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Jobs in Barnsley

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

New job adverts a quarter4,800on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised366 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 Barnsley, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Yorkshire and The Humber, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers168 a quarter↑ 24%£39,100
  2. 2Care worker168 a quarter↑ 20%£26,500
  3. 3Warehouse operatives132 a quarter↓ 20%£27,900
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers108 a quarter↑ 10%£27,200
  5. 5Teaching assistant98 a quarter↓ 10%£19,400
  6. 6Cleaner91 a quarter↓ 7.1%£23,700
  7. 7Maintenance fitter84 a quarter↑ 15%£39,800
  8. 7Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians84 a quarter↑ 33%£34,300
  9. 9Nursing auxiliaries and assistants74 a quarter↑ 13%£27,900
  10. 10Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors68 a quarter↑ 90%£42,700 UK
  11. 10Sales assistant68 a quarter↓ 0.7%£24,700
  12. 12Kitchen and catering assistants61 a quarter↓ 7.6%£21,600
  13. 13Other administrative occupations n.e.c.59 a quarter↓ 5.6%£26,100
  14. 14Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks57 a quarter→ 0%£29,900
  15. 15Social worker55 a quarter↓ 23%£41,000
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants54 a quarter↑ 10%£26,500
  17. 17Food, drink and tobacco process operatives54 a quarter↑ 5.9%£29,000
  18. 18Educational support assistants51 a quarter↑ 28%£21,100
  19. 19Customer service occupations n.e.c.50 a quarter↑ 2.1%£26,600
  20. 20Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.44 a quarter↓ 10%£29,300
  21. 21IT support technician43 a quarter↓ 30%£31,400
  22. 22Welding trades42 a quarter↑ 91%£35,300 UK
  23. 23Specialist medical practitioners and consultants41 a quarter→ 0%£82,500
  24. 24Human resources officer40 a quarter↑ 13%£28,700
  25. 25Electrician39 a quarter↑ 105%£41,800

What Barnsley has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Barnsley than across the UK. Welding trades adverts are 4.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Welding trades4.7×
Veterinarians3.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.8×
Social worker2.6×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.6×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.4×
Warehouse operatives2.3×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.1×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.0×
Teaching assistant1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Welding trades4.7×
Veterinarians3.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.8×
Social worker2.6×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.6×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.4×
Warehouse operatives2.3×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.1×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.0×
Teaching assistant1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Barnsley over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

Sources

Job adverts, what Barnsley 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.