The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Coventry hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Coventry were 9.1% higher than three months earlier, in August 2026. Median advertised pay in Coventry is £35,000 in May 2025, 3.6% higher on the latest comparison.
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Coventry hiring demand
New online job adverts in Coventry
New online job adverts have increased since Aug 2025.
4,119
Aug 2026 · Coventry
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £35,000.
£35,000
May 2025 · Coventry
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Coventry
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 280 | — | |
| 2 | Programmers and software development professionals | 211 | +54.0% | |
| 3 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 203 | — | |
| 4 | Business sales executives | 201 | — | |
| 5 | Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 194 | — | |
| 6 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 178 | — | |
| 7 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 167 | +13.6% | |
| 8 | Business and financial project management professionals | 153 | — | |
| 9 | Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 135 | -0.7% | |
| 10 | Warehouse operatives | 135 | 0.0% |
Hiring near Coventry
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 13,876 | +4.2% | |
| 2 | Shropshire | 3,407 | +13.5% | |
| 3 | Stoke-on-Trent | 3,277 | +2.1% | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton | 2,952 | +4.2% | |
| 5 | Dudley | 2,697 | +2.6% | |
| 6 | Solihull | 2,521 | +15.1% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complementary health associate professionals | 21 | +162.5% | |
| 2 | Physical scientists | 22 | +144.4% | |
| 3 | Elementary storage supervisors | 34 | +142.9% | |
| 4 | Chartered and certified accountants | 29 | +123.1% | |
| 5 | Public relations professionals | 29 | +123.1% | |
| 6 | Project support officers | 40 | +100.0% | |
| 7 | Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 34 | +78.9% | |
| 8 | Other skilled trades n.e.c. | 21 | +75.0% | |
| 9 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 27 | +68.8% | |
| 10 | Managers in storage and warehousing | 42 | +61.5% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpenters and joiners | 20 | -54.5% | |
| 2 | Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors | 59 | -35.9% | |
| 3 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 45 | -35.7% | |
| 4 | Estate agents and auctioneers | 23 | -32.4% | |
| 5 | Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 28 | -30.0% | |
| 6 | Solicitors and lawyers | 76 | -26.9% | |
| 7 | Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. | 31 | -24.4% | |
| 8 | Functional managers and directors n.e.c. | 29 | -23.7% | |
| 9 | Receptionists | 63 | -21.2% | |
| 10 | Medical and dental technicians | 20 | -20.0% |
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 August 2026
Coventry · 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 August 2026Advertised salary May 2025
Coventry · 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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