Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Early education and childcare practitioners demand is falling in West Lothian.
ONS recorded 25 new online adverts for early education and childcare practitioners in West Lothian in Q4 2025. That is 21.9% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in West Lothian for the broader health and social care associate professionals is £27,800.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Early education and childcare practitioners hiring demand
New online job adverts for early education and childcare practitioners in West Lothian
New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.
25
Oct 2025 · West Lothian
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for health and social care associate professionals in West Lothian
Advertised pay is 6.1% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£27,800
Jan 2025 · West Lothian
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.1 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 45.3% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 18.0% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 19.1% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 16.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 1.0% |
West Lothian compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 2,283 | |
| 2 | Buckinghamshire | 223 | |
| 3 | Cheshire East | 186 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 182 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 174 | |
| 6 | North Yorkshire | 164 | |
| 7 | Bristol, City of | 150 | |
| 8 | Wiltshire | 123 | |
| 9 | Somerset | 110 | |
| 10 | Cheshire West and Chester | 107 |
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 323) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early education and childcare practitionersYou’re viewing this Childcare practitioner · Nursery officer · Nursery practitioner — 73.5% of group adverts | 5,227 | +5.2% | |
| 2 | Higher level teaching assistants Higher level teaching assistant · Sen hlta · Teaching assistant — 26.5% of group adverts | 1,883 | -9.3% |
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.