Paid jobs in the UK
2,736 salaried roles are live across the UK, from permanent contracts to part-time and fixed-term work. Browse paid jobs in the UK.
Jobs in UK
There are 2,977 live jobs in the UK on CorporateJob right now, advertised by 1,196 employers. Every listing shows the real advertised salary and links to the employer’s own application page, so you apply direct rather than through an agency.
The UK at a glance
- 2,977 live UK roles, from 1,196 employers
- Median advertised salary: £30,442 across 2,096 roles that publish a figure
- Average advertised salary: £37,146, with the highest at £241,634
- 2,736 paid roles, 129 internships and apprenticeships, 112 volunteer positions
- Free for candidates, with no agency in between
- Figures counted live from the index on
Internships and apprenticeships in the UK
129 internships and apprenticeships are open across the UK, including NHS apprenticeships imported daily. These are the routes that hire without prior experience. Browse internships in the UK.
Volunteer roles in the UK
112 volunteer positions sit across the UK for anyone building experience or giving time to a cause. Trustee and committee roles here carry real weight on a CV. Browse volunteering in the UK.
What counts as a job in the UK
The UK is not one job market but a federation of them. London carries finance, government and the largest charity head offices. Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds run the biggest regional professional markets. The NHS employs in every town in the country, and councils, universities and housing associations fill the layer beneath. A search for jobs in the UK returns all of them at once, which is why filtering by place and salary matters more than any other habit.
The practical consequence is that the same job title pays differently depending on where and in which sector it sits. A finance officer in a charity and a finance officer in a bank do comparable work for materially different money, and the advert rarely spells that out. The salary figures below are taken from what employers actually published, not from a survey.
What jobs in the UK actually pay
Of the 2,977 live UK roles, 2,096 publish a salary. The median is £30,442 and the average is £37,146. Trust the median: a handful of senior roles reaching £241,634 drag the average well above what most people will be offered.
- Under £25,000 — 249 roles. See these UK jobs
- £25,000 to £35,000 — 1,016 roles. See these UK jobs
- £35,000 to £50,000 — 491 roles. See these UK jobs
- £50,000 to £75,000 — 260 roles. See these UK jobs
- £75,000 and above — 80 roles. See these UK jobs
London weighting is real but it is not free money. A role paying 15 per cent more than its Manchester equivalent can still leave you worse off once rent and travel are counted. Compare the offer against the commute you will actually make, not the one on the map.
UK jobs by contract type
How UK hiring splits across contract types right now:
- Permanent — 2,525 roles. Browse permanent roles
- Part-time — 297 roles. Browse part-time roles
- Contract — 103 roles. Browse contract roles
- Voluntary — 23 roles. Browse voluntary roles
- Internship — 16 roles. Browse internship roles
- Temporary — 12 roles. Browse temporary roles
Jobs in the UK by role
The most common role families in the UK listings, counted from live job titles:
Assistant (485) Manager (274) Support (218) Officer (159) Nurse (130) Advisor (117) Administrator (67) Coordinator (37) Analyst (35) Project (35) HR (32) Finance (23)
UK vacancies by city
Where the current openings are physically based, grouped by city:
London (442) Birmingham (77) Bristol (41) Newcastle (41) Manchester (39) Edinburgh (38) Leeds (31) Glasgow (23) Nottingham (19) Cardiff (17) Liverpool (16) Sheffield (13)
Adding a radius to any search orders results by real distance from where you are, and if nothing sits inside it you get the nearest roles rather than an empty page.
Who is hiring in the UK right now
The employers with the most live vacancies on CorporateJob today:
- Barchester Healthcare — 59 live roles. See their jobs
- Transport for London — 44 live roles. See their jobs
- The Army — 35 live roles. See their jobs
- Age UK — 32 live roles. See their jobs
- British Heart Foundation — 31 live roles. See their jobs
- Evri Couriers — 28 live roles. See their jobs
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust — 28 live roles. See their jobs
- Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 24 live roles. See their jobs
Public sector and NHS employers dominate this list, and they hire on published criteria. Answer each essential criterion in their own words and in their own order, because a scorer who cannot find the evidence will not go looking for it.
How to apply for jobs in the UK
- Filter before you read. Set the job type and salary floor first. It removes most of the noise in a market this size and leaves a list you can actually work through.
- Mirror the advert’s language. If it says stakeholder management, write stakeholder management. First-pass screening looks for the employer’s own phrases, not synonyms.
- Apply early. Most UK vacancies are filled from the first wave of applications. A good application sent on day two beats a polished one sent on day ten.
- Apply direct. Every listing here points at the employer’s own form wherever one exists, so your application reaches the hiring team rather than an agency database.
- Set an alert instead of refreshing. Save the search and new UK roles reach you the day they appear — set up job alerts.
Jobs in the UK: questions and answers
How many jobs in the UK are available right now?
There are 2,977 live jobs in the UK on CorporateJob today, advertised by 1,196 separate employers. That figure is counted from the live index each time this page loads, so it reflects what is genuinely open rather than a number typed in months ago. Closed roles are removed rather than left to pad the total.
What is the average salary for jobs in the UK?
Across the 2,096 UK jobs that publish a figure, the median advertised salary is £30,442 and the average is £37,146. The median is the more honest guide, because a small number of senior roles paying up to £241,634 pull the average upwards. London roles typically advertise 10 to 20 per cent above the same title elsewhere, though housing costs absorb most of that gap.
Do I need experience to get a job in the UK?
Not for every role. Of the live UK roles listed here, 129 are internships or apprenticeships and 112 are volunteer positions, both of which are designed for people without a track record. Entry-level titles such as administrator, assistant and coordinator also hire on reliability and written communication rather than years served.
Are these UK jobs remote or office based?
The majority are office or site based, because employers advertising a specific location usually want someone there at least part of the week. Hybrid arrangements are common in practice even where the advert does not say so, and it is a reasonable question to ask at the first interview rather than in the application.
How do I apply for jobs in the UK without going through an agency?
Open any listing and choose Apply now. CorporateJob sends you to the employer's own application page wherever one exists, so your application reaches the hiring team directly instead of a recruitment agency database. Applying direct also means the employer is not paying a placement fee, which quietly works in your favour.
Is CorporateJob free for candidates looking for work in the UK?
Yes. Searching, saving roles, setting up alerts and applying are all free, and always will be. CorporateJob is paid for by employers who advertise, never by the people applying.
Narrowing it down
A national search is a starting point, not a shortlist. Most people do better comparing two or three cities directly — the same role, the real advertised pay, the commute they would actually make:
Jobs in London — the full picture Jobs in Manchester Jobs in Birmingham Jobs in Leeds Jobs in Glasgow Jobs in Edinburgh Jobs in Bristol Jobs in Liverpool Jobs in Cardiff
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