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Jobs in Gravesham

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

New job adverts a quarter2,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised327 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 Gravesham, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers71 a quarter↑ 34%£39,900
  2. 2Care worker63 a quarter↓ 3.8%£28,200
  3. 3Maintenance fitter46 a quarter↑ 36%£41,000
  4. 4Kitchen and catering assistants43 a quarter↓ 13%£23,400
  5. 5Cleaner43 a quarter↓ 14%£24,000
  6. 6Educational support assistants38 a quarter↑ 19%£20,400
  7. 7Teaching assistant37 a quarter↓ 39%£19,900
  8. 8Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians37 a quarter↑ 79%£39,300
  9. 9Delivery drivers and couriers36 a quarter↓ 1.8%£27,900
  10. 10Chefs31 a quarter↑ 15%£30,300
  11. 11Other administrative occupations n.e.c.30 a quarter↓ 20%£27,600
  12. 12Special and additional needs education teaching professionals29 a quarter↑ 38%£47,800
  13. 12Warehouse operatives29 a quarter↑ 4.8%£28,700
  14. 14Sales assistant26 a quarter↓ 13%£25,300
  15. 15Records clerks and assistants24 a quarter↑ 52%£28,100
  16. 16Primary education teaching professionals24 a quarter↓ 22%£43,700
  17. 16IT support technician24 a quarter↓ 9.4%£35,300
  18. 18Secondary education teaching professionals23 a quarter↓ 38%£45,600
  19. 19Business development manager22 a quarter↑ 17%£61,600
  20. 20Business sales executives21 a quarter↓ 3.4%£39,700
  21. 21Early education and childcare practitioners20 a quarter↑ 82%£22,500
  22. 21Other vocational and industrial trainers20 a quarter↓ 15%£38,900
  23. 23Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.18 a quarter↑ 3.8%£38,400
  24. 24Early education and childcare assistants18 a quarter↑ 30%£23,600
  25. 25Customer service occupations n.e.c.17 a quarter↓ 25%£27,500

What Gravesham has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Gravesham than across the UK. Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers adverts are 2.8 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.8×
Estate agent2.4×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.4×
Construction operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Primary education teaching professionals1.8×
Maintenance fitter1.8×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Catering manager1.6×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.8×
Estate agent2.4×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.4×
Construction operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Primary education teaching professionals1.8×
Maintenance fitter1.8×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Catering manager1.6×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Gravesham over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Gravesham 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.