Jobs in Dumfries and Galloway
The jobs employers in Dumfries and Galloway advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Dumfries and Galloway has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter2,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised333 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 Dumfries and Galloway, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Delivery drivers and couriers107 a quarter↓ 4% on last year£27,100
- 2Care worker100 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£30,200
- 3Veterinarians72 a quarter→ 0% on last year£51,100 UK
- 4Nursing auxiliaries and assistants71 a quarter→ 0% on last year£33,000
- 4Sales assistant71 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£25,200
- 6Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers68 a quarter↑ 258% on last year£38,800
- 7Maintenance fitter57 a quarter↑ 13% on last year£41,900
- 8Personal assistants and other secretaries55 a quarter↑ 45% on last year£31,700
- 8Cleaner55 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£24,500
- 10Kitchen and catering assistants53 a quarter↓ 29% on last year£24,200
- 11IT support technician50 a quarter↑ 4.2% on last year£35,400
- 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.43 a quarter↓ 8.3% on last year£29,200
- 12Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians43 a quarter↑ 74% on last year£37,500
- 14Warehouse operatives39 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£28,100
- 15Chefs38 a quarter↑ 19% on last year£29,600
- 16Leisure and theme park attendants35 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£26,400
- 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.31 a quarter↑ 6.7% on last year£28,100
- 18Food, drink and tobacco process operatives26 a quarter↓ 4% on last year£28,500
- 19Youth and community workers25 a quarter↑ 39% on last year£33,700
- 19Business sales executives25 a quarter↑ 120% on last year£36,200
- 21Senior care worker24 a quarter↓ 48% on last year£29,200
- 22Cooks24 a quarter↓ 19% on last year£24,100
- 23Security guards and related occupations23 a quarter↑ 4.5% on last year£32,500
- 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors22 a quarter↑ 150% on last year£42,700 UK
- 25Higher level teaching assistants21 a quarter↓ 30% on last year£25,400 UK
What Dumfries and Galloway has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Dumfries and Galloway than across the UK. Veterinarians adverts are 15.5 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Dumfries and Galloway over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- City of Edinburgh
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee City
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Glasgow City
- Highland
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- Moray
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Orkney Islands
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire
- Scottish Borders
- Shetland Islands
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirling
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
Sources
- Job adverts, what Dumfries and Galloway 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.