Time is short on these: 6,417 public-sector vacancies on GovJobs close in the seven days from 13 July 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 | 3,600 | 56% | 14 days |
| Schools | 1,709 | 27% | 13 days |
| Councils | 1,036 | 16% | 15 days |
| Universities | 44 | 1% | 21 days |
| Civil Service | 16 | 0% | 20 days |
| Rail & transport | 8 | 0% | 11 days |
| Police & emergency | 4 | 0% | — |
"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 | £55,756 | £24,937 – £109,725 | 14 |
| NHS | £36,943 | £10,000 – £140,000 | 3,120 |
| Councils | £32,061 | £10,041 – £158,084 | 820 |
| Schools | £25,507 | £10,000 – £108,202 | 896 |
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 South East (825, 13%), London (757, 12%), North West (747, 12%), South West (699, 11%), West Midlands (607, 9%) and East of England (600, 9%).
Closing soonest
- Macmillan Information and Support Manager — NHS: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Kettering, NN16 8UZ · £49387.00 to £56515.00 · closes 13 July
- Community Health Worker — Councils: Devon County Council · Ivybridge, PL21 0AJ · £28392.00 to £31157.00 · closes 13 July
- Send Class Teacher - Willenhall Community Primary School — Schools: Willenhall Community Primary School · Coventry · £32,916 - £51,048 · closes 13 July
- Clinical / Forensic / Counselling Psychologist — NHS: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Leeds, LS14 6UH · £49387.00 to £56515.00 · closes 13 July
- Senior Payment Officer (Early Education Funding) — Councils: Oxfordshire County Council · Oxford, OX1 1ND · £31537.00 to £34434.00 · closes 13 July
- Treatment Room Nurse — NHS: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Trafford, M33 4PS · £32073.00 to £39043.00 · closes 13 July
- Administration Officer — NHS: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust · Carlisle, CA1 1PY · £25760.00 to £27476.00 · closes 13 July
- Physiotherapist — NHS: Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust · Leeds, LS12 3QE · £32073.00 to £39043.00 · closes 13 July
- Clinical Support worker (Brampton) — NHS: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Cumbria, CA8 1TX · £25760.00 to £27476.00 · closes 13 July
- Administrator — NHS: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust · Droitwich, WR9 8RD · £25760.00 to £27476.00 · closes 13 July
- Mental Health Liaison Nurse — NHS: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · Southend, SS0 0RY · £39959.00 to £48117.00 · closes 13 July
- Sussex Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) Agile Research Nurse — NHS: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) · Worthing, BN11 2DH · £39959.00 to £48117.00 · closes 13 July
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._