Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Hospital porters demand is falling in Colchester.
ONS recorded 0 new online adverts for hospital porters in Colchester in Q4 2025. That is 100.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Colchester for the broader elementary administration and service occupations is £25,400.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Hospital porters hiring demand
New online job adverts for hospital porters in Colchester
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
0
Oct 2025 · Colchester
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for elementary administration and service occupations in Colchester
Advertised pay is 5.8% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£25,400
Jan 2025 · Colchester
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 80.6% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 80.3% | |
| 3 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 76.7% | |
| 4 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 49.5% | |
| 5 | Risk and Safety | 48.3% | |
| 6 | Construction and Built Environment | 48.1% | |
| 7 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 40.9% | |
| 8 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 39.3% | |
| 9 | Information Technology and Programming | 29.5% | |
| 10 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 23.9% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.2 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 92.3% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 5.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 0.0% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 2.6% |
Colchester 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 | 12 | |
| 2 | Scottish Borders | 4 | |
| 3 | Oxford | 4 | |
| 4 | Norwich | 3 | |
| 5 | West Lancashire | 3 | |
| 6 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 3 | |
| 7 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 3 | |
| 8 | North Somerset | 3 | |
| 9 | Watford | 2 | |
| 10 | West Suffolk | 2 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Elementary administration and service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | £29,000 | |
| 2 | Shetland Islands | £27,500 | |
| 3 | London | £27,400 | |
| 4 | Isles of Scilly | £27,000 | |
| 5 | Slough | £26,900 | |
| 6 | Oxford | £26,500 | |
| 7 | South Oxfordshire | £26,500 | |
| 8 | Horsham | £26,300 | |
| 9 | Sedgemoor | £26,200 | |
| 10 | Wealden | £26,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 926) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen and catering assistants Kitchen assistant · Pan man · Tea boy — 50.2% of group adverts | 10,237 | -1.4% | |
| 2 | Bar staff Bar help · Bar maid · Bar helper — 15.2% of group adverts | 3,106 | -12.3% | |
| 3 | Waiters and waitresses Waiter · Tea maid · Saloon boy — 14.9% of group adverts | 3,048 | -5.7% | |
| 4 | Coffee shop workers Coffee shop assistant · Coffee maid · Coffee barman — 8.3% of group adverts | 1,697 | -1.3% | |
| 5 | Bar and catering supervisors Bar supervisor · Head barman · Head waiter — 8.0% of group adverts | 1,642 | -16.1% | |
| 6 | Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. Service liftman · Door boy · Key grip — 3.2% of group adverts | 648 | -1.8% | |
| 7 | Hospital portersYou’re viewing this Hospital porter · Hall porter · Portering supervisor — 0.1% of group adverts | 24 | -25.0% |
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.