Time is short on these: 6,528 public-sector vacancies on GovJobs close in the seven days from 6 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 | 2,850 | 44% | 13 days |
| Schools | 2,633 | 40% | 14 days |
| Councils | 971 | 15% | 15 days |
| Universities | 41 | 1% | 15 days |
| Rail & transport | 17 | 0% | 14 days |
| Civil Service | 13 | 0% | 19 days |
| Police & emergency | 3 | 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 | £46,310 | £25,651 – £190,000 | 11 |
| NHS | £33,677 | £10,000 – £130,000 | 2,549 |
| Councils | £31,164 | £10,227 – £93,107 | 675 |
| Schools | £25,185 | £10,023 – £115,000 | 1,367 |
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 West Midlands (858, 13%), London (796, 12%), South East (743, 11%), North West (672, 10%), East of England (653, 10%) and South West (639, 10%).
Closing soonest
- Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Facilitator — NHS: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Blackburn & Burnley, BB2 3HH · £28392.00 to £31157.00 · closes 6 July
- Senior Planning Policy Officer — Councils: Hyndburn Borough Council · Accrington, Lancashire · £38220 to £39862 · closes 6 July
- Clinical Education Coordinator, Speech and Language Therapy — Universities: Cardiff Metropolitan University · Cardiff, CF5 2YB · £53301.00 to £61759.00 · closes 6 July
- Teaching Assistant Level 2 — Schools: Houlton School · RUGBY · NJC07-NJC11 £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 FTE (Actual: £22,888.73 – £24,396.26) · closes 6 July
- Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech And Language Therapist–Voice Disorders — NHS: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Workington, CA14 2RW · £49387.00 to £56515.00 · closes 6 July
- Ecology Officer (Bats) — Councils: North Somerset Council · Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset · £35412 to £38220 · closes 6 July
- Senior Lecturer in Speech & Language Therapy (Welsh Medium) — Universities: Cardiff Metropolitan University · Cardiff, CF5 2YB · £53301.00 to £61759.00 · closes 6 July
- Consultant Anaesthetist in Thoracic, Burns & Cardiac Critical Care — NHS: Swansea Bay University Health Board · Swansea, SA6 6NL · £114099.00 to £166585.00 · closes 6 July
- Builder (Multi-Skilled Building Maintenance Operative) — Councils: Denbighshire County Council · Denbighshire, Wales · £32597 to £33699 · closes 6 July
- Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Cancer Services — NHS: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham, B15 2TH · £49387.00 to £56515.00 · closes 6 July
- Housing Renewal Officer — Councils: North Kesteven District Council · NG34 7EF · £34434 to £37280 · closes 6 July
- Clinical Trial Coordinator — NHS: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 317 Trustwide, NE1 4LP · £32073.00 to £39043.00 · closes 6 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._