK — 2024

Bank and post office clerks roles in the UK earn a median of £25,822 per year, equivalent to £15.00 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 16.2% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £20,474 to £36,550 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Bank and post office clerks roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Bank and post office clerks

Bank and post office clerks deal with the payment and receipt of money, cheques and other routine financial transactions and open and close accounts. They advise upon financial products and services offered by banks, building societies and post offices.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• deals with enquiries from customers, other banks and other authorised enquirers
• maintains records of transactions and compiles information
• advises customers on financial services and products available
• manages the operations of a sub-post office
• receives and pays out cash, cheques, money orders, credit notes, foreign currency or travellers cheques
• provides postal services, pays state pensions, unemployment and other state benefits to claimants, supplies official forms and documentation to the public, and performs other tasks specific to the activities of a post office

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ level III. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.

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