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Employment counts
This table provides an occupation overview for relevant jobs in the region.
Profession | 2023 Jobs▼ | 2023 Median Salary | 2023 Average Hourly Wage | 2018 Jobs | 2018-2023 % Change in Jobs |
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Professional Occupations | 142,490 | £39,094 | £23.47 | 137,312 | 3.77% |
Associate Professional Occupations | 86,500 | £29,624 | £17.47 | 83,534 | 3.55% |
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | 73,497 | £22,337 | £14.54 | 69,137 | 6.31% |
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials | 69,074 | £45,317 | £26.26 | 68,512 | 0.82% |
Elementary Occupations | 66,602 | £14,604 | £11.73 | 63,393 | 5.06% |
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | 48,308 | £18,183 | £12.83 | 45,476 | 6.23% |
Skilled Trades Occupations | 46,758 | £28,335 | £14.85 | 44,605 | 4.83% |
Sales and Customer Service Occupations | 44,841 | £16,470 | £12.27 | 45,194 | -0.78% |
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 25,627 | £28,335 | £14.35 | 24,038 | 6.61% |
*An LQ above 1 suggests the region has an above average concentration of jobs in the given occupation, compared to the national average. Source: Lightcast, Structural LMI.
Top 20 Employers
The top 20 hiring employers (excluding staffing agencies) in last 365 days.
Company | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings |
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NHS | 10,027 |
Surrey County Council | 1,749 |
Absolute Interpreting And Translations | 1,271 |
University Of Surrey | 701 |
Ramsay Health Care | 682 |
Barchester | 626 |
Care Uk | 614 |
Mitchells & Butlers | 522 |
Maid2Clean | 492 |
Bupa | 491 |
AtkinsRéalis | 483 |
Compass Group | 470 |
Nuffield Health | 436 |
ServiceNow | 431 |
Avery Healthcare | 413 |
Willis Towers Watson | 363 |
BAE Systems | 361 |
Tesco | 351 |
Royal Holloway, University Of London | 346 |
Veritone | 345 |
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Job Postings by Occupation
This chart breaks down hiring demand for the past 365 days by individual occupations, providing an overview of the most recruited for occupations.
Latest 365 Days Unique Postings | Median Salary | Demand | |
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Professional occupations | 51,879 | £41,408 | 2.31 |
Associate professional occupations | 27,579 | £30,528 | 2 |
Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 22,823 | £25,024 | 2.44 |
Elementary occupations | 18,706 | £25,408 | 2.21 |
Administrative and secretarial occupations | 15,634 | £27,968 | 1.98 |
Sales and customer service occupations | 15,242 | £26,560 | 2.12 |
Managers, directors and senior officials | 14,578 | £39,616 | 2.09 |
Skilled trades occupations | 13,823 | £37,312 | 2.22 |
Process, plant and machine operatives | 5,787 | £33,472 | 1.91 |
* Demand is the ratio of total to unique (deduplicated) job postings. A higher than average posting intensity can mean that employers are putting more effort than normal into hiring that position. Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics
Top 20 Job Titles
This table provides an overview of the top 20 job titles listed by hiring employers in last 365 days
Job Title | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings | Median Salary | Demand |
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Teaching Assistants | 4,034 | £21,696 | 2.51 |
Support Workers | 2,520 | £24,896 | 2.36 |
Learning Support Assistants | 2,230 | £21,440 | 2.1 |
SEN Teaching Assistants | 1,998 | £21,440 | 2.47 |
Care Assistants | 1,788 | £27,008 | 3.05 |
Cleaners | 1,625 | £25,024 | 1.93 |
Primary Teachers | 1,565 | £39,040 | 3.22 |
Nursery Practitioners | 1,159 | £26,560 | 2.25 |
Supply Teachers | 1,111 | £37,760 | 2.44 |
Administrators | 938 | £26,048 | 2.02 |
Housekeepers | 923 | £27,904 | 1.71 |
Delivery Drivers | 850 | £27,776 | 2.27 |
Early Years Teachers | 829 | £27,456 | 2.12 |
Vehicle Technicians | 813 | £40,064 | 2.43 |
Receptionists | 803 | £25,024 | 1.94 |
Labourers | 794 | £30,080 | 2.36 |
Kitchen Assistants | 779 | £24,000 | 2.37 |
Team Members | 763 | £23,680 | 2.27 |
Health Care Assistants | 749 | £25,408 | 2.17 |
Chefs De Partie | 690 | £30,976 | 2.3 |
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Top 20 Specialised Skills
The top 20 technical skills listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.
