How much do receptionists in London get paid?

Receptionists in London earn

£10.42-14.68 per hour

Based on 170 employee reviews

Receptionist salaries can range between £10.42-14.68 per hour in the London area. This data is based on quiz results from 170 employees who live in and around London.

What do top employers pay receptionists?

Who are the top receptionist employers?

  1. University Of Manchester
    7.8
  2. CBRE
    7.7
  3. Savills
    7.4

Who are the worst receptionist employers?

  1. Medivet
    4.1
  2. Securigroup
    4.1
  3. Mercure
    4.3

Recent receptionist Jobs in London

  1. Receptionist at Sanctuary Group posted 8 days ago
  2. Receptionist at Sanctuary Group posted 9 days ago
  3. Receptionist at NHS Professionals posted 3 days ago
  4. Part Time Receptionist at Reed posted yesterday
  5. Receptionist at Reed posted 4 days ago
  6. Receptionist at Corus Hotels posted 2 days ago
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How are people paid?

55%
by the hour
45%
an annual salary

Based on 170 employees

What contracts are people on?

22% report having zero hours contracts.
7% report having low hours contracts. (less than 16 hours)
33% report having part time contracts. (16-35 hours)
38% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 91 employees

What do receptionists do?

Receptionists have the job of being the first point of contact for many companies. This can either be in person, over the phone or by email.

They often work behind a reception desk in the following places:

  • An office
  • A doctor’s surgery
  • A hospital
  • A hotel
  • A fitness centre

Depending where the job is, receptionists can also be called:

  • Medical receptionists
  • Doctor’s receptionists

This type of job might involve:

  • Meeting and greeting visitors
  • Making sure any visitors have the correct visitor passes
  • Taking or directing visitors to specific locations
  • Organising meeting rooms and their schedules
  • Answering questions on the phone, on social media or email
  • Sorting out post and deliveries
  • Sorting out invoices
  • Scheduling appointments
  • Updating records
  • Taking payments

As this job can be done from behind a desk, you’ll be sat down quite a bit.

This is an entry level job.

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

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