Jobs in Dover
The jobs employers in Dover advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Dover has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter2,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised347 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 Dover, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.
- 1Care worker125 a quarter↑ 21% on last year£28,200
- 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants58 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£28,100
- 3Kitchen and catering assistants56 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£23,400
- 4Delivery drivers and couriers47 a quarter↑ 66% on last year£27,900
- 5Business sales executives46 a quarter↑ 343% on last year£39,700
- 6Cleaner44 a quarter↓ 29% on last year£24,000
- 7Maintenance fitter42 a quarter↑ 91% on last year£41,000
- 8Business development manager41 a quarter↑ 116% on last year£61,600
- 9Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers39 a quarter↑ 225% on last year£39,900
- 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.38 a quarter↓ 6.8% on last year£27,600
- 11Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks37 a quarter↑ 20% on last year£32,700
- 12IT support technician36 a quarter↓ 2.7% on last year£35,300
- 12Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians36 a quarter↑ 27% on last year£39,300
- 14Sales assistant35 a quarter↓ 5.4% on last year£25,300
- 15Chefs34 a quarter→ 0% on last year£30,300
- 16Records clerks and assistants32 a quarter↑ 48% on last year£28,100
- 17Food, drink and tobacco process operatives31 a quarter↑ 246% on last year£28,000
- 18Software developer28 a quarter↑ 700% on last year£52,800
- 18Customer service occupations n.e.c.28 a quarter↑ 44% on last year£27,500
- 20Warehouse operatives27 a quarter↑ 8.7% on last year£28,700
- 21Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors25 a quarter↓ 19% on last year£45,300
- 21Educational support assistants25 a quarter↓ 42% on last year£20,400
- 23Human resources officer25 a quarter↑ 157% on last year£35,100
- 24Systems analyst24 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£68,100
- 24Business and financial project management professionals24 a quarter↑ 56% on last year£59,800
What Dover has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Dover than across the UK. Food, drink and tobacco process operatives adverts are 2.4 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Dover over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Adur
- Arun
- Ashford
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Bracknell Forest
- Brighton and Hove
- Buckinghamshire
- Canterbury
- Cherwell
- Chichester
- Crawley
- Dartford
- East Hampshire
- Eastbourne
- Eastleigh
- Elmbridge
- Epsom and Ewell
- Fareham
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Gosport
- Gravesham
- Guildford
- Hart
- Hastings
- Havant
- Horsham
- Isle of Wight
- Lewes
- Maidstone
- Medway
- Mid Sussex
- Milton Keynes
- Mole Valley
- New Forest
- Oxford
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Reigate and Banstead
- Rother
- Runnymede
- Rushmoor
- Sevenoaks
- Slough
- South Oxfordshire
- Southampton
- Spelthorne
- Surrey Heath
- Swale
- Tandridge
- Test Valley
- Thanet
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Tunbridge Wells
- Vale of White Horse
- Waverley
- Wealden
- West Berkshire
- West Oxfordshire
- Winchester
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Woking
- Wokingham
- Worthing
Sources
- Job adverts, what Dover 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.