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Jobs in Gateshead

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

New job adverts a quarter4,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised383 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 Gateshead, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North East, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker168 a quarter↓ 0.6%£26,000
  2. 2Delivery drivers and couriers112 a quarter↑ 4.4%£28,000
  3. 3Sales assistant110 a quarter↓ 3.5%£25,000
  4. 4Warehouse operatives101 a quarter↑ 8.2%£27,400
  5. 5Cleaner99 a quarter↑ 24%£23,800
  6. 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.92 a quarter↑ 7%£28,800
  7. 7Business sales executives82 a quarter↑ 20%£37,900 UK
  8. 8IT support technician81 a quarter↑ 8.7%£35,100 UK
  9. 9Kitchen and catering assistants77 a quarter↑ 10%£18,900
  10. 10Nursing auxiliaries and assistants72 a quarter↓ 3.4%£26,900
  11. 11Teaching assistant69 a quarter↓ 15%£22,600
  12. 12Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers64 a quarter↓ 1.6%£37,700
  13. 13Primary education teaching professionals63 a quarter↑ 24%£45,900 UK
  14. 14Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians62 a quarter↓ 32%£37,800
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.62 a quarter↓ 33%£26,700
  16. 16Business development manager58 a quarter↑ 12%£58,500
  17. 17Records clerks and assistants54 a quarter↑ 19%£26,400
  18. 17Maintenance fitter54 a quarter↓ 32%£41,500
  19. 19Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks53 a quarter↓ 19%£31,100
  20. 20Social worker52 a quarter↑ 47%£42,800
  21. 20Other vocational and industrial trainers52 a quarter↑ 1%£29,200
  22. 20Chefs52 a quarter↓ 2.5%£29,500
  23. 23Human resources officer48 a quarter↓ 14%£35,800
  24. 24Writer46 a quarter↑ 241%£39,500 UK
  25. 25Educational support assistants44 a quarter↓ 4.3%£21,400 UK

What Gateshead has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Gateshead than across the UK. Writer adverts are 4.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Writer4.2×
Social worker2.4×
Higher level teaching assistants2.2×
Call and contact centre occupations2.2×
Welding trades2.1×
Human resources administrative occupations2.0×
Primary education teaching professionals1.9×
Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.1.9×
Pharmacy assistant1.8×
Warehouse operatives1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Writer4.2×
Social worker2.4×
Higher level teaching assistants2.2×
Call and contact centre occupations2.2×
Welding trades2.1×
Human resources administrative occupations2.0×
Primary education teaching professionals1.9×
Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.1.9×
Pharmacy assistant1.8×
Warehouse operatives1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Gateshead over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North East

Sources

Job adverts, what Gateshead 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.