Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Dispensing opticians demand is broadly unchanged in Northern Ireland.
ONS recorded 2 new online adverts for dispensing opticians in Northern Ireland in Aug 2026. That is broadly unchanged than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £31,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Dispensing opticians hiring demand
New online job adverts for dispensing opticians in Northern Ireland
New online job adverts are broadly unchanged since Aug 2025.
2
Aug 2026 · Northern Ireland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for dispensing opticians across the UK
Advertised pay is 3.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£31,000
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 95.3% | |
| 2 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 89.1% | |
| 3 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 77.0% | |
| 4 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 49.4% | |
| 5 | Marketing and Sales | 36.5% | |
| 6 | Information Technology and Programming | 27.3% | |
| 7 | Education and Training | 18.2% | |
| 8 | Organizational Development | 14.7% | |
| 9 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 13.6% | |
| 10 | Construction and Built Environment | 9.8% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.2 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 86.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 8.9% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 2.0% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 1.3% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 0.9% |
Northern Ireland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 196 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 101 | |
| 2 | Nottingham | 18 | |
| 3 | Buckinghamshire | 18 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 18 | |
| 5 | Sheffield | 15 | |
| 6 | Milton Keynes | 13 | |
| 7 | Woking | 12 | |
| 8 | Manchester | 12 | |
| 9 | Shropshire | 11 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 11 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Health and social care associate professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £37,100 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £34,000 | |
| 3 | East Lothian | £32,400 | |
| 4 | Clackmannanshire | £32,100 | |
| 5 | Welwyn Hatfield | £31,000 | |
| 6 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £30,600 | |
| 7 | Fenland | £30,500 | |
| 8 | London | £30,500 | |
| 9 | Luton | £30,400 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | £30,400 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 321) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and dental technicians Dental technician · Limb fitter · Dental fitter — 39.8% of group adverts | 957 | -33.4% | |
| 2 | Pharmaceutical technicians Pharmaceutical technician · Checking technician · Pharmacy technician — 27.1% of group adverts | 652 | -23.4% | |
| 3 | Complementary health associate professionals Complementary health practitioner · Reiki healer · Reiki master — 15.0% of group adverts | 361 | +7.1% | |
| 4 | Health associate professionals n.e.c. Health trainer · Diet adviser · Equine dentist — 9.9% of group adverts | 239 | -12.1% | |
| 5 | Dispensing opticiansYou’re viewing this Dispensing optician · Optical dispenser · Ophthalmic technician — 8.1% of group adverts | 196 | -8.4% |
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.