

Real data on the size, demographics and location of recruitment audiences on Meta across the UK — broken down by sector, job family and region.
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52%
Average female audience share across UK jobs pages
JobsHype Audience Intelligence, June 2026
48%
Average male audience share across UK jobs pages
JobsHype Audience Intelligence, June 2026
249
Facebook audience profiles analysed
JobsHype Audience Intelligence, June 2026
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52% female
average female share across UK jobs pages
The average gender split across 249 UK Facebook jobs pages in the JobsHype network is 48% male and 52% female. Gender balance varies considerably by location and page type.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
1.2m+
total followers across the JobsHype UK network
London, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and Leicester lead the JobsHype network in total Facebook recruitment audience size. Combined, the network's 249 pages reach over 1.2 million direct followers with an estimated 7.5 million potential recruitment reach.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
57.8%
of the average jobs page audience is aged 25–44
The average UK local jobs page audience is concentrated in the 25–44 age range, which accounts for nearly 58% of all followers. Based on 249 profiles in the JobsHype network, this data reveals the core demographic composition of social recruitment audiences.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
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52% female
average female share across UK jobs pages
The average gender split across 249 UK Facebook jobs pages in the JobsHype network is 48% male and 52% female. Gender balance varies considerably by location and page type.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
1.2m+
total followers across the JobsHype UK network
London, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and Leicester lead the JobsHype network in total Facebook recruitment audience size. Combined, the network's 249 pages reach over 1.2 million direct followers with an estimated 7.5 million potential recruitment reach.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
57.8%
of the average jobs page audience is aged 25–44
The average UK local jobs page audience is concentrated in the 25–44 age range, which accounts for nearly 58% of all followers. Based on 249 profiles in the JobsHype network, this data reveals the core demographic composition of social recruitment audiences.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
50.2%
of UK jobs pages are led by 35–44 year olds
The 35–44 age group leads the demographic profile on the majority of UK Facebook jobs pages. Based on 249 audience profiles in the JobsHype network, this group is the dominant cohort on over half of all pages analysed.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
78.5
average Audience Quality Score across 249 UK pages
JobsHype's Audience Quality Score measures the working-age concentration of Facebook jobs pages. The average score across 249 UK pages is 78.5, with the top pages exceeding 90. Discover which locations have the most recruitment-ready audiences.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
7.5m+
total estimated potential recruitment reach across the network
Based on follower count, Audience Quality Score, and potential reach data from 249 UK Facebook pages, London, Manchester, Bray, and Sheffield lead as the UK's strongest overall social recruitment audiences.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
82.1%
25–44 share: Bray (highest in network)
Bray, Hastings, Manchester, and London dominate the rankings for highest 25–44 age concentration across 249 UK Facebook jobs pages. The network average combined 25–44 share is 57.8%.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
4,688
followers: Bolton Jobs page (largest UK town community)
The JobsHype network includes town-level Facebook jobs communities across the UK. Bolton, Lincoln, and Maidstone lead among non-metropolitan towns by follower count, offering highly targeted local recruitment audiences.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
90.9
Audience Quality Score: JobsHype national page (rank 2 by followers)
Based on JobsHype's analysis of 249 UK Facebook jobs pages, the top 10 recruitment audiences combine large follower bases with high working-age concentration scores. London, Manchester, and Bray lead the rankings.
Updated 10 Jun 2026
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