Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Archivists, conservators and curators demand is falling in North West.
ONS recorded 1 new online adverts for archivists, conservators and curators in North West in Aug 2026. That is 83.3% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £33,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Archivists, conservators and curators hiring demand
New online job adverts for archivists, conservators and curators in North West
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
1
Aug 2026 · North West
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for archivists, conservators and curators across the UK
Advertised pay is 2.1% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£33,000
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 83.9% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 78.1% | |
| 3 | Information Technology and Programming | 50.3% | |
| 4 | Risk and Safety | 31.5% | |
| 5 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 31.4% | |
| 6 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 31.2% | |
| 7 | Education and Training | 27.4% | |
| 8 | Construction and Built Environment | 26.8% | |
| 9 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 26.5% | |
| 10 | Arts, Media and Creative Design | 25.2% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.5 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 83.5% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 2.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 3.7% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 4.6% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 5.5% |
North West compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West | 1 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 52 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 43 | |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 8 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 6 | |
| 4 | Westmorland and Furness | 5 | |
| 5 | Cambridge | 4 | |
| 6 | Leeds | 4 | |
| 7 | Nottingham | 3 | |
| 8 | Telford and Wrekin | 3 | |
| 9 | Bristol, City of | 3 | |
| 10 | Swindon | 3 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Business, media and public service professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Devon | £65,000 | |
| 2 | London | £57,300 | |
| 3 | Reading | £55,000 | |
| 4 | Wokingham | £55,000 | |
| 5 | Isle of Wight | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Three Rivers | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Knowsley | £55,000 | |
| 8 | Watford | £54,800 | |
| 9 | Inverclyde | £54,000 | |
| 10 | Bristol, City of | £52,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 247) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Librarians Librarian · Film librarian · Information scientist — 63.9% of group adverts | 92 | +31.4% | |
| 2 | Archivists, conservators and curatorsYou’re viewing this Curator · Museum keeper · Museum officer — 36.1% of group adverts | 52 | -27.8% |
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.