Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Youth and community workers demand is rising in Northern Ireland.
ONS recorded 50 new online adverts for youth and community workers in Northern Ireland in Jul 2026. That is 11.1% higher than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £28,800.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Youth and community workers hiring demand
New online job adverts for youth and community workers in Northern Ireland
New online job adverts have increased since Jul 2025.
50
Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for youth and community workers across the UK
Advertised pay is 2.9% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£28,800
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 80.6% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.2% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.3% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 3.2% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 1.7% |
Northern Ireland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 50 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 2,333 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 847 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 171 | |
| 3 | Manchester | 109 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 88 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 77 | |
| 6 | Bristol, City of | 67 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | 59 | |
| 8 | Bradford | 54 | |
| 9 | Somerset | 52 | |
| 10 | Coventry | 52 |
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 workersYou’re viewing this 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 | Counsellors 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.