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National Government Administrative Occupations

National government administrative occupations undertake a variety of administrative and clerical duties in national government departments, and in local offices of national government departments.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£15,791
£26,524
£36,167

New workers start around £15,791. Normal pay is £26,524 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,167.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 173,985 vacancies for this type of job

4.98%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Performs miscellaneous clerical tasks such as proof reading printed material, drafting letters, taking minutes etc.

  • Responds to telephone enquiries and other forms of correspondence.

  • Classifies, sorts and files publications, correspondence etc. in offices and libraries.

  • Maintains and updates correspondence, documents, data and other records for storage in files or on computer.

  • Undertakes administrative duties specific to the operation of HM Revenue and Customs offices, Job Centres, Benefits Agency offices and other local offices of national government.

  • Assists senior government officers with policy work, external liaison or general administrative work.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Personal Care

  • Administrative Support

  • Cooking

  • Invoicing

  • Mental Health

  • Office Management

  • Travel Arrangements

  • Companionship

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Leisure And Recreation

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • English Language

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Honesty

  • Organizational Skills

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Planning

  • Microsoft Office

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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Public Sector Management

East Riding College

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Bridlington · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Criminology

Nottingham College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

International Relations

King's College London, University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 29/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

International Relations

Aberystwyth University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Aberystwyth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/120

Arts and Sciences

University of Birmingham

BASc (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 29/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Public Services

Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Weymouth · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 80/80

Politics with Foundation Year

Birkbeck, University of London

BA (Hons) · 6 Years · Part-time · London · 10/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Criminology

Coventry University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Politics

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2025

Tariff points: 144/144

Sociology

University of Aberdeen

MA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Politics

Keele University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Keele · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Social Science

University of Brighton

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Politics

Queen Mary University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

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