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Jobs in Antrim and Newtownabbey

The jobs employers in Antrim and Newtownabbey advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Antrim and Newtownabbey has more of than the rest of the UK.

New job adverts a quarter2,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised354 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year

Most advertised jobs

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Antrim and Newtownabbey, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Northern Ireland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Warehouse operatives151 a quarter↑ 5.6%£27,800 UK
  2. 2Sales assistant88 a quarter↑ 17%£25,100 UK
  3. 3Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers80 a quarter↑ 34%£39,900 UK
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers60 a quarter↑ 30%£27,900 UK
  5. 5Customer service occupations n.e.c.59 a quarter↑ 2.3%£27,800 UK
  6. 6Care worker59 a quarter↑ 22%£27,500 UK
  7. 7Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks57 a quarter↓ 19%£31,600 UK
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.55 a quarter↓ 10%£28,300 UK
  9. 9IT support technician55 a quarter↑ 2.8%£35,100 UK
  10. 10Business development manager54 a quarter↑ 115%£57,600 UK
  11. 11Kitchen and catering assistants53 a quarter↓ 9.7%£22,900 UK
  12. 12Cleaner48 a quarter↓ 13%£24,100 UK
  13. 13Business sales executives46 a quarter↑ 67%£37,900 UK
  14. 14Food, drink and tobacco process operatives45 a quarter↑ 6.3%£28,200 UK
  15. 15Maintenance fitter41 a quarter↓ 19%£40,800 UK
  16. 16Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians38 a quarter↑ 21%£37,500 UK
  17. 17Records clerks and assistants33 a quarter↑ 4.3%£28,700 UK
  18. 17Transport and distribution clerks and assistants33 a quarter↑ 75%£33,500 UK
  19. 19Quantity surveyor32 a quarter↑ 60%£52,500 UK
  20. 20Other registered nursing professionals29 a quarter↓ 16%£42,300 UK
  21. 21Human resources officer27 a quarter↑ 5.2%£35,200 UK
  22. 22Chefs26 a quarter↑ 68%£30,000 UK
  23. 23Nursing auxiliaries and assistants25 a quarter↑ 16%£29,100 UK
  24. 23Leisure and theme park attendants25 a quarter↑ 72%£22,300 UK
  25. 25Security guards and related occupations24 a quarter↓ 9.4%£33,800 UK

What Antrim and Newtownabbey has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Antrim and Newtownabbey than across the UK. Transport and distribution clerks and assistants adverts are 4.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants4.3×
Warehouse operatives4.3×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives3.3×
Leisure and theme park attendants3.0×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.8×
Managers in transport and distribution2.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.2×
Sales assistant2.1×
Customer service occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Construction operatives n.e.c.1.6×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants4.3×
Warehouse operatives4.3×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives3.3×
Leisure and theme park attendants3.0×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.8×
Managers in transport and distribution2.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.2×
Sales assistant2.1×
Customer service occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Construction operatives n.e.c.1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Antrim and Newtownabbey over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Northern Ireland

Sources

Job adverts, what Antrim and Newtownabbey has more of
ONS, online job adverts by local authority (Textkernel), July 2025 to June 2026. An official statistic in development; counts are new online adverts, not every vacancy. Quarters ONS withheld are left out of averages.
Typical pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time employees

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.