The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
North East hiring demand is falling, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in North East were 1.5% lower than three months earlier, in August 2026. Median advertised pay in North East is £29,550 in May 2025, 3.5% higher on the latest comparison.
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North East hiring demand
New online job adverts in North East
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
20,479
Aug 2026 · North East
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £29,550.
£29,550
May 2025 · North East
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in North East
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programmers and software development professionals | 735 | -34.1% | |
| 2 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 727 | — | |
| 3 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 633 | -3.9% | |
| 4 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 629 | -9.5% | |
| 5 | Business sales executives | 613 | — | |
| 6 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 581 | — | |
| 7 | Chefs | 494 | -10.2% | |
| 8 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 488 | — | |
| 9 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 487 | +15.4% | |
| 10 | Primary education teaching professionals | 469 | — |
Hiring near North East
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 4,935 | -4.6% | |
| 2 | County Durham | 3,398 | +5.7% | |
| 3 | Northumberland | 2,576 | +14.5% | |
| 4 | Gateshead | 1,681 | -1.8% | |
| 5 | Stockton-on-Tees | 1,618 | +0.2% | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 1,501 | +4.6% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rail transport operatives | 20 | +300.0% | |
| 2 | Process operatives n.e.c. | 24 | +100.0% | |
| 3 | Farm workers | 83 | +66.0% | |
| 4 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 239 | +63.7% | |
| 5 | Chartered and certified accountants | 83 | +45.6% | |
| 6 | Unknown | 26 | +44.4% | |
| 7 | Elementary storage supervisors | 46 | +39.4% | |
| 8 | Sports and leisure assistants | 79 | +38.6% | |
| 9 | Taxation experts | 118 | +31.1% | |
| 10 | Printers | 27 | +28.6% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardeners and landscape gardeners | 20 | -62.3% | |
| 2 | Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | 39 | -57.6% | |
| 3 | Chief executives and senior officials | 29 | -56.1% | |
| 4 | Information technology professionals n.e.c. | 129 | -52.9% | |
| 5 | Data analysts | 78 | -50.3% | |
| 6 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 77 | -50.3% | |
| 7 | Business and related research professionals | 82 | -49.7% | |
| 8 | Legal associate professionals | 65 | -46.7% | |
| 9 | Education advisers and school inspectors | 34 | -46.0% | |
| 10 | IT network professionals | 42 | -45.5% |
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
North East · 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
North East · 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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