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Jobs in Central Bedfordshire

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

New job adverts a quarter5,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised375 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 Central Bedfordshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers218 a quarter↑ 74%£41,000
  2. 2Warehouse operatives198 a quarter↓ 4.7%£29,100
  3. 3Delivery drivers and couriers162 a quarter↑ 6.2%£28,600
  4. 4Care worker133 a quarter↑ 37%£27,800
  5. 5Maintenance fitter113 a quarter↑ 20%£40,500
  6. 6Cleaner108 a quarter↓ 28%£24,800
  7. 7Chefs99 a quarter↓ 21%£29,300
  8. 8Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians94 a quarter↓ 26%£38,100
  9. 8Teaching assistant94 a quarter↑ 74%£21,000
  10. 10Sales assistant85 a quarter↑ 57%£25,300
  11. 11Early education and childcare practitioners84 a quarter↑ 47%£22,900
  12. 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.74 a quarter↑ 5.8%£28,000
  13. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.74 a quarter↑ 1.5%£29,700
  14. 14Kitchen and catering assistants73 a quarter↓ 18%£20,900
  15. 15Business development manager68 a quarter↑ 3.2%£54,000
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants63 a quarter↑ 82%£28,700
  17. 17Nursing auxiliaries and assistants60 a quarter↓ 9.1%£28,700
  18. 18Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks58 a quarter↓ 17%£30,800
  19. 19IT support technician56 a quarter↑ 3.7%£37,300
  20. 20Business sales executives54 a quarter↑ 42%£35,200
  21. 21Other registered nursing professionals49 a quarter↑ 2.1%£42,600
  22. 22Other vocational and industrial trainers48 a quarter↑ 17%£35,300
  23. 23Primary education teaching professionals47 a quarter↑ 95%£43,400
  24. 23Educational support assistants47 a quarter↑ 96%£19,300
  25. 25Warehouse manager41 a quarter↑ 8.8%£35,800

What Central Bedfordshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Central Bedfordshire than across the UK. Taxi driver adverts are 5.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Taxi driver5.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.2×
Warehouse operatives2.9×
Welding trades2.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners2.2×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.1×
Veterinarians2.1×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.9×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants1.9×
Warehouse manager1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Taxi driver5.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.2×
Warehouse operatives2.9×
Welding trades2.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners2.2×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.1×
Veterinarians2.1×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.9×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants1.9×
Warehouse manager1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Central Bedfordshire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Central Bedfordshire 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.