Time is short on these: 1,152 public-sector vacancies on GovJobs close in the seven days from 10 August 2026. This is what is running out, which parts of the sector are tightest, and how much notice they gave.
What is closing, by sector
| Sector | Closing | Share | Typical notice given |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS | 4,137 | 359% | 21 days |
| Councils | 958 | 83% | 15 days |
| Schools | 631 | 55% | 23 days |
| Universities | 44 | 4% | 21 days |
| Rail & transport | 27 | 2% | 19 days |
| Civil Service | 24 | 2% | 26 days |
| Police & emergency | 13 | 1% | 14 days |
"Typical notice" is the median number of days between an advert being published and its deadline. A short figure means those employers move fast, so a weekly check is not enough to catch them.
What they advertise
| Sector | Median starting salary | Range | Adverts with a salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Service | £41,983 | £27,068 – £94,356 | 15 |
| Police & emergency | £38,490 | £25,272 – £57,118 | 12 |
| NHS | £36,943 | £10,000 – £160,000 | 3,384 |
| Councils | £32,134 | £10,210 – £85,004 | 740 |
| Schools | £25,989 | £10,052 – £83,860 | 365 |
These are advertised starting figures, not average earnings, and only cover the adverts that publish a salary — many public-sector roles quote a band or grade instead. Read them as a guide to the market, not a pay survey.
Where they are
The busiest regions were North West (828, 72%), London (780, 68%), South East (664, 58%), South West (587, 51%), West Midlands (539, 47%) and East of England (512, 44%).
Closing soonest
- Educational Psychologist x 3 posts – 37 hpw — Councils: South Tyneside Council · North East · £49,215 to £59,809 pa Soulbury Scale A 3-8 plus up to 3 SPA points · closes 11 August
- Finance Business Partner — Schools: Community Academies Trust · Tamworth · £39,152.00 - £41,771.00 Annually (FTE) · closes 11 August
- Copywriter — Councils: Horsham District Council · Horsham · £30024 to £32597 per year · closes 11 August
- Director of Safeguarding & Attendance — Schools: The White Hills Park Trust Ltd · Nottingham · £53,460.00 - £60,125.00 Annually (Actual)
Hay Band E points 42 – 48 (£53,460 - £60,125) · closes 11 August
- Neighbourhood Warden (Horsham Town) — Councils: Horsham District Council · Horsham · £33669 to £36363 per year · closes 11 August
- HLTA — Schools: North Star Academy Trust · Bristol · £32,061.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual salary £26,522 - £28,485 per annum · closes 12 August
- Parish Council Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer — Councils: Croxley Green Parish Council · Croxley Green · £48226 to £52413 per year · closes 11 August
- Senior Planning Enforcement Officer - Development Management — Councils: Brentwood Borough Council · Brentwood · £45189 to £48665 per year · closes 11 August
- Nursery Nurse — Councils: Newcastle City Council · Newcastle Upon Tyne · £29,064 - £31,022 per annum (pay award pending) · closes 11 August
- Social Care Assessment Officer — Councils: Newcastle City Council · Newcastle upon Tyne · £32,597 - £35,412 per annum (pay award pending) · closes 11 August
- Adults Social Worker (Carshalton / Sutton Localities Teams) — Councils: London Borough of Sutton · Sutton · £42060 to £50085 per year · closes 12 August
- Communications Assistant — Councils: Peterborough City Council · Peterborough · £28598 to £32061 per year · closes 12 August
Search them all
These are a sample — browse every role closing this week with the closing-within-7-days filter, or set up a saved search to get deadline alerts by email.
_Every figure above is counted from the GovJobs index — the UK public-sector vacancies we hold at the time of writing — rather than from official statistics, and the live counts change daily. Adverts that carry no salary, region or closing date are excluded from the section that needs them, so section totals will not always match. Applications are always made on the official employer or source website._