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Jobs in Glasgow City

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

New job adverts a quarter26,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised410 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 Glasgow City, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland.

  1. 1Software developer690 a quarter↑ 5.2%£48,900
  2. 2Business development manager684 a quarter↑ 64%£56,600
  3. 3Business sales executives535 a quarter↑ 41%£36,200
  4. 4Business and financial project management professionals477 a quarter↑ 25%£60,800
  5. 5Other administrative occupations n.e.c.450 a quarter↑ 4.3%£29,200
  6. 6IT support technician435 a quarter↑ 14%£35,400
  7. 7Systems analyst390 a quarter↑ 17%£49,600
  8. 8Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks388 a quarter↑ 10%£30,300
  9. 9Maintenance fitter373 a quarter↑ 33%£41,900
  10. 10Sales assistant352 a quarter↓ 15%£25,200
  11. 11Solicitor318 a quarter↑ 14%£50,200
  12. 12Chefs309 a quarter↓ 17%£29,600
  13. 13Customer service occupations n.e.c.305 a quarter↓ 18%£28,100
  14. 14Financial adviser304 a quarter↓ 12%£55,500
  15. 15Kitchen and catering assistants296 a quarter↓ 8.8%£24,200
  16. 16Delivery drivers and couriers292 a quarter↑ 5.4%£27,100
  17. 17Human resources officer285 a quarter↓ 5.4%£36,400
  18. 18IT managers279 a quarter↑ 8.3%£54,200
  19. 19Records clerks and assistants267 a quarter↓ 6%£29,400
  20. 20Care worker245 a quarter↑ 1%£30,200
  21. 21Cleaner234 a quarter↓ 9.7%£24,500
  22. 22Business analyst233 a quarter↑ 20%£44,900
  23. 23Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians232 a quarter↑ 1.5%£37,500
  24. 24Electrician223 a quarter↑ 16%£38,000
  25. 25Engineering professionals n.e.c.217 a quarter↑ 65%£47,500

What Glasgow City has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Glasgow City than across the UK. Electrical engineers adverts are 2.6 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Electrical engineers2.6×
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants2.5×
Civil engineers2.4×
Physicist2.4×
Sheet metal workers2.4×
Taxation experts2.1×
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers2.0×
Managers and directors in the creative industries2.0×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.2.0×
Travel agent2.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Electrical engineers2.6×
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants2.5×
Civil engineers2.4×
Physicist2.4×
Sheet metal workers2.4×
Taxation experts2.1×
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers2.0×
Managers and directors in the creative industries2.0×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.2.0×
Travel agent2.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Glasgow City over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what Glasgow City 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.