4214 Company secretaries and administrators

In short

• ONS unit group 4214, in minor group 421 (Secretarial and related occupations) and major group 4 (Administrative and secretarial occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Transitional tables only: Table 1a, Table 2aa.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1a, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
  • Table 2aa, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £27,100 (£13.90 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Company secretaries (excluding professional/chartered company secretaries) file and maintain company records, translate notes and dictation into typewritten form and perform other clerical tasks within commercial organisations.

Typical entry routes

There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants to professional secretarial courses typically require GCSEs/S grades. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.

Tasks

• opens, sorts, distributes and files correspondence (both hard copy and electronic)
• uses appropriate software to produce correspondence, memoranda, reports, presentations and other documents from drafts, handwritten copy or by transcribing dictation
• deals directly with routine correspondence
• files and retrieves documents, sets up and maintains filing systems and reproduces copies of documentation as required
• keeps appointments diary, makes travel arrangements and arranges conference and other functions
• arranges meetings, circulates agenda and other meeting documents, attends meetings, and takes and prepares minutes
• answers, screens, handles and directs telephone requests and enquiries, takes messages and forwards to the appropriate member of staff
• undertakes reception responsibilities by greeting visitors and arranging refreshments
• ensures office supplies such as stationery and equipment are maintained

Related job titles

• Assistant secretary
• Club secretary
• Company administrator
• Company secretary

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the tables below, with the tables’ own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 1a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

4214 Company secretaries and administrators

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Company secretaries and administrators

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Table 2aa: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

4214 Company secretaries and administrators

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

4214

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Company secretaries and administrators

Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU)

£27,100 (£13.90 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Other unit groups in minor group 421

• 4211 Medical secretaries
• 4212 Legal secretaries
• 4213 School secretaries
• 4215 Personal assistants and other secretaries
• 4216 Receptionists
• 4217 Typists and related keyboard occupations

Sources

Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.

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