Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Social services managers and directors demand is falling in Leicester.
ONS recorded 7 new online adverts for social services managers and directors in Leicester in Q2 2026. That is 12.5% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Leicester for the broader corporate managers and directors is £50,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Social services managers and directors hiring demand
New online job adverts for social services managers and directors in Leicester
New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.
7
Apr 2026 · Leicester
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for corporate managers and directors in Leicester
Advertised pay is 1.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£50,000
Jan 2025 · Leicester
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 87.6% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 85.2% | |
| 3 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 55.3% | |
| 4 | Information Technology and Programming | 53.4% | |
| 5 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 40.4% | |
| 6 | Social Sciences | 39.8% | |
| 7 | Marketing and Sales | 36.7% | |
| 8 | Digital Marketing | 35.9% | |
| 9 | Education and Training | 33.4% | |
| 10 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 28.5% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 71.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 5.4% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 9.4% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 7.4% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 5.9% |
Leicester compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 7 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,197 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 256 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 39 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 27 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 24 | |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 22 | |
| 6 | Glasgow City | 21 | |
| 7 | Bristol, City of | 16 | |
| 8 | Cardiff | 16 | |
| 9 | Coventry | 16 | |
| 10 | Bradford | 16 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Corporate managers and directors
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £61,100 | |
| 2 | South Oxfordshire | £57,800 | |
| 3 | Reading | £57,500 | |
| 4 | Woking | £57,500 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £57,500 | |
| 6 | Barrow-in-Furness | £57,300 | |
| 7 | Three Rivers | £56,300 | |
| 8 | West Devon | £56,200 | |
| 9 | West Berkshire | £55,000 | |
| 10 | Slough | £55,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 117) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health services and public health managers and directors Public health manager · Care manager · Medical director — 78.0% of group adverts | 1,266 | -7.3% | |
| 2 | Social services managers and directorsYou’re viewing this Social services manager · Unit manager · Commissioner — 22.0% of group adverts | 358 | -23.8% |
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.