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Jobs in Bradford

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

New job adverts a quarter11,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised403 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 Bradford, 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.

  1. 1Care worker261 a quarter↓ 4.7%£26,500
  2. 2Business development manager241 a quarter↑ 64%£49,500
  3. 3Business sales executives192 a quarter↑ 61%£37,200
  4. 4Maintenance fitter189 a quarter↑ 16%£39,800
  5. 5Teaching assistant186 a quarter↓ 1.1%£19,400
  6. 6Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks185 a quarter↑ 14%£29,900
  7. 7Educational support assistants165 a quarter↓ 12%£21,100
  8. 8Sales assistant161 a quarter↑ 24%£24,700
  9. 9Nursing auxiliaries and assistants155 a quarter↓ 6.1%£27,900
  10. 10Cleaner154 a quarter↑ 5.5%£23,700
  11. 11Records clerks and assistants152 a quarter↑ 21%£26,500
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.148 a quarter↑ 23%£26,600
  13. 13Delivery drivers and couriers147 a quarter↑ 117%£27,200
  14. 14Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers138 a quarter↑ 5.3%£39,100
  15. 15Software developer134 a quarter↑ 23%£47,900
  16. 16Other registered nursing professionals132 a quarter↓ 23%£39,100
  17. 17Other administrative occupations n.e.c.130 a quarter↓ 12%£26,100
  18. 18Specialist medical practitioners and consultants129 a quarter↑ 6.6%£82,500
  19. 18Warehouse operatives129 a quarter↑ 29%£27,900
  20. 20Secondary education teaching professionals125 a quarter↓ 17%£43,600
  21. 21Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians120 a quarter↑ 11%£34,300
  22. 22Kitchen and catering assistants119 a quarter↓ 8.5%£21,600
  23. 23IT support technician118 a quarter↑ 23%£31,400
  24. 24Business and financial project management professionals113 a quarter↑ 64%£52,400
  25. 25Social worker108 a quarter↑ 5.9%£41,000

What Bradford has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Bradford than across the UK. GP adverts are 3.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
GP3.5×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators2.9×
Welding trades2.5×
Social worker2.2×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.2×
Child and early years officers2.2×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.9×
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals1.8×
Houseparents and residential wardens1.8×
Higher level teaching assistants1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
GP3.5×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators2.9×
Welding trades2.5×
Social worker2.2×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.2×
Child and early years officers2.2×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.9×
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals1.8×
Houseparents and residential wardens1.8×
Higher level teaching assistants1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Bradford over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

Sources

Job adverts, what Bradford 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.