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Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks market data for Dudley.
ONS recorded 136 new online adverts for book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks in Dudley in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Dudley for the broader administrative occupations is £27,800.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks hiring demand
New online job adverts for book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks in Dudley
New online job adverts have increased since Oct 2025.
136
Apr 2026 · Dudley
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for administrative occupations in Dudley
Advertised pay is 6.9% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£27,800
Jan 2025 · Dudley
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 66.5% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 8.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 12.1% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 8.3% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 5.1% |
Dudley compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley | 136 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 27,349 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 3,438 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 692 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 573 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 547 | |
| 5 | Glasgow City | 408 | |
| 6 | Belfast | 392 | |
| 7 | Nottingham | 382 | |
| 8 | Bristol, City of | 309 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 285 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 273 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Administrative occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £32,500 | |
| 2 | Barrow-in-Furness | £31,300 | |
| 3 | Orkney Islands | £30,900 | |
| 4 | Woking | £30,200 | |
| 5 | Reading | £30,000 | |
| 6 | Slough | £30,000 | |
| 7 | Hertsmere | £30,000 | |
| 8 | Three Rivers | £30,000 | |
| 9 | Watford | £30,000 | |
| 10 | Oxford | £30,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 412) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerksYou’re viewing this Wage clerk · Pay clerk · Pay master — 53.3% of group adverts | 8,941 | — | |
| 2 | Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. Financial clerk · Bill clerk · Shop worker — 21.1% of group adverts | 3,530 | -11.6% | |
| 3 | Bank and post office clerks Post office clerk · Bank clerk · Bank teller — 18.6% of group adverts | 3,125 | +58.5% | |
| 4 | Credit controllers Credit controller · Loan processor · Recovery officer — 5.0% of group adverts | 840 | — | |
| 5 | Finance officers Finance officer · Recovery officer · Financial officer — 1.9% of group adverts | 324 | +12.1% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.