Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Medical secretaries demand is falling in London.
ONS recorded 69 new online adverts for medical secretaries in London in Jul 2026. That is 73.6% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in London for the broader secretarial and related occupations is £31,200.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Medical secretaries hiring demand
New online job adverts for medical secretaries in London
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
69
Jul 2026 · London
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for secretarial and related occupations in London
Advertised pay is 4.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£31,200
Jan 2025 · London
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.3 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 80.0% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 10.3% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.3% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 2.0% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 0.4% |
London compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 69 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 598 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 238 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 61 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 33 | |
| 4 | Telford and Wrekin | 29 | |
| 5 | Manchester | 29 | |
| 6 | Bristol, City of | 27 | |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove | 23 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | 23 | |
| 9 | Nottingham | 22 | |
| 10 | Sheffield | 22 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Secretarial and related occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastleigh | £40,000 | |
| 2 | London | £31,200 | |
| 3 | Oadby and Wigston | £30,000 | |
| 4 | Epsom and Ewell | £28,100 | |
| 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | £28,100 | |
| 6 | Dacorum | £27,900 | |
| 7 | Watford | £27,900 | |
| 8 | Shetland Islands | £27,900 | |
| 9 | Stevenage | £27,800 | |
| 10 | Cambridge | £27,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 421) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Receptionists Receptionist · Service adviser · A&E receptionist — 54.5% of group adverts | 4,951 | -13.4% | |
| 2 | Personal assistants and other secretaries Personal assistant · Medical PA · Virtual pa — 25.3% of group adverts | 2,301 | -14.6% | |
| 3 | Medical secretariesYou’re viewing this Medical secretary · Admin clerk · Clerical worker — 6.6% of group adverts | 598 | -6.6% | |
| 4 | Legal secretaries Legal pa · Legal clerk · Admin officer — 5.9% of group adverts | 534 | — | |
| 5 | School secretaries School clerk · Admin officer · Admin assistant — 5.5% of group adverts | 495 | — | |
| 6 | Company secretaries and administrators Company administrator · Club secretary · Sports secretary — 1.5% of group adverts | 135 | -18.7% | |
| 7 | Typists and related keyboard occupations Typist · Copy typist · Wp operator — 0.7% of group adverts | 68 | -1.4% |
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.