Veterinary Medicine Skills
Ability to diagnose and treat animals in veterinary practice.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is veterinary medicine?
This requirement appears in 0.7% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.3 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.7%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.3 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO32.02. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where veterinary medicine appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinarians Example titles: Veterinarian · Veterinary officer · Veterinary surgeon · Veterinary inspector | 90.2% | |
| 2 | Veterinary nurses Example titles: Veterinary nurse · Animal nurse · Canine nurse · Equine veterinary nurse | 89.9% | |
| 3 | Health care practice managers Example titles: Practice manager · Clinic manager · Business manager · Operations manager | 29.1% | |
| 4 | Animal care services occupations n.e.c. Example titles: Animal care worker · Head lad · Yard man · Cat carer | 27.1% | |
| 5 | Actors, entertainers and presenters Example titles: Actor · Lay clerk · Show girl · Stunt man | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Farmers Example titles: Farmer · Farm agent · Pig keeper · Beef farmer | 8.9% | |
| 7 | Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants Example titles: Mortuary assistant · Pall bearer · Funeral bearer · Cemetery worker | 7.6% | |
| 8 | Biological scientists Example titles: Scientist · Soil chemist · Field officer · Plant breeder | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Generalist medical practitioners Example titles: Medical practitioner · GP registrar · House officer · Junior doctor | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters Example titles: Window fitter · Unit maker · Lead worker · Glass cutter | 3.3% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Veterinary and Animal Care
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Medicine Selected skill · Veterinary Medicine Skills | 0.7% | +0.3 pp | |
| 2 | Animal Care and Research Animal Care and Training · Hunting Techniques · Animal Experimentation and Care | 0.3% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.