Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Early education and childcare practitioners demand is falling in London.
ONS recorded 779 new online adverts for early education and childcare practitioners in London in Jul 2026. That is 69.6% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in London for the broader health and social care associate professionals is £30,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Early education and childcare practitioners hiring demand
New online job adverts for early education and childcare practitioners in London
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
779
Jul 2026 · London
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for health and social care associate professionals in London
Advertised pay is 1.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,500
Jan 2025 · London
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.1 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 45.3% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 18.0% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 19.1% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 16.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 1.0% |
London compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 779 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 5,227 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 2,283 | |
| 2 | Buckinghamshire | 223 | |
| 3 | Cheshire East | 186 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 182 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 174 | |
| 6 | North Yorkshire | 164 | |
| 7 | Bristol, City of | 150 | |
| 8 | Wiltshire | 123 | |
| 9 | Somerset | 110 | |
| 10 | Cheshire West and Chester | 107 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Health and social care associate professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £37,100 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £34,000 | |
| 3 | East Lothian | £32,400 | |
| 4 | Clackmannanshire | £32,100 | |
| 5 | Welwyn Hatfield | £31,000 | |
| 6 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £30,600 | |
| 7 | Fenland | £30,500 | |
| 8 | London | £30,500 | |
| 9 | Luton | £30,400 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | £30,400 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 323) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early education and childcare practitionersYou’re viewing this Childcare practitioner · Nursery officer · Nursery practitioner — 73.5% of group adverts | 5,227 | +5.2% | |
| 2 | Higher level teaching assistants Higher level teaching assistant · Sen hlta · Teaching assistant — 26.5% of group adverts | 1,883 | -9.3% |
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.