The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
Crawley hiring demand is rising, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in Crawley were 19.4% higher than three months earlier, in August 2026. Median advertised pay in Crawley is £32,500 in May 2025, 3.2% higher on the latest comparison.
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Crawley hiring demand
New online job adverts in Crawley
New online job adverts have increased since Aug 2025.
2,335
Aug 2026 · Crawley
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £32,500.
£32,500
May 2025 · Crawley
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in Crawley
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 225 | — | |
| 2 | Programmers and software development professionals | 173 | +130.7% | |
| 3 | Business sales executives | 135 | — | |
| 4 | Primary education teaching professionals | 127 | — | |
| 5 | Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 119 | — | |
| 6 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 107 | +137.8% | |
| 7 | Warehouse operatives | 100 | +2.0% | |
| 8 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 98 | -14.8% | |
| 9 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 97 | — | |
| 10 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 76 | — |
Hiring near Crawley
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckinghamshire | 6,928 | +7.9% | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes | 5,949 | +9.8% | |
| 3 | Reading | 5,202 | +4.2% | |
| 4 | Southampton | 4,996 | +7.8% | |
| 5 | Slough | 4,974 | +18.9% | |
| 6 | Oxford | 4,492 | -1.6% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education managers | 27 | +440.0% | |
| 2 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 25 | +316.7% | |
| 3 | Taxation experts | 29 | +141.7% | |
| 4 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 107 | +137.8% | |
| 5 | Programmers and software development professionals | 173 | +130.7% | |
| 6 | Managers in transport and distribution | 21 | +90.9% | |
| 7 | Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters | 21 | +90.9% | |
| 8 | Finance and investment analysts and advisers | 61 | +84.8% | |
| 9 | Transport and distribution clerks and assistants | 26 | +73.3% | |
| 10 | Business associate professionals n.e.c. | 33 | +65.0% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 25 | -43.2% | |
| 2 | Chefs | 41 | -35.9% | |
| 3 | Solicitors and lawyers | 24 | -29.4% | |
| 4 | Receptionists | 37 | -24.5% | |
| 5 | Bar staff | 22 | -18.5% | |
| 6 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 98 | -14.8% | |
| 7 | Financial managers and directors | 23 | -14.8% | |
| 8 | Road transport drivers n.e.c. | 23 | -8.0% | |
| 9 | Construction operatives n.e.c. | 28 | -3.4% | |
| 10 | Advertising and marketing associate professionals | 35 | -2.8% |
About this report
Sources, periods & methodology
Each chart shows its own reporting period. These are observation dates, not publication dates. ONS data is generally two months late. Missing comparisons stay unavailable. The hiring glance compares the latest month with three months earlier. Pay still uses published annual changes and does not compare mismatched pay periods.
Hiring demand August 2026
Crawley · New online adverts first appearing in each period. This is not the ONS Vacancy Survey.
Office for National Statistics · labour_demand_soc2020 · Release: January 2017 to August 2026Advertised salary May 2025
Crawley · Annualised advertised asking pay. This is not employee earnings.
Office for National Statistics · online_job_advert_salaries · Release: January 2017 to May 2025Source: Office for National Statistics — employment and labour market. Charts and interpretation by Jobmundo. ONS does not endorse this analysis.
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