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Jobs in Blackpool

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

New job adverts a quarter3,600on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised344 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 Blackpool, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker176 a quarter↓ 1.7%£27,200
  2. 2Sales assistant81 a quarter↓ 5.3%£24,500
  3. 3Cleaner78 a quarter↑ 11%£23,000
  4. 4Kitchen and catering assistants77 a quarter↓ 6.1%£21,300
  5. 5Teaching assistant66 a quarter↓ 26%£21,200
  6. 6Chefs60 a quarter↓ 6.3%£29,100
  7. 7Business sales executives58 a quarter→ 0%£35,400
  8. 8Nursing auxiliaries and assistants56 a quarter↓ 32%£27,200
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.55 a quarter↓ 35%£27,500
  10. 10Educational support assistants49 a quarter↓ 7.5%£22,900
  11. 11IT support technician48 a quarter↓ 1%£34,200
  12. 12Other vocational and industrial trainers45 a quarter↑ 16%£39,400
  13. 13Receptionist44 a quarter↓ 23%£24,100
  14. 14Specialist medical practitioners and consultants44 a quarter↓ 28%£87,100
  15. 15Delivery drivers and couriers43 a quarter↑ 18%£28,400
  16. 16Social worker41 a quarter↓ 12%£43,000
  17. 17Other registered nursing professionals41 a quarter↓ 39%£39,500
  18. 18Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.39 a quarter↓ 27%£29,800
  19. 18Early education and childcare assistants39 a quarter↑ 43%£24,500
  20. 18Customer service occupations n.e.c.39 a quarter↑ 15%£27,100
  21. 21Secondary education teaching professionals37 a quarter↓ 5.1%£46,300
  22. 22IT managers37 a quarter↑ 11%£57,500
  23. 23Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors35 a quarter↓ 2.8%£39,700
  24. 23Software developer35 a quarter↑ 35%£50,300
  25. 25Records clerks and assistants35 a quarter↑ 6.2%£28,700 UK

What Blackpool has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Blackpool than across the UK. Pharmacist adverts are 3.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Pharmacist3.4×
Child and early years officers2.6×
Social worker2.6×
Higher level teaching assistants2.1×
Care worker2.0×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.9×
Early education and childcare assistants1.9×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.8×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.8×
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Pharmacist3.4×
Child and early years officers2.6×
Social worker2.6×
Higher level teaching assistants2.1×
Care worker2.0×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.9×
Early education and childcare assistants1.9×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.8×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.8×
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Blackpool over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Blackpool 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.