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Jobs in Coventry

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

New job adverts a quarter10,000on 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 Coventry, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Business development manager232 a quarter↑ 8.3%£56,000
  2. 2Maintenance fitter211 a quarter↑ 31%£38,400
  3. 3Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians184 a quarter↑ 12%£38,000
  4. 4Business sales executives175 a quarter↑ 16%£36,900
  5. 5Care worker158 a quarter↑ 4.3%£26,400
  6. 6Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers155 a quarter↑ 8.4%£39,500
  7. 7Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks150 a quarter↓ 30%£30,300
  8. 8IT support technician141 a quarter↑ 4.8%£34,800
  9. 9Software developer139 a quarter↑ 12%£49,100
  10. 9Business and financial project management professionals139 a quarter↑ 23%£60,000
  11. 11Warehouse operatives137 a quarter↑ 14%£27,400
  12. 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.135 a quarter↓ 8.1%£26,600
  13. 13Cleaner121 a quarter↑ 7.6%£24,000
  14. 14Metal machining setters and setter-operators120 a quarter↑ 74%£33,600
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.120 a quarter↓ 11%£26,500
  16. 16Sales assistant119 a quarter↑ 22%£24,900
  17. 17Delivery drivers and couriers116 a quarter↓ 5.7%£27,600
  18. 18Records clerks and assistants114 a quarter↓ 6.3%£28,200
  19. 19Systems analyst112 a quarter↑ 6%£62,400
  20. 20Other vocational and industrial trainers109 a quarter↑ 7.4%£35,700
  21. 21Teaching assistant104 a quarter↑ 4%£20,700
  22. 22Educational support assistants102 a quarter↑ 7.4%£21,300
  23. 23Specialist medical practitioners and consultants100 a quarter↓ 13%£92,800 UK
  24. 24Kitchen and catering assistants97 a quarter↓ 10%£22,800
  25. 25Chefs94 a quarter↓ 1.1%£29,100

What Coventry has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Coventry than across the UK. Metal machining setters and setter-operators adverts are 4.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Metal machining setters and setter-operators4.4×
Complementary health associate professionals2.3×
Quality assurance technicians2.2×
Radiographer2.1×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers2.0×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.0×
Physicist1.9×
Credit controller1.8×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations1.8×
Laboratory technician1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Metal machining setters and setter-operators4.4×
Complementary health associate professionals2.3×
Quality assurance technicians2.2×
Radiographer2.1×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers2.0×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.0×
Physicist1.9×
Credit controller1.8×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations1.8×
Laboratory technician1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Coventry over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Coventry 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.