Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Counsellors demand is falling in Northern Ireland.
ONS recorded 4 new online adverts for counsellors in Northern Ireland in Jul 2026. That is 33.3% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £31,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Counsellors hiring demand
New online job adverts for counsellors in Northern Ireland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
4
Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for counsellors across the UK
Advertised pay is 0.9% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£31,500
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 | 76.8% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 75.8% | |
| 3 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 73.8% | |
| 4 | Psychology and Behavioural Health | 52.7% | |
| 5 | Education and Training | 49.7% | |
| 6 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 48.7% | |
| 7 | Information Technology and Programming | 36.5% | |
| 8 | Social Sciences | 36.5% | |
| 9 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 33.8% | |
| 10 | Organizational Development | 32.1% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 69.5% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 10.0% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 10.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 6.6% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.3% |
Northern Ireland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 4 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 425 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 164 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 28 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 27 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 22 | |
| 5 | Glasgow City | 22 | |
| 6 | Sheffield | 16 | |
| 7 | Bradford | 16 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 15 | |
| 9 | Nottingham | 14 | |
| 10 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 12 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Health and social care associate professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £37,100 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £34,000 | |
| 3 | East Lothian | £32,400 | |
| 4 | Clackmannanshire | £32,100 | |
| 5 | Welwyn Hatfield | £31,000 | |
| 6 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £30,600 | |
| 7 | Fenland | £30,500 | |
| 8 | London | £30,500 | |
| 9 | Luton | £30,400 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | £30,400 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 322) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. Welfare worker · Key worker · Lay reader — 40.5% of group adverts | 3,881 | -11.2% | |
| 2 | Youth and community workers Youth and community worker · Club leader · Team manager — 24.3% of group adverts | 2,333 | -6.5% | |
| 3 | Child and early years officers Child care officer · Case worker · Pastoral lead — 15.5% of group adverts | 1,482 | -4.4% | |
| 4 | Housing officers Housing officer · Hostel officer · Housing factor — 15.3% of group adverts | 1,462 | — | |
| 5 | CounsellorsYou’re viewing this Counsellor · Life coach · Drug worker — 4.4% of group adverts | 425 | -4.5% |
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.