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Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 95 new online adverts for elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 2.1% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £30,200.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. hiring demand
New online job adverts for elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
95
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. across the UK
Advertised pay is 0.7% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,200
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.6 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 74.7% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 8.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 8.2% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 4.5% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.8% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 95 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,257 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 482 | |
| 2 | Wiltshire | 77 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 62 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | 50 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 49 | |
| 6 | Manchester | 45 | |
| 7 | Nottingham | 41 | |
| 8 | Westmorland and Furness | 41 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 40 | |
| 10 | Cornwall | 38 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Elementary trades and related occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyre | £35,400 | |
| 2 | East Renfrewshire | £34,800 | |
| 3 | South Ayrshire | £34,500 | |
| 4 | Isle of Anglesey | £33,500 | |
| 5 | Great Yarmouth | £33,300 | |
| 6 | Adur | £33,300 | |
| 7 | North Ayrshire | £33,300 | |
| 8 | Havant | £33,200 | |
| 9 | Clackmannanshire | £33,200 | |
| 10 | Oxford | £32,900 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 913) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial cleaning process occupations Cleaning machinist · Dry man · Jet man — 68.6% of group adverts | 4,636 | +292.5% | |
| 2 | Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.You’re viewing this Ash plant attendant · Ash man · Fan man — 18.6% of group adverts | 1,257 | -11.8% | |
| 3 | Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers Canner · Bag tier · Box hand — 12.8% of group adverts | 868 | -15.6% |
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.