Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Care escorts demand is falling in Barnsley.
ONS recorded 3 new online adverts for care escorts in Barnsley in Q4 2025. That is 25.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Barnsley for the broader caring personal service occupations is £26,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Care escorts hiring demand
New online job adverts for care escorts in Barnsley
New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.
3
Oct 2025 · Barnsley
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for caring personal service occupations in Barnsley
Advertised pay is 4.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£26,000
Jan 2025 · Barnsley
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 81.0% | |
| 2 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 69.2% | |
| 3 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 64.3% | |
| 4 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 44.3% | |
| 5 | Personal Care and Wellness | 31.1% | |
| 6 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 30.4% | |
| 7 | Education and Training | 30.2% | |
| 8 | Risk and Safety | 30.1% | |
| 9 | Psychology and Behavioural Health | 27.3% | |
| 10 | Social Sciences | 27.1% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 79.1% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 10.0% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 8.2% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 1.4% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 1.4% |
Barnsley compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 112 | |
| 2 | West Suffolk | 17 | |
| 3 | Sefton | 17 | |
| 4 | Westmorland and Furness | 15 | |
| 5 | Bristol, City of | 14 | |
| 6 | West Northamptonshire | 13 | |
| 7 | Breckland | 13 | |
| 8 | Bolton | 12 | |
| 9 | Plymouth | 12 | |
| 10 | Birmingham | 12 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Caring personal service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £32,900 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £31,800 | |
| 3 | Eden | £29,000 | |
| 4 | Fermanagh and Omagh | £28,600 | |
| 5 | Cotswold | £28,500 | |
| 6 | Midlothian | £28,200 | |
| 7 | South Lakeland | £28,100 | |
| 8 | Tewkesbury | £28,100 | |
| 9 | Test Valley | £28,100 | |
| 10 | Perth and Kinross | £28,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 613) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Care workers and home carers Home carer · Care aid · Home aid — 52.1% of group adverts | 17,016 | -4.4% | |
| 2 | Nursing auxiliaries and assistants Nursing assistant · Ward aide · Ward help — 23.1% of group adverts | 7,550 | -13.8% | |
| 3 | Senior care workers Senior care worker · Home leader · Team leader — 11.2% of group adverts | 3,642 | -5.6% | |
| 4 | Dental nurses Dental nurse · Dental assistant · Dental attendant — 6.0% of group adverts | 1,971 | -2.9% | |
| 5 | Houseparents and residential wardens Warden · Home matron · Home sister — 5.2% of group adverts | 1,697 | -10.3% | |
| 6 | Care escortsYou’re viewing this Escort · Bus escort · Pupil guide — 1.3% of group adverts | 426 | -11.1% | |
| 7 | Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants Mortuary assistant · Pall bearer · Funeral bearer — 1.1% of group adverts | 345 | -22.8% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.