Finance officers: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time finance officers in the UK earned a median £31,943 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 18% less than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
That puts it 243rd of 382, in the middle third of occupations.
The middle half of full-time jobs paid between £28,090 and £37,018.
Median full-time pay: women £31,718 a year, men £32,754 a year.
About 69% of the roughly 32,000 employee jobs are full-time.
From £25,368 in 2021, the median is up 25.9%, close to the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 44,900 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,203 | £479.70 | £13.05 | £14,494* | £292.00* | £13.05 |
| 20th percentile | £27,182 | £532.80 | £14.22 | £19,742 | £404.50 | £14.16 |
| 25th percentile | £28,090 | £543.90 | £14.87 | £20,772 | £455.10 | £14.37 |
| 30th percentile | £28,675 | £557.60 | £15.18 | £22,767 | £469.50 | £14.86 |
| 40th percentile | £30,166 | £584.50 | £15.97 | £25,998 | £532.70 | £15.45 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £31,943 | £616.10 | £17.17 | £28,610 | £560.60 | £16.42 |
| 60th percentile | £33,562 | £652.30 | £18.26 | £30,542 | £606.40 | £17.65 |
| 70th percentile | £35,989 | £701.90 | £19.70 | £33,312 | £651.30 | £19.00 |
| 75th percentile | £37,018 | £738.00 | £20.42 | £35,071 | £686.50 | £19.93 |
| 80th percentile | £38,648* | £754.00 | £20.93 | £36,294* | £713.90 | £20.50 |
| Mean | £33,418 | £651.60 | £17.90 | £28,686 | £566.10 | £17.69 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £25,368 | £498.60 | £13.63 | £23,577 | £454.40 | 30 |
| 2022 revised | £26,807 | £505.70 | £13.67 | £24,889 | £467.90 | 30 |
| 2023 revised | £28,188 | £578.50 | £16.01 | £26,006 | £514.50 | 29 |
| 2024 revised | £29,113 | £578.50 | £15.73 | £26,447 | £524.00 | 30 |
| 2025 provisional | £31,943 | £616.10 | £17.17 | £28,610 | £560.60 | 32 |
Finance officers by region
UK: 44,900 (± 8,200), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What finance officers do
Finance officers oversee book-keeping, general accounting and other financial and related clerical functions mainly within local government and a variety of public sector organisations. (ONS SOC 2020, 4124)
Also covers: finance officer, financial officer (local government), regional finance officer (PO), financial officer, recovery officer, deputy finance officer, regional finance officer and school finance officer.
- Oversees the recording and checking of daily financial transactions, the preparation of provisional balances and reconciliation of accounts
- Prepares or arranges the preparation of financial reports for managers
- Plans work schedules and assigns tasks to financial clerks
- Coordinates the activities and resources of finance departments
Entrants will normally possess GCSEs/S grades (including maths), a finance-related qualification at an appropriate level and have relevant work experience.
Related
Administrative occupations: finance (median £30,587) · Bank and post office clerks · Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks · salary percentile · UK average weekly earnings growth · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026