Authors, writers and translators in Brighton and Hove

Official occupation group: Authors, writers and translatorsSOC 3412 · Updated through Q4 2025 · Brighton and Hove

Official definition

Authors, writers and translators write, edit and evaluate literary material for publication excluding material for newspapers, magazines and other periodicals but including scripts and narrative for film, TV, radio and computer games and animations; and translate spoken and written statements into different languages.

e.g. Author · Lip reader · Book editor · Copy writer · Lyric writer

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Authors, writers and translators demand is falling in Brighton and Hove.

ONS recorded 13 new online adverts for authors, writers and translators in Brighton and Hove in Q4 2025. That is 38.1% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Brighton and Hove for the broader culture, media and sports occupations is £33,100.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.
New adverts · Brighton and Hove13Q4 2025 · -38.1% YoY
Advertised salary · Brighton and Hove£33,100ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Authors, writers and translators hiring demand

New online job adverts for authors, writers and translators in Brighton and Hove

New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.

13

Oct 2025 · Brighton and Hove

-35.0%change over period · from Apr 2025
ONS · Brighton and HoveSources & methodology ↗

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for culture, media and sports occupations in Brighton and Hove

Advertised pay is 5.4% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.

£33,100

Jan 2025 · Brighton and Hove

-5.4%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Brighton and Hove · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.5 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years80.9%
21 years4.1%
32 years5.4%
43 years5.0%
54+ years4.6%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Brighton and Hove 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

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Culture, media and sports occupations

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Derry City and Strabane£62,400
2Broadland£53,700
3Elmbridge£50,900
4Redcar and Cleveland£47,800
5Rother£45,900
6Dover£45,500
7Blaenau Gwent£44,200
8Flintshire£43,800
9Newport£43,200
10Brentwood£43,100

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 341) across the UK

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1Authors, writers and translatorsYou’re viewing this

Author · Lip reader · Book editor — 35.7% of group adverts

2,239+33.8%
2Arts officers, producers and directors

Arts officer · TV editor · Film maker — 21.4% of group adverts

1,341-0.9%
3Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators

Video equipment operator · Sound mixer · Vt operator — 17.1% of group adverts

1,074-4.4%
4Dancers and choreographers

Dancer · Dance coach · Dance artist — 16.3% of group adverts

1,021
5Actors, entertainers and presenters

Actor · Lay clerk · Show girl — 5.8% of group adverts

362+14.9%
6Artists

Artist · Art restorer · Henna artist — 1.9% of group adverts

122-12.2%
7Musicians

Musician · Pipe major · Band leader — 1.8% of group adverts

116-26.1%
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

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.