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Jobs in Cumberland

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

New job adverts a quarter6,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised382 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 Cumberland, 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 worker302 a quarter↑ 30%£27,200
  2. 2Delivery drivers and couriers202 a quarter↑ 21%£28,400
  3. 3Nursing auxiliaries and assistants178 a quarter↑ 38%£27,200
  4. 4Sales assistant153 a quarter↓ 8.1%£24,500
  5. 5Kitchen and catering assistants143 a quarter↓ 3.8%£21,300
  6. 6Cleaner138 a quarter↓ 18%£23,000
  7. 7Teaching assistant114 a quarter↑ 68%£21,200
  8. 8Chefs110 a quarter↓ 4.9%£29,100
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.95 a quarter↓ 16%£27,500
  10. 10Maintenance fitter95 a quarter↓ 6.8%£40,900
  11. 11Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers90 a quarter↑ 48%£38,700
  12. 12Warehouse operatives83 a quarter↑ 7.8%£27,000
  13. 13Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians83 a quarter↑ 13%£36,200
  14. 14IT support technician83 a quarter→ 0%£34,200
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.77 a quarter↓ 2.5%£27,100
  16. 16Electrician77 a quarter↑ 95%£42,400
  17. 17Records clerks and assistants64 a quarter↑ 7.2%£28,700 UK
  18. 18Other registered nursing professionals64 a quarter↓ 24%£39,500
  19. 19Business sales executives60 a quarter↑ 66%£35,400
  20. 20Specialist medical practitioners and consultants53 a quarter↓ 1.9%£87,100
  21. 21Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks48 a quarter↓ 37%£30,300
  22. 22Security guards and related occupations47 a quarter↓ 15%£31,000
  23. 23Receptionist46 a quarter↓ 22%£24,100
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors46 a quarter↑ 34%£39,700
  25. 24Business and financial project management professionals46 a quarter↓ 19%£59,800

What Cumberland has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Cumberland than across the UK. Cooks adverts are 3.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Cooks3.1×
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers2.9×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants2.6×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.4×
Delivery drivers and couriers2.3×
Leisure and theme park attendants2.2×
Care worker2.1×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.1×
Electrician1.9×
Production and process engineers1.9×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Cooks3.1×
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers2.9×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants2.6×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.4×
Delivery drivers and couriers2.3×
Leisure and theme park attendants2.2×
Care worker2.1×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.1×
Electrician1.9×
Production and process engineers1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Cumberland over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Cumberland 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.