The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
London hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in London were 6.1% higher than three months earlier, in August 2026. Median advertised pay in London is £40,500 in May 2025, 2.0% higher on the latest comparison.
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London hiring demand
New online job adverts in London
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
117,803
Aug 2026 · London
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £40,500.
£40,500
May 2025 · London
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in London
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 8,966 | — | |
| 2 | Programmers and software development professionals | 7,421 | -22.9% | |
| 3 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 6,759 | +2.0% | |
| 4 | Business sales executives | 6,245 | — | |
| 5 | Business and financial project management professionals | 4,978 | — | |
| 6 | Chefs | 4,380 | -12.8% | |
| 7 | Finance and investment analysts and advisers | 4,272 | -20.1% | |
| 8 | IT managers | 3,772 | -11.4% | |
| 9 | Human resource managers and directors | 3,719 | -12.8% | |
| 10 | Financial managers and directors | 3,646 | -12.5% |
Hiring near London
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckinghamshire | 6,928 | +7.9% | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes | 5,949 | +9.8% | |
| 3 | Reading | 5,202 | +4.2% | |
| 4 | Southampton | 4,996 | +7.8% | |
| 5 | Slough | 4,974 | +18.9% | |
| 6 | Oxford | 4,492 | -1.6% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rail transport operatives | 83 | +69.4% | |
| 2 | Street cleaners | 65 | +32.7% | |
| 3 | Horticultural trades | 100 | +31.6% | |
| 4 | Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters | 151 | +31.3% | |
| 5 | Officers in armed forces | 63 | +26.0% | |
| 6 | Process operatives n.e.c. | 122 | +24.5% | |
| 7 | Industrial cleaning process occupations | 241 | +22.3% | |
| 8 | Aerospace engineers | 41 | +20.6% | |
| 9 | Bank and post office clerks | 1,043 | +17.1% | |
| 10 | Transport and distribution clerks and assistants | 792 | +10.5% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bricklayers | 77 | -72.7% | |
| 2 | Train and tram drivers | 24 | -63.6% | |
| 3 | Floorers and wall tilers | 140 | -52.4% | |
| 4 | Scaffolders, stagers and riggers | 59 | -50.8% | |
| 5 | Charitable organisation managers and directors | 35 | -49.3% | |
| 6 | Youth work professionals | 35 | -46.2% | |
| 7 | Dispensing opticians | 101 | -45.4% | |
| 8 | Window cleaners | 48 | -44.8% | |
| 9 | Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers | 137 | -43.6% | |
| 10 | Importers and exporters | 72 | -43.3% |
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
London · New online adverts first appearing in each period. This is not the ONS Vacancy Survey.
Office for National Statistics · textkernel_job_adverts · Release: September 2026Advertised salary May 2025
London · 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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