Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time other elementary services occupations n.e.c. in the UK earned a median £25,344 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 35% 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 (27th from the bottom).
Median full-time pay: women £25,115 a year, men £25,301 a year.
Most jobs here are part-time: 7,000 of about 15,000 are full-time.
Since 2021 the median has risen 34.4% (from £18,861), faster than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 45,000 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, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | – | – | – | £10.00* |
| 20th percentile | £21,108* | £443.90 | £12.44 | – | – |
| 25th percentile | £23,370 | £461.50 | £12.85 | – | £12.21 |
| 30th percentile | £23,923 | £481.90 | £12.98 | – | £12.36 |
| 40th percentile | £24,617 | £499.40 | £13.19 | £304.90* | £13.00 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £25,344 | £527.10 | £13.40 | £403.20* | £13.21 |
| 60th percentile | £26,156 | £540.40 | £13.76 | £438.30* | £13.48 |
| 70th percentile | £27,540* | £562.60 | £14.36 | £488.60 | £14.10 |
| 75th percentile | – | £582.90* | £14.47* | £523.90* | £14.47 |
| 80th percentile | – | – | – | £537.70* | £14.79* |
| Mean | £25,950 | £552.10 | £14.31 | £365.30 | £14.02 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £18,861 | £378.70 | £9.58 | – | 9* |
| 2022 revised | £19,633* | £412.20 | £10.75 | £327.30* | 11* |
| 2023 revised | £22,027* | £469.70 | £11.60 | £374.50* | 10* |
| 2024 revised | – | £509.80 | £12.52 | £379.00* | 11* |
| 2025 provisional | £25,344 | £527.10 | £13.40 | £403.20* | 15* |
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. by region
UK: 45,000 (± 8,200), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What other elementary services occupations n.e.c. do
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 926: Other elementary services occupations. (ONS SOC 2020, 9269)
Also covers: bingo caller, cloak room attendant, hotel assistant, night porter, porter (residential buildings), stage hand (entertainment), astrological psychologist, bath superintendent, baths foreman, baths superintendent, billiard marker, bingo assistant, bingo attendant, bingo operative, bingo operator, board marker, car attendant and car jockey (110 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Assists hotel guests with luggage etc. on arrival and departure, keeps entrance lobby tidy, deals with guests’ enquiries
- Assists in the movement of scenery and other stage equipment
- Divines and tells fortunes by various means
- Loads numbered balls into bingo machine, starts machine, removes balls and reads numbers, and checks winning bingo cards against numbers drawn
- Examines and collects tickets at harbours, piers and similar thoroughfares or establishments not elsewhere classified
- Collects payment, issues tickets and monitors the use of bathing huts, changing rooms, bath houses and deck chairs
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs are available in some areas.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026