Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Medical and dental technicians demand is falling in Reading.
ONS recorded 21 new online adverts for medical and dental technicians in Reading in Q2 2026. That is 16.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Reading for the broader health and social care associate professionals is £27,600.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Medical and dental technicians hiring demand
New online job adverts for medical and dental technicians in Reading
New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.
21
Apr 2026 · Reading
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for health and social care associate professionals in Reading
Advertised pay is 0.4% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£27,600
Jan 2025 · Reading
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.5 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 72.0% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 12.2% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 9.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 4.0% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 2.3% |
Reading compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 21 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 4,964 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 601 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 97 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | 89 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | 77 | |
| 5 | Somerset | 71 | |
| 6 | North Yorkshire | 71 | |
| 7 | Leeds | 69 | |
| 8 | Manchester | 66 | |
| 9 | Sheffield | 51 | |
| 10 | Glasgow City | 46 |
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 321) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and dental techniciansYou’re viewing this Dental technician · Limb fitter · Dental fitter — 48.5% of group adverts | 1,169 | -37.6% | |
| 2 | Pharmaceutical technicians Pharmaceutical technician · Checking technician · Pharmacy technician — 26.4% of group adverts | 637 | -34.0% | |
| 3 | Complementary health associate professionals Complementary health practitioner · Reiki healer · Reiki master — 13.7% of group adverts | 331 | -23.6% | |
| 4 | Health associate professionals n.e.c. Health trainer · Diet adviser · Equine dentist — 11.4% of group adverts | 275 | -3.5% |
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.