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Jobs in Chorley

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

New job adverts a quarter2,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised339 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 Chorley, 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 worker86 a quarter↓ 11%£27,200
  2. 2Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks57 a quarter↑ 22%£30,300
  3. 3Teaching assistant51 a quarter↓ 11%£21,200
  4. 4IT support technician46 a quarter↓ 8%£34,200
  5. 5Cleaner45 a quarter↓ 29%£23,000
  6. 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.41 a quarter↓ 24%£27,500
  7. 7Nursing auxiliaries and assistants39 a quarter↓ 32%£27,200
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers37 a quarter↑ 64%£28,400
  9. 9Sales assistant35 a quarter↑ 2.9%£24,500
  10. 10Business development manager34 a quarter↑ 57%£55,000
  11. 10Senior care worker34 a quarter↓ 25%£28,000
  12. 12Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians34 a quarter→ 0%£36,200
  13. 13Early education and childcare practitioners33 a quarter→ 0%£22,600
  14. 14Other registered nursing professionals31 a quarter↓ 33%£39,500
  15. 15Financial adviser31 a quarter↑ 96%£45,100
  16. 16Kitchen and catering assistants30 a quarter↓ 19%£21,300
  17. 17Warehouse operatives30 a quarter↓ 32%£27,000
  18. 18Educational support assistants29 a quarter↓ 17%£22,900
  19. 19Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers28 a quarter↑ 60%£38,700
  20. 20Records clerks and assistants28 a quarter→ 0%£28,700 UK
  21. 21Customer service occupations n.e.c.27 a quarter↓ 30%£27,100
  22. 22Business sales executives27 a quarter→ 0%£35,400
  23. 23Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors25 a quarter↓ 25%£39,700
  24. 24Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.24 a quarter↓ 9.4%£29,800
  25. 25Human resource managers and directors24 a quarter↑ 42%£49,600

What Chorley has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Chorley than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 3.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens3.3×
Senior care worker2.8×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.2×
Early education and childcare practitioners2.1×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.0×
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks1.9×
Teaching assistant1.8×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.8×
Other registered nursing professionals1.7×
Financial adviser1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens3.3×
Senior care worker2.8×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.2×
Early education and childcare practitioners2.1×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.0×
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks1.9×
Teaching assistant1.8×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.8×
Other registered nursing professionals1.7×
Financial adviser1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Chorley over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Chorley 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.