Personal Care and Well-being
Deliver wellness practices, to support health and comfort.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is personal care and wellness?
This requirement appears in 4.8% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.3 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts4.8%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.3 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Wellness Service Delivery Skills
Ability to provide wellness services for physical and mental well-being.
Wellness Equipment Skills
Ability to operate and maintain wellness equipment for fitness and health programs.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO06.09. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where personal care and wellness appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauticians and related occupations Example titles: Beautician · Mask maker · Body artist · Lash artist | 86.6% | |
| 2 | Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors Example titles: Hairdressing salon owner · Spa manager · Shop manager · Beauty studio owner | 64.3% | |
| 3 | Care workers and home carers Example titles: Home carer · Care aid · Home aid · PA carer | 60.8% | |
| 4 | Hairdressers and barbers Example titles: Barber · Art director · Hair dresser · Hair stylist | 59.4% | |
| 5 | Nursing auxiliaries and assistants Example titles: Nursing assistant · Ward aide · Ward help · Care worker | 51.9% | |
| 6 | Senior care workers Example titles: Senior care worker · Home leader · Team leader · Senior carer | 32.6% | |
| 7 | Care escorts Example titles: Escort · Bus escort · Pupil guide · Bus attendant | 31.1% | |
| 8 | Educational support assistants Example titles: Educational support assistant · Note taker · SEN assistant · Learning coach | 22.7% | |
| 9 | Personal assistants and other secretaries Example titles: Personal assistant · Medical PA · Virtual pa · Diary manager | 22.3% | |
| 10 | Houseparents and residential wardens Example titles: Warden · Home matron · Home sister · Foster carer | 22.0% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Beauty, Social Services and Personal Care
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare and Social Services Child and Family Support Services · Disability Support Services · Activities of Daily Living Assessment Skills | 6.9% | +0.3 pp | |
| 2 | Personal Care and Wellness Selected skill · Personal Care and Well-being · Wellness Service Delivery Skills · Wellness Equipment Skills | 4.8% | +0.3 pp | |
| 3 | Nonprofit Management Nonprofit and Fundraising Management · Retail Charity Operation Skills · Volunteer Management Skills | 0.7% | -0.1 pp | |
| 4 | Social Services Conflict Resolution Skills · Peer Support Skills · Early Childhood Care and Development Practices | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Cosmetology and Personal Care Hair Styling and Personal Grooming · Nail Care and Cosmetic Treatments · Artificial Nail Application Skills | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Community Services Funeral Service Management · Social Work and Community Services | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Humanities and Cultural Heritage Archaeology and Excavation | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Legal and Religious Systems Ecclesiastical Law Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Legal and Social Services Human Trafficking Awareness | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Nonprofit and Social Services | 0.0% | 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.