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UK Job Market Pulse

Weekly insights on hiring trends, salaries, and in-demand skills

Last updated: 3 Aug 2026Period: 27 Jul 2026 - 3 Aug 2026

54,440Active Jobs+6.7% vs last week

28.5%Remote Opportunities+3.2% vs last week

£58,000Average Salary+3.5% vs last month

Hottest Roles This Week

Roles with the most job postings

Software Engineer15,420 jobs

Data Analyst8,930 jobs

Project Manager5,120 jobs

Product Manager4,280 jobs

Backend Developer4,210 jobs

Fastest Growing Roles

Roles with the biggest week-over-week increase

DevOps Engineer3,150 jobs • Avg £70,000

Data Scientist2,620 jobs • Avg £68,000

Backend Developer4,210 jobs • Avg £62,000

Data Analyst8,930 jobs • Avg £48,000

Software Engineer15,420 jobs • Avg £65,000

In-Demand Skills

Skills appearing most frequently in job postings

Python↑

12,500 mentions+15.2% vs last week

TypeScript↑

8,900 mentions+22.5% vs last week

AWS↑

9,200 mentions+18.3% vs last week

React↑

7,800 mentions+8.1% vs last week

Kubernetes↑

4,500 mentions+28.4% vs last week

SQL→

11,200 mentions+5.2% vs last week

Machine Learning↑

3,200 mentions+35.2% vs last week

Docker↑

6,800 mentions+12.1% vs last week

Jobs by Location

Where the opportunities are

London28,500 jobs+6.3%Manchester8,200 jobs+9.3%Birmingham5,800 jobs+7.4%Edinburgh4,200 jobs+7.7%Bristol3,800 jobs+8.6%Leeds4,100 jobs+7.9%

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About This Data

Data is aggregated weekly from multiple UK job sources including Reed, Adzuna, and Jooble. Salary figures are based on advertised salaries where available and represent median values. Trends are calculated week-over-week. All data is indicative and should not be used for financial planning.