The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Birmingham hiring demand is falling, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Birmingham were 1.3% lower than three months earlier, in July 2026. Median advertised pay in Birmingham is £38,500 in May 2025, 5.8% higher on the latest comparison.
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Birmingham hiring demand
New online job adverts in Birmingham
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
13,365
Jul 2026 · Birmingham
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £38,500.
£38,500
May 2025 · Birmingham
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Birmingham
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 1,326 | — | |
| 2 | Business sales executives | 757 | — | |
| 3 | Business and financial project management professionals | 707 | — | |
| 4 | Programmers and software development professionals | 657 | -53.0% | |
| 5 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 630 | -30.1% | |
| 6 | Solicitors and lawyers | 600 | -30.2% | |
| 7 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 594 | — | |
| 8 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 561 | +2.4% | |
| 9 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 547 | — | |
| 10 | IT managers | 493 | -20.1% |
Hiring near Birmingham
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 3,893 | +3.1% | |
| 2 | Shropshire | 3,126 | +1.9% | |
| 3 | Stoke-on-Trent | 2,893 | +6.9% | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton | 2,625 | +13.9% | |
| 5 | Solihull | 2,526 | +5.5% | |
| 6 | Dudley | 2,463 | +12.7% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. | 37 | +94.7% | |
| 2 | Industrial cleaning process occupations | 38 | +72.7% | |
| 3 | Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. | 43 | +72.0% | |
| 4 | Cooks | 33 | +57.1% | |
| 5 | Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. | 28 | +55.6% | |
| 6 | Coffee shop workers | 62 | +51.2% | |
| 7 | Precision instrument makers and repairers | 33 | +50.0% | |
| 8 | Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | 28 | +40.0% | |
| 9 | Hire services managers and proprietors | 29 | +38.1% | |
| 10 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 101 | +26.2% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social and humanities scientists | 40 | -67.5% | |
| 2 | Chief executives and senior officials | 35 | -64.3% | |
| 3 | Design occupations n.e.c. | 24 | -64.2% | |
| 4 | Web design professionals | 21 | -62.5% | |
| 5 | Programmers and software development professionals | 657 | -53.0% | |
| 6 | Customer service supervisors | 27 | -50.0% | |
| 7 | Information technology professionals n.e.c. | 210 | -47.0% | |
| 8 | Brokers | 32 | -45.8% | |
| 9 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 135 | -44.0% | |
| 10 | Print finishing and binding workers | 22 | -43.6% |
About this report
Sources, periods & methodology
Each chart shows its own reporting period. These are observation dates, not publication dates. ONS data is generally two months late. Missing comparisons stay unavailable. The hiring glance compares the latest month with three months earlier. Pay still uses published annual changes and does not compare mismatched pay periods.
Hiring demand July 2026
Birmingham · New online adverts first appearing in each period. This is not the ONS Vacancy Survey.
Office for National Statistics · labour_demand_soc2020 · Release: January 2017 to July 2026Advertised salary May 2025
Birmingham · Annualised advertised asking pay. This is not employee earnings.
Office for National Statistics · online_job_advert_salaries · Release: January 2017 to May 2025Source: Office for National Statistics — employment and labour market. Charts and interpretation by Jobmundo. ONS does not endorse this analysis.
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