The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Mid Sussex hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Mid Sussex were 29.7% higher than three months earlier, in July 2026. Median advertised pay in Mid Sussex is £29,200 in May 2025, 5.0% higher on the latest comparison.
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Mid Sussex hiring demand
New online job adverts in Mid Sussex
New online job adverts have increased since Jul 2025.
2,035
Jul 2026 · Mid Sussex
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £29,200.
£29,200
May 2025 · Mid Sussex
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Mid Sussex
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primary education teaching professionals | 137 | — | |
| 2 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 113 | +43.0% | |
| 3 | Chefs | 100 | -32.0% | |
| 4 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 95 | -16.7% | |
| 5 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 70 | — | |
| 6 | Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 67 | — | |
| 7 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 57 | -8.1% | |
| 8 | Records clerks and assistants | 52 | -14.8% | |
| 9 | Warehouse operatives | 51 | +10.9% | |
| 10 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 49 | — |
Hiring near Mid Sussex
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckinghamshire | 6,435 | +14.9% | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes | 5,297 | +15.4% | |
| 3 | Reading | 4,687 | +1.1% | |
| 4 | Southampton | 4,521 | -2.2% | |
| 5 | Oxford | 4,259 | -0.3% | |
| 6 | Slough | 4,100 | +33.8% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marketing and commercial managers | 28 | +115.4% | |
| 2 | Managers in storage and warehousing | 34 | +100.0% | |
| 3 | Programmers and software development professionals | 43 | +87.0% | |
| 4 | Dental nurses | 22 | +57.1% | |
| 5 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 113 | +43.0% | |
| 6 | Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors | 25 | +38.9% | |
| 7 | Coffee shop workers | 23 | +35.3% | |
| 8 | Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants | 20 | +25.0% | |
| 9 | Financial managers and directors | 21 | +23.5% | |
| 10 | Finance and investment analysts and advisers | 25 | +19.0% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Receptionists | 30 | -46.4% | |
| 2 | Solicitors and lawyers | 30 | -40.0% | |
| 3 | Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. | 33 | -36.5% | |
| 4 | Chefs | 100 | -32.0% | |
| 5 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 25 | -26.5% | |
| 6 | Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. | 22 | -18.5% | |
| 7 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 95 | -16.7% | |
| 8 | Records clerks and assistants | 52 | -14.8% | |
| 9 | Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 49 | -10.9% | |
| 10 | Advertising and marketing associate professionals | 25 | -10.7% |
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 July 2026
Mid Sussex · 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 July 2026Advertised salary May 2025
Mid Sussex · 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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