Skill | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings % Change | |
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1 | Construction | 1,231 | -69.7% |
2 | Project Management | 1,050 | -35.7% |
3 | Carpentry | 959 | -33.7% |
4 | Plumbing | 802 | -41.4% |
5 | Subcontracting | 683 | -32.5% |
6 | Painting | 611 | -54.2% |
7 | Field Service Management | 512 | -54.9% |
8 | AutoCAD | 450 | -53.3% |
9 | Procurement | 427 | -72.6% |
10 | Civil Engineering | 418 | -46.2% |
11 | HVAC | 396 | -65.2% |
12 | Risk Analysis | 369 | -51.5% |
13 | Surveying | 335 | -46.3% |
14 | Quantity Surveying | 333 | -69.1% |
15 | Contract Management | 316 | -38.6% |
16 | Power Tool Operation | 311 | 27.7% |
17 | Hand Tools | 279 | 31.9% |
18 | Machinery | 245 | -2.9% |
19 | Electrical Wiring | 241 | -10.8% |
20 | Plastering | 237 | -74.7% |
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Highest Earning Specialised Skills
The top 20 technical skills by average advertised salary.
Skill | Median Salary | Job Postings (Last 365 Days) | |
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1 | Stakeholder Management | £54,976 | 1,591 |
2 | Change Management | £54,912 | 1,237 |
3 | Agile Methodology | £54,720 | 1,775 |
4 | Project Delivery | £52,096 | 1,218 |
5 | Python (Programming Language) | £51,072 | 1,148 |
6 | Subcontracting | £50,112 | 1,636 |
7 | SQL (Programming Language) | £50,112 | 1,224 |
8 | Automation | £50,048 | 1,399 |
9 | Clinical Governance | £49,088 | 1,683 |
10 | Contract Management | £49,088 | 1,219 |
11 | Project Management | £47,552 | 7,323 |
12 | Procurement | £47,552 | 3,237 |
13 | Risk Management | £47,040 | 2,475 |
14 | Clinical Practices | £46,720 | 1,333 |
15 | Pharmaceuticals | £45,760 | 1,271 |
16 | Business Development | £44,992 | 3,353 |
17 | Construction | £44,992 | 2,207 |
18 | Computer Science | £44,992 | 1,156 |
19 | New Product Development | £43,456 | 1,496 |
20 | Occupational Therapy | £43,200 | 1,453 |
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics
Top 20 Certifications
The top 20 certifications listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.
Certification | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings % Change |
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CSCS Card | 1,058 | -36.7% |
Security Clearance | 52 | -90.4% |
First Aid Certification | 34 | 35.3% |
Functional Skills Qualification | 26 | -19.2% |
Six Sigma Green Belt | 14 | 64.3% |
Architecture License | 13 | 7.7% |
Certified Strength And Conditioning Specialist | 13 | 84.6% |
Core Domestic Gas Safety (CCN1) | 12 | 25% |
IOSH Managing Safely | 11 | -263.6% |
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments 2) | 9 | 33.3% |
Gas Meter Safety (MET1) | 6 | 83.3% |
Certified Financial Risk Management | 5 | |
Post Graduate Certificate In Education (PGCE) | 5 | 60% |
Product Certification | 5 | 0% |
Residential Electronics Systems Integrator | 5 | 40% |
Certified Mold Remediation Technician | 4 | 0% |
Forklift Certification | 4 | 50% |
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | 4 | 75% |
10-Hour OSHA General Industry Card | 3 | |
Certified Network Cable Installer (CNCI) | 3 |
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Top 20 Transferable Skills
The top 20 common skills listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.
Latest 365 Days Unique Postings | Latest 365 Days Unique Postings % Change | ||
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1 | Communication | 62,999 | -14.9% |
2 | Management | 34,984 | -31.2% |
3 | Customer Service | 29,993 | -31.6% |
4 | Teaching | 26,008 | 17.9% |
5 | Detail Oriented | 20,477 | -25.9% |
6 | Sales | 19,094 | -44.1% |
7 | Planning | 16,822 | -23.3% |
8 | English Language | 15,939 | -11.6% |
9 | Leadership | 15,752 | -12.9% |
10 | Interpersonal Communications | 13,431 | -3.2% |
11 | Operations | 12,768 | -16.3% |
12 | Problem Solving | 12,257 | -20% |
13 | Mathematics | 11,354 | -5.9% |
14 | Organizational Skills | 11,348 | -19.8% |
15 | Enthusiasm | 10,493 | -21.9% |
16 | Time Management | 8,540 | -13.3% |
17 | Microsoft Excel | 7,680 | -50.7% |
18 | Self-Motivation | 7,403 | -51.2% |
19 | Resilience | 7,386 | -1.9% |
20 | Teamwork | 7,326 | -23.6% |
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Job Postings by Experience Level
Experience level listed by hiring employers in last 365 days.
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Hiring demand time series
This chart shows the number of relevant unique online job postings recruited for in each month over the past five years.
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.
Hiring demand trends - comparison
This chart shows the number of relevant unique online job postings over the past 30 days, compared to the same time last year.
Source: Lightcast, Job Postings Analytics.