Jobs in Dorset
The jobs employers in Dorset advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Dorset has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter8,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised367 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Dorset, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West.
- 1Care worker427 a quarter↑ 2.4% on last year£27,100
- 2Chefs206 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£27,000
- 3Nursing auxiliaries and assistants186 a quarter↑ 2.8% on last year£28,700
- 4Delivery drivers and couriers175 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£27,200
- 5Cleaner173 a quarter↑ 3% on last year£23,100
- 6Kitchen and catering assistants160 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£22,300
- 7Teaching assistant135 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£19,400
- 8IT support technician118 a quarter↑ 1.7% on last year£31,800
- 9Sales assistant117 a quarter↓ 4.9% on last year£24,700
- 10Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians113 a quarter↑ 85% on last year£37,100
- 11Maintenance fitter106 a quarter↑ 34% on last year£35,900
- 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.103 a quarter↓ 16% on last year£26,900
- 13Warehouse operatives102 a quarter↑ 2% on last year£28,500
- 14Primary education teaching professionals101 a quarter↑ 71% on last year£42,000
- 15Other registered nursing professionals99 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£41,700
- 16Secondary education teaching professionals95 a quarter↑ 132% on last year£45,200
- 17Other vocational and industrial trainers93 a quarter↑ 43% on last year£34,000
- 17Records clerks and assistants93 a quarter↑ 37% on last year£27,200
- 19Educational support assistants90 a quarter↓ 34% on last year£18,300
- 20Business and financial project management professionals82 a quarter↑ 193% on last year£55,800
- 21Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers79 a quarter↑ 68% on last year£40,100
- 22Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors77 a quarter↑ 141% on last year£38,200
- 23Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks75 a quarter↓ 6.2% on last year£30,400
- 24Senior care worker73 a quarter↑ 1.4% on last year£29,700
- 24Customer service occupations n.e.c.73 a quarter↑ 5.8% on last year£28,300
What Dorset has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Dorset than across the UK. Prison officer adverts are 11.0 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Dorset over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cornwall
- Cotswold
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- Isles of Scilly
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- South Hams
- Stroud
- Swindon
- Teignbridge
- Tewkesbury
- Torbay
- Torridge
- West Devon
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what Dorset 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.