Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Library clerks and assistants demand is falling in the UK.
ONS recorded 149 new online adverts for library clerks and assistants in the UK in Aug 2026. That is 17.2% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK is £25,400.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Library clerks and assistants hiring demand
New online job adverts for library clerks and assistants across the UK
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
149
Aug 2026 · the UK
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for library clerks and assistants across the UK
Advertised pay is 6.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£25,400
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.1 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 91.7% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 5.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 1.8% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 0.5% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 0.9% |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 43 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 11 | |
| 3 | Cambridge | 10 | |
| 4 | Renfrewshire | 8 | |
| 5 | Coventry | 7 | |
| 6 | Medway | 6 | |
| 7 | Arun | 6 | |
| 8 | Highland | 6 | |
| 9 | North Lanarkshire | 6 | |
| 10 | Peterborough | 5 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Administrative occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £32,500 | |
| 2 | Barrow-in-Furness | £31,300 | |
| 3 | Orkney Islands | £30,900 | |
| 4 | Woking | £30,200 | |
| 5 | Reading | £30,000 | |
| 6 | Slough | £30,000 | |
| 7 | Hertsmere | £30,000 | |
| 8 | Three Rivers | £30,000 | |
| 9 | Watford | £30,000 | |
| 10 | Oxford | £30,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 413) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Records clerks and assistants Records clerk · Law clerk · Court logger — 52.9% of group adverts | 7,857 | +9.6% | |
| 2 | Stock control clerks and assistants Stock control clerk · Sample man · Depot clerk — 15.2% of group adverts | 2,256 | -2.7% | |
| 3 | Transport and distribution clerks and assistants Transport clerk · Bus router · Cargo agent — 13.1% of group adverts | 1,943 | +2.2% | |
| 4 | Human resources administrative occupations Human resources administrator · People clerk · Admin officer — 10.0% of group adverts | 1,488 | +30.1% | |
| 5 | Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants Pensions clerk · Admin clerk · Admin officer — 7.8% of group adverts | 1,155 | +5.3% | |
| 6 | Library clerks and assistantsYou’re viewing this Library clerk · Press clipper · Book looker-out — 1.0% of group adverts | 149 | -17.2% |
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.