Officers of non-governmental organisations: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time officers of non-governmental organisations in the UK earned a median £31,008 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 21% less than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
It is in the lowest-paid third of the 382 occupations (122nd from the bottom).
Median full-time pay: women £16.68 an hour, men £14.12 an hour.
Full-time paid hours are shorter than usual, a median of 35 a week.
Most jobs here are part-time: 7,000 of about 15,000 are full-time.
Since 2021 it has risen 12.9%, from £27,464, slower than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 64,600 people in this line of work, 19% of them in South East.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | – | – | – | £12.52 |
| 20th percentile | – | £486.20 | £13.19 | – | £12.92 |
| 25th percentile | – | £492.80 | £13.81 | – | £13.13 |
| 30th percentile | – | £498.20 | £14.00 | – | £13.23 |
| 40th percentile | £28,910 | £515.70 | £14.22 | – | £14.09 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £31,008* | £557.50 | £15.26 | £418.20* | £14.67 |
| 60th percentile | £33,169* | £598.60* | £16.48* | £486.50* | £15.86 |
| 70th percentile | – | – | – | £515.00* | £16.64* |
| 75th percentile | – | – | – | £554.60* | £18.53* |
| Mean | £35,507* | £679.90 | £19.03 | £421.40 | £18.00 |
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 | £27,464* | £515.00* | £14.92* | – | – | 10* |
| 2022 revised | £27,188* | £500.90 | £13.66 | – | £417.30* | 10* |
| 2023 revised | £27,825* | £530.60 | £14.35 | – | £415.20* | 8* |
| 2024 revised | £27,901* | £535.10 | £15.57 | £23,553* | £453.50* | 12* |
| 2025 provisional | £31,008* | £557.50 | £15.26 | – | £418.20* | 15* |
Officers of non-governmental organisations by region
UK: 64,600 (± 9,900), April 2025 to March 2026. 11 of the 12 regions and nations have samples too small to publish.
| Region or nation | People in employment | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 12,000* | ± 4,300 |
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What officers of non-governmental organisations do
Officers of non-governmental organisations perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks in the running of trade associations, employers’ associations, learned societies, trade unions, charitable organisations and similar bodies. (ONS SOC 2020, 4113)
Also covers: administrator (charitable organisation), clerk to school governors, organiser (trade union), secretary (research association), trade union official, admin assistant, admin officer, administration assistant, administration officer, administrative assistant, administrative officer, administrator (clerical), area secretary, assistant secretary, association secretary, branch secretary, charity administrator and constituency organiser (66 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Maintains and updates records of membership details, subscription fees, mailing lists, etc.
- Circulates and reports information of relevance to members and interested parties
- Arranges meetings, conferences and other events and circulates agenda and other relevant material
- Receives and responds to written correspondence and telephone enquiries from members and other organisations
- Assists with fund raising activities within a specified geographical area
- Prepares and provides measures of organisational activity for senior officials
Some roles may require GCSEs/S and pre-entry experience is usually necessary. Some organisations only employ their own members, although evidence of related work within pressure groups, the voluntary sector, trade unions or other organisations is generally sufficient.
Related
Administrative occupations: government and related organisations (median £32,084) · Local government administrative occupations · National government administrative occupations · salary percentile · UK real pay growth · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026