Ocean Export Clerk salary

Nationally, a ocean export clerk earns roughly £26,000 to £33,000, with a midpoint of £29,000. Where the job is makes a real difference, so here's the same role by area. Advertised rates around Felixstowe cluster at about 30,000.

AreaLowerTypicalUpper
London and the Thames Gateway£32,500£36,300£41,300
Cambridge and Cambridgeshire£27,600£30,700£35,000
Felixstowe£26,500£29,600£33,700
Colchester and north Essex£25,700£28,700£32,700
Ipswich£25,200£28,100£32,000
Wider Suffolk£24,400£27,300£31,000
Norfolk and Great Yarmouth£24,400£27,300£31,000

Source: HtE wage guide plus live Felixstowe advertised rates, August 2026. Area figures apply published regional pay differences; operational roles move less between areas because of the wage floor.

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