Advertised pay
£41,750.00
+1.8% vs Q3 2025
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Q3 2026 Jobs Market Report
Advertised pay rose 1.8% and hiring activity we tracked rose 32.7% compared with Q3 2025.
Hiring activity we tracked
97% permanent / 3% contract
+32.7% vs Q3 2025
vs Q2 2026
Pay -1.8%, hiring activity -7.1%
Sector movers
Change in each sector's share of the hiring activity we tracked, Q3 2025 to Q3 2026.
Growing
- Construction+4.7% pts
- Accounting+2.2% pts
- IT+1.1% pts
Shrinking
- Engineering-3.0% pts
- Education-1.6% pts
- Environmental-1.1% pts
Monthly trend
Within Q3 2026, hiring activity we tracked peaked in September 2026 (dark green below) and was quietest in August 2026 (dark red below).
Based on job listings and advertised salaries we track across the UK. Figures are indicative trends, not a full census of the UK jobs market.