Seniority mix.
Are employers hiring juniors or seniors?
Only 5.5% of UK employers' live roles are entry-level (n=6,426 employers).
Sample: 6,426 employers · source: UK employers' careers pages · data to 18 October 2026
By sector
| Sector | Figure | Sample (employers) | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy supply | 8.7% | 46 | Energy supply: 8.7% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 19.6% senior or above (n=46 employers). |
| Education | 8.7% | 326 | Education: 8.7% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 22.3% senior or above (n=326 employers). |
| Real estate | 8.5% | 176 | Real estate: 8.5% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 18.4% senior or above (n=176 employers). |
| Manufacturing | 7.6% | 585 | Manufacturing: 7.6% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 11.3% senior or above (n=585 employers). |
| Professional, scientific & technical | 7.4% | 856 | Professional, scientific & technical: 7.4% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 22.3% senior or above (n=856 employers). |
| Finance & insurance | 6.8% | 304 | Finance & insurance: 6.8% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 21.2% senior or above (n=304 employers). |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 6.2% | 54 | Agriculture, forestry & fishing: 6.2% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 12.7% senior or above (n=54 employers). |
| Construction | 6% | 573 | Construction: 6% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 14.2% senior or above (n=573 employers). |
| Information & communication | 5.7% | 976 | Information & communication: 5.7% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 21.6% senior or above (n=976 employers). |
| Transport & storage | 5.2% | 156 | Transport & storage: 5.2% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 13.8% senior or above (n=156 employers). |
| Water, sewerage & waste | 4.2% | 55 | Water, sewerage & waste: 4.2% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 12.4% senior or above (n=55 employers). |
| Wholesale & retail | 3.9% | 502 | Wholesale & retail: 3.9% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 9.5% senior or above (n=502 employers). |
| Other services | 3.9% | 347 | Other services: 3.9% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 20.2% senior or above (n=347 employers). |
| Administrative & support services | 3.4% | 373 | Administrative & support services: 3.4% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 16% senior or above (n=373 employers). |
| Public administration & defence | 3.4% | 37 | Public administration & defence: 3.4% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 39.9% senior or above (n=37 employers). |
| Health & social care | 2.4% | 564 | Health & social care: 2.4% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 21.3% senior or above (n=564 employers). |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.4% | 181 | Arts, entertainment & recreation: 2.4% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 23.7% senior or above (n=181 employers). |
| Hospitality & food service | 1.8% | 261 | Hospitality & food service: 1.8% of employers' live roles are entry-level, 11.2% senior or above (n=261 employers). |
How this is measured
Roles are titles on UK employers' own careers pages; a role advertised abroad is not filtered out (adverts are, roles are not). Live career_watch_items with a classified title (permanently failed classifications excluded). value = % entry-level: the title classifier rates it intern/entry AND the title itself says so (junior, graduate, trainee, apprentice, intern, entry level, school leaver, placement student …), as in requirements_creep. value_json has every classifier level's share (intern_pct, entry_pct … are the classifier alone; classifier_entry_pct their sum). Employer-weighted: each employer's share of its live roles, averaged across employers; n = employers, value_json.roles = roles behind them.
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ProdReady Recruitment (2026). Seniority mix. Data to 18 October 2026. https://ProdReadyRecruitment.com/research/seniority_mix
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