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Library clerks and assistants Salary (UK)

A Library clerks and assistants in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £28,134. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 4135, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median UK salary for a Library clerks and assistants is £28,134 gross per year. This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

Library clerks and assistants pay distribution (UK)

StatisticGross annual pay
10th percentileSuppressed by ONS
25th percentile£24,214
Median (50th percentile)£28,134
Mean (average)£29,067
75th percentileSuppressed by ONS
90th percentileSuppressed by ONS

Based on an estimated 7,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.

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Library clerks and assistants salary by UK region

RegionMedian (annual)vs UK median
South East£31,747+£3,613
Scotland£30,079+£1,945
London£29,254+£1,120
Yorkshire and The Humber£27,757£377
North West£26,810£1,324
West Midlands£23,853£4,281
South West£23,093£5,041
East£20,736£7,398

Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.

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Library clerks and assistants salary — frequently asked questions

How much does a Library clerks and assistants earn in the UK?
The median gross annual pay for a Library clerks and assistants (SOC 2020 code 4135) in the UK is £28,134, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). ONS suppressed the percentile range for this occupation under its disclosure-control rules, so only the median is published.
Is the Library clerks and assistants salary figure real or estimated?
It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
Where does a Library clerks and assistants earn the most in the UK?
Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £31,747 in South East. Regional medians for 8 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.