The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Sefton hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Sefton were 13.7% higher than three months earlier, in July 2026. Median advertised pay in Sefton is £29,000 in May 2025, 7.0% higher on the latest comparison.
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Sefton hiring demand
New online job adverts in Sefton
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
1,473
Jul 2026 · Sefton
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £29,000.
£29,000
May 2025 · Sefton
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Sefton
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Care workers and home carers | 214 | +2.9% | |
| 2 | Teaching assistants | 189 | +44.3% | |
| 3 | Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 102 | +14.6% | |
| 4 | Sales and retail assistants | 87 | -2.2% | |
| 5 | Cleaners and domestics | 80 | -2.4% | |
| 6 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 79 | +25.4% | |
| 7 | Educational support assistants | 78 | +41.8% | |
| 8 | Chefs | 69 | +9.5% | |
| 9 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 66 | +20.0% | |
| 10 | Other registered nursing professionals | 64 | -33.3% |
Hiring near Sefton
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 16,466 | +0.3% | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6,154 | -0.1% | |
| 3 | Cheshire West and Chester | 4,361 | +11.1% | |
| 4 | Cheshire East | 4,109 | -2.9% | |
| 5 | Warrington | 3,791 | +8.6% | |
| 6 | Preston | 3,325 | +12.9% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Therapy professionals n.e.c. | 24 | +300.0% | |
| 2 | Dental nurses | 38 | +216.7% | |
| 3 | Legal professionals n.e.c. | 23 | +187.5% | |
| 4 | Business sales executives | 35 | +118.8% | |
| 5 | Human resources and industrial relations officers | 25 | +108.3% | |
| 6 | Teachers of English as a foreign language | 23 | +76.9% | |
| 7 | Other vocational and industrial trainers | 47 | +67.9% | |
| 8 | Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers | 35 | +66.7% | |
| 9 | Cooks | 22 | +57.1% | |
| 10 | Speech and language therapists | 22 | +46.7% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social workers | 28 | -64.6% | |
| 2 | Warehouse operatives | 29 | -40.8% | |
| 3 | Receptionists | 24 | -35.1% | |
| 4 | Other registered nursing professionals | 64 | -33.3% | |
| 5 | Early education and childcare practitioners | 42 | -27.6% | |
| 6 | Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors | 34 | -24.4% | |
| 7 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 36 | -20.0% | |
| 8 | Other health professionals n.e.c. | 20 | -13.0% | |
| 9 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 58 | -7.9% | |
| 10 | IT user support technicians | 53 | -7.0% |
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
Sefton · 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
Sefton · 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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