Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) demand is broadly unchanged in South East.
ONS recorded 58 new online adverts for ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) in South East in Aug 2026. That is broadly unchanged than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £29,100.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) hiring demand
New online job adverts for ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) in South East
New online job adverts are broadly unchanged since Aug 2025.
58
Aug 2026 · South East
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) across the UK
Advertised pay is 2.7% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£29,100
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 81.1% | |
| 2 | Emergency Services | 80.3% | |
| 3 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 69.5% | |
| 4 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 68.1% | |
| 5 | Healthcare Clinical Systems | 67.9% | |
| 6 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 36.6% | |
| 7 | Education and Training | 34.7% | |
| 8 | Information Technology and Programming | 33.3% | |
| 9 | Risk and Safety | 32.6% | |
| 10 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 26.2% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.5 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 76.8% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 10.4% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 3.0% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 2.7% |
South East compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East | 58 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 272 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 130 | |
| 2 | South Gloucestershire | 57 | |
| 3 | Tewkesbury | 30 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 25 | |
| 5 | Somerset | 17 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen City | 17 | |
| 7 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 15 | |
| 8 | Manchester | 13 | |
| 9 | Huntingdonshire | 12 | |
| 10 | Gloucester | 12 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Caring personal service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £32,900 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £31,800 | |
| 3 | Eden | £29,000 | |
| 4 | Fermanagh and Omagh | £28,600 | |
| 5 | Cotswold | £28,500 | |
| 6 | Midlothian | £28,200 | |
| 7 | South Lakeland | £28,100 | |
| 8 | Tewkesbury | £28,100 | |
| 9 | Test Valley | £28,100 | |
| 10 | Perth and Kinross | £28,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 613) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Care workers and home carers Home carer · Care aid · Home aid — 51.8% of group adverts | 15,801 | -15.3% | |
| 2 | Nursing auxiliaries and assistants Nursing assistant · Ward aide · Ward help — 23.7% of group adverts | 7,242 | -12.2% | |
| 3 | Senior care workers Senior care worker · Home leader · Team leader — 11.2% of group adverts | 3,416 | -14.0% | |
| 4 | Houseparents and residential wardens Warden · Home matron · Home sister — 5.3% of group adverts | 1,608 | +2.6% | |
| 5 | Dental nurses Dental nurse · Dental assistant · Dental attendant — 4.6% of group adverts | 1,419 | -21.4% | |
| 6 | Care escorts Escort · Bus escort · Pupil guide — 1.5% of group adverts | 452 | -14.2% | |
| 7 | Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants Mortuary assistant · Pall bearer · Funeral bearer — 1.0% of group adverts | 312 | -26.9% | |
| 8 | Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)You’re viewing this Ambulance crew · Pts driver · Team leader — 0.9% of group adverts | 272 | -36.6% |
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.