Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Generalist medical practitioners demand is falling in the UK.
ONS recorded 885 new online adverts for generalist medical practitioners in the UK in Aug 2026. That is 34.9% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK is £72,800.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Generalist medical practitioners hiring demand
New online job adverts for generalist medical practitioners across the UK
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
885
Aug 2026 · the UK
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for generalist medical practitioners across the UK
Advertised pay is 9.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£72,800
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 89.6% | |
| 2 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 84.3% | |
| 3 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 67.2% | |
| 4 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 58.1% | |
| 5 | Information Technology and Programming | 48.2% | |
| 6 | Education and Training | 43.8% | |
| 7 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 39.3% | |
| 8 | Public Health and Safety | 36.9% | |
| 9 | Education and Learning Systems | 32.7% | |
| 10 | Emergency Services | 31.5% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 72.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 8.0% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 4.9% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 10.8% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.4% |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 650 | |
| 2 | South Gloucestershire | 454 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 354 | |
| 4 | Tewkesbury | 247 | |
| 5 | Bradford | 72 | |
| 6 | Manchester | 63 | |
| 7 | Cotswold | 55 | |
| 8 | Leeds | 43 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 42 | |
| 10 | Cheshire West and Chester | 34 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Health professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | £78,000 | |
| 2 | Tewkesbury | £69,200 | |
| 3 | Dumfries and Galloway | £60,300 | |
| 4 | Melton | £60,000 | |
| 5 | Shetland Islands | £57,200 | |
| 6 | South Gloucestershire | £57,100 | |
| 7 | West Devon | £57,100 | |
| 8 | East Lindsey | £56,000 | |
| 9 | Carlisle | £55,900 | |
| 10 | Swansea | £55,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 221) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Specialist medical practitioners and consultants Medical consultant · Clinical fellow · Research fellow — 79.1% of group adverts | 3,356 | -23.1% | |
| 2 | Generalist medical practitionersYou’re viewing this Medical practitioner · GP registrar · House officer — 20.9% of group adverts | 885 | -34.9% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.