The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Wolverhampton hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Wolverhampton were 16.8% higher than three months earlier, in July 2026. Median advertised pay in Wolverhampton is £33,000 in May 2025, 5.8% higher on the latest comparison.
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Wolverhampton hiring demand
New online job adverts in Wolverhampton
New online job adverts have increased since Jul 2025.
2,625
Jul 2026 · Wolverhampton
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £33,000.
£33,000
May 2025 · Wolverhampton
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Wolverhampton
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 185 | — | |
| 2 | Programmers and software development professionals | 168 | +223.1% | |
| 3 | Business sales executives | 148 | — | |
| 4 | Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 107 | — | |
| 5 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 100 | — | |
| 6 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 92 | — | |
| 7 | Records clerks and assistants | 86 | +32.3% | |
| 8 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 86 | +22.9% | |
| 9 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 81 | +268.2% | |
| 10 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 77 | +60.4% |
Hiring near Wolverhampton
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 13,365 | -3.9% | |
| 2 | Coventry | 3,893 | +3.1% | |
| 3 | Shropshire | 3,126 | +1.9% | |
| 4 | Stoke-on-Trent | 2,893 | +6.9% | |
| 5 | Solihull | 2,526 | +5.5% | |
| 6 | Dudley | 2,463 | +12.7% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 81 | +268.2% | |
| 2 | Programmers and software development professionals | 168 | +223.1% | |
| 3 | Arts officers, producers and directors | 29 | +163.6% | |
| 4 | IT managers | 50 | +163.2% | |
| 5 | Business associate professionals n.e.c. | 41 | +156.2% | |
| 6 | Cooks | 21 | +133.3% | |
| 7 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 24 | +100.0% | |
| 8 | Quality assurance and regulatory professionals | 37 | +94.7% | |
| 9 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 22 | +69.2% | |
| 10 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 77 | +60.4% |
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 | 64 | -36.6% | |
| 2 | Higher education teaching professionals | 39 | -32.8% | |
| 3 | Catering and bar managers | 20 | -31.0% | |
| 4 | Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. | 25 | -30.6% | |
| 5 | Houseparents and residential wardens | 35 | -27.1% | |
| 6 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 59 | -22.4% | |
| 7 | Bar staff | 24 | -20.0% | |
| 8 | Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 23 | -14.8% | |
| 9 | Chefs | 49 | -14.0% | |
| 10 | Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 33 | -10.8% |
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
Wolverhampton · 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
Wolverhampton · 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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