The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Medway hiring demand is falling, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Medway were 6.4% lower than three months earlier, in August 2026. Median advertised pay in Medway is £32,500 in May 2025, 4.2% higher on the latest comparison.
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Medway hiring demand
New online job adverts in Medway
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
1,626
Aug 2026 · Medway
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £32,500.
£32,500
May 2025 · Medway
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Medway
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 81 | +9.5% | |
| 2 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 79 | +3.9% | |
| 3 | Primary education teaching professionals | 76 | — | |
| 4 | Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 71 | — | |
| 5 | Records clerks and assistants | 70 | +4.5% | |
| 6 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 70 | — | |
| 7 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 66 | -32.7% | |
| 8 | Warehouse operatives | 66 | -2.9% | |
| 9 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 59 | — | |
| 10 | Chefs | 53 | -32.9% |
Hiring near Medway
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 | Bank and post office clerks | 21 | +133.3% | |
| 2 | Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 21 | +75.0% | |
| 3 | Finance and investment analysts and advisers | 37 | +68.2% | |
| 4 | Financial managers and directors | 27 | +42.1% | |
| 5 | Human resources and industrial relations officers | 52 | +36.8% | |
| 6 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 39 | +30.0% | |
| 7 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 24 | +26.3% | |
| 8 | Mining and quarry workers and related operatives | 24 | +26.3% | |
| 9 | Programmers and software development professionals | 35 | +25.0% | |
| 10 | Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 24 | +20.0% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors | 33 | -38.9% | |
| 2 | Property, housing and estate managers | 22 | -37.1% | |
| 3 | Chefs | 53 | -32.9% | |
| 4 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 66 | -32.7% | |
| 5 | Estate agents and auctioneers | 22 | -29.0% | |
| 6 | Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. | 24 | -25.0% | |
| 7 | Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 39 | -17.0% | |
| 8 | Quality assurance and regulatory professionals | 24 | -11.1% | |
| 9 | Human resource managers and directors | 24 | -7.7% | |
| 10 | Advertising and marketing associate professionals | 27 | -6.9% |
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
Medway · New online adverts first appearing in each period. This is not the ONS Vacancy Survey.
Office for National Statistics · labour_demand_soc2020 · Release: January 2017 to August 2026Advertised salary May 2025
Medway · 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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