Admin assistant | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Admin assistants give support to offices by organising meetings, typing documents and updating computer records.

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Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
Make travel arrangements for executives.
Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget

Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
Make travel arrangements for executives.
Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
Prepare agendas and make arrangements, such as coordinating catering for luncheons, for committee, board, and other meetings.
Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees, and boards of directors.
Perform general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.
File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.
Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution.
Provide clerical support to other departments.
Attend meetings to record minutes.
Process payroll information.
Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures for employees.
Set up and oversee administrative policies and procedures for offices or organizations.
Meet with individuals, special interest groups, and others on behalf of executives, committees, and boards of directors.
Compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings.
Supervise and train other clerical staff and arrange for employee training by scheduling training or organizing training material.
Review operating practices and procedures to determine whether improvements can be made in areas such as workflow, reporting procedures, or expenditures.

Average salary
27,341 GBP *
per year

Average salary for Admin assistant

29,962 GBP
25,944 GBP

Average salary for part-time Admin assistant

Average salary for full-time Admin assistant

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12,212 GBP
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27,341 GBP
25,944 GBP
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Salary over time for Admin assistant

Pay for this role has increased more and more over time

10,338 GBP
10,304 GBP
10,653 GBP
10,913 GBP
11,090 GBP
11,642 GBP
27,341 GBP
27,333 GBP
28,598 GBP

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Future outlook for Admin assistants

Balanced outlook

Excellent outlook

14% yearly wage growth (on average)

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Admin assistant and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

34% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent
24% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
21% of people in this role have a certificate of higher education or equivalent but no degree

You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need in this job. Relevant subjects include a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Business and Administration.

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Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

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