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Our monthly planning jobs market report, salary and careers guides, and news from PLANNINGJOBS.COM.
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UK Planning Jobs Market Report: October 2026
139 live planning vacancies from 96 employers on 25 October 2026. Salaries from Graduate to Director, who is hiring and where the jobs are.
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Roles explained4 min read
What Does a Development Management Officer Actually Do?
What development management officers do day to day, how the role changes with seniority, the skills it needs and what it pays.
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Views and news3 min read
PLANNINGJOBS.COM at 15: A New Website for UK Planning Jobs
Fifteen years on, PLANNINGJOBS.COM has relaunched: the free Weekly jobs email, a salary guide, monthly market reports, employer pages and fairer adverts.
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Pay4 min read
Council vs Consultancy: Planning Pay, Hours and Progression Compared
Council or consultancy? How planning pay, pensions, hours and progression compare, with figures from live adverts.
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Pay4 min read
UK Planning Salary Guide: What Planners Earn
Our salary guide: typical pay at every level, for consultancies, developers and councils.
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Applying and interviews6 min read
Planning Interview Questions and How to Answer Them, by Level
Common planning interview questions for Planning Officer to Head of Planning, what a strong answer covers, and good questions to ask the panel.
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Applying and interviews4 min read
Town Planner CV: What Planning Employers Look For
How to write a town planner CV that councils, consultancies and developers notice, with an example layout you can adapt.
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Pay4 min read
Senior Planner vs Principal Planner: The Real Difference in Pay and Work
How Senior and Principal Planner roles differ in work and pay, using salaries from live adverts on PLANNINGJOBS.COM.
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Roles explained2 min read
Planning Job Titles Explained
From Planning Officer to Head of Planning: what each title means.
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Roles explained2 min read
Client‑Side Planning Roles
What client-side planners do for developers, landowners and public bodies.
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For employers2 min read
Hiring Planners: a Guide for Planning Consultancies
How consultancies attract planners at every level.
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For employers2 min read
Advertising Planning Jobs: a Guide for Councils
How councils use PLANNINGJOBS.COM to reach planners.
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