Animal Care and Training
Provide care and training for animals to promote welfare and behavioural development.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is animal care and research?
This requirement appears in 0.3% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.3%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Hunting Techniques
Skills for tracking and capturing game animals.
Animal Experimentation and Care
Conduct animal testing and ensure compliance with ethical care standards and protocols.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO32.01. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where animal care and research appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animal care services occupations n.e.c. Example titles: Animal care worker · Head lad · Yard man · Cat carer | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Veterinary nurses Example titles: Veterinary nurse · Animal nurse · Canine nurse · Equine veterinary nurse | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Veterinarians Example titles: Veterinarian · Veterinary officer · Veterinary surgeon · Veterinary inspector | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Farmers Example titles: Farmer · Farm agent · Pig keeper · Beef farmer | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture Example titles: Manager · Farm owner · Wine maker · Farm manager | 10.9% | |
| 6 | Retail cashiers and check-out operators Example titles: Cashier · Epos clerk · Shop cashier · Epos operator | 10.4% | |
| 7 | Butchers Example titles: Butcher · First hand · Meat cutter · Bacon cutter | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Farm workers Example titles: Farm hand · Gang man · Yard man · Farm help | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Fishmongers and poultry dressers Example titles: Poultry dresser · Fish dealer · Fish gutter · Fish header | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Further education teaching professionals Example titles: Deputy head · Course leader · Dance teacher · Music teacher | 3.1% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Veterinary and Animal Care
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine Skills | 0.7% | +0.3 pp | |
| 2 | Animal Care and Research Selected skill · Animal Care and Training · Hunting Techniques · Animal Experimentation and Care | 0.3% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.