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Jobs in Ashford

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

New job adverts a quarter3,800on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised372 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 Ashford, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Care worker126 a quarter↓ 0.4%£28,200
  2. 2Sales assistant97 a quarter↓ 18%£25,300
  3. 3Chefs93 a quarter↓ 10%£30,300
  4. 4Cleaner88 a quarter↓ 6.9%£24,000
  5. 5Nursing auxiliaries and assistants75 a quarter↓ 2.6%£28,100
  6. 6Kitchen and catering assistants72 a quarter↓ 16%£23,400
  7. 7Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians66 a quarter↓ 7.1%£39,300
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.63 a quarter↓ 33%£27,600
  9. 9Other registered nursing professionals60 a quarter↓ 38%£42,000
  10. 10IT support technician53 a quarter↓ 15%£35,300
  11. 11Warehouse operatives51 a quarter↓ 8.9%£28,700
  12. 12Business sales executives49 a quarter↑ 40%£39,700
  13. 13Customer service occupations n.e.c.49 a quarter↓ 15%£27,500
  14. 14Maintenance fitter47 a quarter↓ 9.8%£41,000
  15. 14Delivery drivers and couriers47 a quarter↓ 8.4%£27,900
  16. 16Business development manager44 a quarter↓ 19%£61,600
  17. 17Specialist medical practitioners and consultants44 a quarter↓ 35%£80,200
  18. 18Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks43 a quarter↑ 73%£32,700
  19. 19Other vocational and industrial trainers41 a quarter↓ 10%£38,900
  20. 20Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors38 a quarter↑ 20%£45,300
  21. 20Records clerks and assistants38 a quarter↓ 40%£28,100
  22. 22Secondary education teaching professionals37 a quarter↓ 7.5%£45,600
  23. 23Human resources officer35 a quarter↑ 2%£35,100
  24. 24Warehouse manager33 a quarter↓ 7.4%£38,800
  25. 25Primary education teaching professionals33 a quarter↑ 15%£43,700

What Ashford has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Ashford than across the UK. Bank and post office clerks adverts are 2.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Bank and post office clerks2.3×
Warehouse manager2.1×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.1×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.0×
Other registered nursing professionals1.9×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.8×
Quarry worker1.8×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.8×
Sales assistant1.7×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Bank and post office clerks2.3×
Warehouse manager2.1×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.1×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.0×
Other registered nursing professionals1.9×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.8×
Quarry worker1.8×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.8×
Sales assistant1.7×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Ashford over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Ashford 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.