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Jobs in East Staffordshire

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

New job adverts a quarter4,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised365 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 East Staffordshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands.

  1. 1Care worker184 a quarter↓ 7.8%£26,400
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers156 a quarter↓ 2.5%£39,500
  3. 3Warehouse operatives149 a quarter↓ 0.3%£27,400
  4. 4Maintenance fitter90 a quarter↑ 34%£38,400
  5. 5Cleaner88 a quarter↓ 19%£24,000
  6. 6Kitchen and catering assistants87 a quarter↑ 2.4%£22,800
  7. 7Chefs80 a quarter↑ 4.6%£29,100
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers74 a quarter↑ 14%£27,600
  9. 9Nursing auxiliaries and assistants64 a quarter↓ 7.2%£26,900
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.58 a quarter↓ 18%£26,600
  11. 11Sales assistant57 a quarter↓ 16%£24,900
  12. 12IT support technician55 a quarter↓ 16%£34,800
  13. 13Teaching assistant51 a quarter↓ 48%£20,700
  14. 14Fork-lift truck drivers50 a quarter↑ 47%£28,100
  15. 15Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks46 a quarter↓ 19%£30,300
  16. 16Food, drink and tobacco process operatives45 a quarter↓ 10%£29,500
  17. 17Secondary education teaching professionals44 a quarter↑ 19%£47,100
  18. 17Business sales executives44 a quarter↑ 7.3%£36,900
  19. 19Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors43 a quarter↓ 32%£44,700
  20. 20Other vocational and industrial trainers42 a quarter↓ 13%£35,700
  21. 21Business development manager41 a quarter↓ 27%£56,000
  22. 22Houseparents and residential wardens41 a quarter↓ 31%£25,000
  23. 22Customer service occupations n.e.c.41 a quarter↓ 30%£26,500
  24. 24Records clerks and assistants39 a quarter↓ 33%£28,200
  25. 25Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.36 a quarter↓ 16%£30,400

What East Staffordshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in East Staffordshire than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 5.6 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers5.6×
Houseparents and residential wardens4.1×
Industrial cleaner3.4×
Metal working machine operatives3.2×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.9×
Warehouse operatives2.8×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.2×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.1×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Quarry worker1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers5.6×
Houseparents and residential wardens4.1×
Industrial cleaner3.4×
Metal working machine operatives3.2×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.9×
Warehouse operatives2.8×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.2×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.1×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Quarry worker1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in East Staffordshire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what East Staffordshire 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.