Personal assistants and secretary pay in Manchester March 2026

How much do personal assistants and secretaries in Manchester get paid?

Personal assistants and secretaries in Manchester earn

£10.42-16.94 per hour

Based on 39 employee reviews

Personal assistants and secretary salaries can range between £10.42-16.94 per hour in the Manchester area. This data is based on quiz results from 39 employees who live in and around Manchester.

What do top employers pay personal assistants and secretaries?

Barclays
£14.54-25.16
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BBC
£12.24-25.00
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Savills
£11.75-17.25
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Who are the top personal assistants and secretary employers?

  1. Barclays
    8.2
  2. BBC
    7.2
  3. Savills
    7.1

Who are the worst personal assistants and secretary employers?

  1. Moneypenny
    4.4
  2. Department for Education
    5.3
  3. NHS Wales
    5.7

Recent personal assistants and secretary Jobs in Manchester

  1. PA to Executive Members at Manchester City Council posted 3 days ago
  2. Personal Assistant to Principal at Manchester City Council posted 6 days ago
  3. Personal Assistant at Als posted 5 days ago
  4. PA - Senior Executive Directors - Part-time at Northern Healthcare posted 18 days ago
  5. Personal Assistant at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust posted 11 days ago
See all personal assistants and secretary jobs in the Manchester area

How are people paid?

21%
by the hour
79%
an annual salary

Based on 39 employees

What contracts are people on?

10%
60%
30%

Based on 10 employees

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What do personal assistants and secretaries do?

Secretaries have the job of doing administrative work and diary management. This is usually to support an individual or a team.

Other types of secretaries are:

  • Personal assistants
  • PAs

This is an office-based job.

This type of job may involve:

  • Greeting and looking after visitors
  • Managing schedules and diaries for individuals or teams
  • Making appointments for individuals
  • Answering queries on the phone, over email or on social media
  • Putting together reports, invoices and other documents
  • Updating records
  • Printing off or photocopying documents
  • Arranging travel and hotel bookings
  • Arranging meetings and any catering that is needed
  • Taking notes during meetings

If you want to apply for a secretary job, you might need the following:

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