Debt, rent and other cash collectors Pay Data UK — 2024

Debt, rent and other cash collectors roles in the UK earn a median of £26,020 per year, equivalent to £13.86 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 10.4% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £20,029 to £39,323 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 Debt, rent and other cash collectors roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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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.

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