Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Publicans and managers of licensed premises demand is falling in Northern Ireland.
ONS recorded 3 new online adverts for publicans and managers of licensed premises in Northern Ireland in Jul 2026. That is 25.0% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £34,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Publicans and managers of licensed premises hiring demand
New online job adverts for publicans and managers of licensed premises in Northern Ireland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
3
Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for publicans and managers of licensed premises across the UK
Advertised pay is 6.2% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£34,500
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 | 86.6% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 77.8% | |
| 3 | Hospitality and Travel | 50.2% | |
| 4 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 48.2% | |
| 5 | Marketing and Sales | 46.8% | |
| 6 | Risk and Safety | 46.6% | |
| 7 | Food and Beverage Production | 43.6% | |
| 8 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 37.0% | |
| 9 | Information Technology and Programming | 36.5% | |
| 10 | Organizational Development | 33.9% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.6 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 73.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 9.2% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 5.6% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.5% |
Northern Ireland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 116 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 66 | |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 11 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | 9 | |
| 4 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 7 | |
| 5 | Buckinghamshire | 7 | |
| 6 | City of Edinburgh | 6 | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 6 | |
| 8 | Sandwell | 6 | |
| 9 | Cheshire East | 5 | |
| 10 | Wiltshire | 5 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Other managers and proprietors
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrow-in-Furness | £45,000 | |
| 2 | South Holland | £45,000 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton | £43,000 | |
| 4 | Broadland | £42,500 | |
| 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | £42,000 | |
| 6 | Newark and Sherwood | £41,600 | |
| 7 | Dover | £41,500 | |
| 8 | Blaby | £41,500 | |
| 9 | Boston | £41,500 | |
| 10 | Castle Point | £41,400 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 122) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors Restaurant manager · Cafe owner · Cafe manager — 36.9% of group adverts | 1,278 | -11.2% | |
| 2 | Leisure and sports managers and proprietors Sports manager · Gym owner · Club master — 33.4% of group adverts | 1,155 | -11.6% | |
| 3 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors Hotel manager · Hotel owner · Hall manager — 25.0% of group adverts | 867 | -17.6% | |
| 4 | Publicans and managers of licensed premisesYou’re viewing this Licensed house manager · Bar owner · Club owner — 3.3% of group adverts | 116 | -34.5% | |
| 5 | Travel agency managers and proprietors Travel agency manager · Shop manager · Travel agency owner — 1.4% of group adverts | 47 | — |
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.