Jobs in Forest of Dean
The jobs employers in Forest of Dean advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Forest of Dean has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter1,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised272 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 Forest of Dean, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Care worker43 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£27,100
- 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers35 a quarter↑ 35% on last year£40,100
- 2Delivery drivers and couriers35 a quarter↑ 8.6% on last year£27,200
- 4Teaching assistant34 a quarter↓ 8.1% on last year£19,400
- 5Nursing auxiliaries and assistants24 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£28,700
- 6Cleaner22 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£23,100
- 7Warehouse operatives19 a quarter↓ 9.1% on last year£28,500
- 8IT support technician18 a quarter↑ 157% on last year£31,800
- 8Kitchen and catering assistants18 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£22,300
- 10Chefs18 a quarter↑ 58% on last year£27,000
- 11Records clerks and assistants15 a quarter↑ 100% on last year£27,200
- 11Maintenance fitter15 a quarter↑ 90% on last year£35,900
- 13Primary education teaching professionals13 a quarter↓ 48% on last year£42,000
- 13Buyers and procurement officers13 a quarter↑ 160% on last year£35,600
- 13Educational support assistants13 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£18,300
- 16Business sales executives13 a quarter↑ 1000% on last year£44,500
- 16Customer service occupations n.e.c.13 a quarter→ 0% on last year£28,300
- 18Welding trades12 a quarter↑ 100% on last year£35,300 UK
- 18Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.12 a quarter↑ 133% on last year£27,900
- 20Human resources officer11 a quarter↑ 1200% on last year£30,600
- 21Bar and catering supervisors11 a quarter↑ 300% on last year£25,000
- 22Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.10 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£25,900
- 22Senior care worker10 a quarter↓ 29% on last year£29,700
- 24Receptionist10 a quarter↓ 50% on last year£23,500
- 25Occupational therapist9 a quarter– on last year£38,200
What Forest of Dean has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Forest of Dean than across the UK. Delivery drivers and couriers adverts are 2.3 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Forest of Dean over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cornwall
- Cotswold
- Dorset
- East Devon
- Exeter
- 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 Forest of Dean 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.