Teaching Assistant roles are the most popular jobs in Education, with openings attracting nearly 250,000 applications in the last year alone, according to the latest research from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board.
CV-Library analysed over one million jobs advertised on its platform over the last twelve months, revealing the education jobs receiving most applications as well as the areas hiring the most.
With reports of a staffing crisis facing schools and 1,000 unfilled vacancies at the start of August, hiring demands are likely to spill over into the start of the new academic term. But CV-Library data for shows demand is concentrated among educational support staff, rather than teachers, reflecting the trend for qualified teachers leaving the profession.
Over the last year, the jobs seeing most applications were Teaching Assistant (249,300), SEN teaching Assistant (49,231), Learning Support Assistant (37,369) and Cover Supervisor (29,968).
Maths Teacher (18,393), the teacher role attracting most applications, was only eighth on the list, reflecting a huge drop off in interest for full-time teaching positions when compared with entry-level education roles or support roles.
In one bright spot, STEM teacher openings are proving more popular among jobseekers, with Maths Teacher, Science Teacher and Science Technician all attracting more applications than arts & humanities subjects.
By location, the counties with most education vacancies on CV-Library over the last year were London (84,292 jobs); Greater Manchester (17,683), West Midlands (16,540), West Yorkshire (10,812) and Kent (8,913), reflecting a particular shortage of teachers in inner city schools.
Table 1: The most popular education jobs – last 12 months
Rank Job title Total applications 1 Teaching Assistant 249,300 2 SEN Teaching Assistant 49,231 3 Learning Support Assistant 37,369 4 Cover Supervisor 29,968 5 School Administrator 23,550 6 Exam Invigilator 19,807 7 Support Worker 18,774 8 Maths Teacher 18,393 9 Nursery Assistant 16,100 10 Graduate Teaching Assistant 15,477 11 Science Teacher 14,827 12 School Receptionist 14,125 13 Supply Teacher 13,374 14 Primary Teacher 13,158 15 School Cleaner 13,106 16 Primary Teaching Assistant 12,661 17 Science Technician 11,708 18 English Teacher 10,949
Table 2: The top 25 hiring counties for education jobs – last 12 months
Rank County Total job postings 1 London 84,292 2 Greater Manchester 17,683 3 West Midlands 16,540 4 West Yorkshire 10,812 5 Kent 8,913 6 Essex 8,797 7 South Yorkshire 7,888 8 Merseyside 7,619 9 Cheshire 6,694 10 Hertfordshire 6,237 11 Lancashire 6,188 12 Berkshire 6,146 13 Lincolnshire 6,102 14 Nottinghamshire 6,012 15 Staffordshire 5,712 16 Surrey 5,488 17 Hampshire 5,394 18 Derbyshire 5,140 19 Tyne and Wear 5,127 20 Buckinghamshire 4,956 21 Northamptonshire 4,137 22 Cambridgeshire 4,111 23 Birmingham 4,095 24 Devon 3,954 25 Leicestershire 3,921
Lee Biggins, Founder and CEO of CV-Library, comments: “UK schools are facing the headache of finding enough qualified educators to meet demand, as teachers leave the profession due to stress and workload. Even as schools return after the summer break, there may be some holes still left to plug, with anecdotes about the staffing crisis piling up. Our data backs this up – while there is plenty of demand for entry-level, teaching assistant and support roles within schools, that demand drops off a cliff for teacher roles. Inner city schools seem to be hardest hit, with most openings in London, Manchester and other major urban areas, while rural locations like Devon also feature.”
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