7,625 public-sector vacancies were added to GovJobs in the seven days from 2 November 2026, against 8,478 the week before. Here is where they landed, what they pay and who was recruiting.
How this week compares
That is down 10% on the previous seven days, when 8,478 roles were added.
Which sectors were hiring
| Sector | New roles | Share | vs previous week |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS | 4,315 | 57% | −18% |
| Schools | 2,185 | 29% | +63% |
| Councils | 930 | 12% | −32% |
| Universities | 180 | 2% | −24% |
| Civil Service | 110 | 1% | −42% |
| Police & emergency | 29 | 0% | −24% |
| Rail & transport | 21 | 0% | +40% |
What they advertise
| Sector | Median starting salary | Range | Adverts with a salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS | £38,488 | £10,000 – £558,073 | 3,304 |
| Civil Service | £37,056 | £24,645 – £113,565 | 91 |
| Universities | £35,302 | £15,379 – £59,390 | 105 |
| Councils | £34,273 | £11,230 – £2,815,300 | 432 |
| Police & emergency | £31,345 | £15,390 – £49,817 | 15 |
| Schools | £27,339 | £10,018 – £132,943 | 1,257 |
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 (1,091, 14%), London (1,016, 13%), North West (967, 13%), West Midlands (920, 12%), East of England (824, 11%) and South West (717, 9%).
What kind of work
Grouping the advert titles, the largest clusters were teaching and classroom support (493), nursing and midwifery (456), clinical and therapy (439), administration and business support (225) and social care (174). Titles vary a lot between employers, so treat these as broad families rather than exact counts.
A cross-section of what was added
- Assistant Psychologist - Dietetic Assistant — NHS: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge · £28392.00 to £31157.00 · closes 19 November
- Administrator- Medical Secretary — NHS: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · DL22TS · £28,392 to £31,157 a year · closes 20 November
- Occupational Therapy Assistant — NHS: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · Abbots Langley · £27,106 to £28,850 a year · closes 20 November
- Healthcare Support Worker - Band 2 to 3 (Isle of Wight based) — NHS: Isle of Wight NHS Trust · Newport · £25272.00 · closes 18 November
- Home First Call Handler — NHS: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · Gloucester · £25760.00 to £27476.00 · closes 19 November
- Consultant in Anaesthetics (QEH) — NHS: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · Margate · £113565.00 to £150569.00 · closes 22 November
- Booking Administrator — NHS: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry · £25760.00 to £27476.00 · closes 19 November
- Patient Catering Assistant - LGH — NHS: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · Leicester · £25272.00 · closes 17 November
- Band 5 Staff Nurse — NHS: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust · Uxbridge · £36943.00 to £44900.00 · closes 19 November
- Team Secretary (Liaison and Diversion Service) — NHS: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Bridgwater · £25760.00 to £27476.00 · closes 19 November
- Clinical Lead — NHS: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Chester · £49387.00 to £56515.00 · closes 19 November
- Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist — NHS: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust · Hayes · £55524.00 to £62652.00 · closes 19 November
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_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._