Jobs in Harlow

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

New job adverts a quarter2,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised341 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 Harlow, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Warehouse operatives79 a quarter↑ 82% on last year£29,100
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers69 a quarter↑ 89% on last year£41,000
  3. 3Delivery drivers and couriers66 a quarter↑ 62% on last year£28,600
  4. 4Sales assistant56 a quarter↑ 9.9% on last year£25,300
  5. 5Other administrative occupations n.e.c.48 a quarter↑ 13% on last year£28,000
  6. 5Maintenance fitter48 a quarter↑ 200% on last year£40,500
  7. 7Cleaner45 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£24,800
  8. 8Care worker43 a quarter↓ 22% on last year£27,800
  9. 9Customer service occupations n.e.c.36 a quarter↑ 47% on last year£29,700
  10. 10Other vocational and industrial trainers34 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£35,300
  11. 11Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians33 a quarter↑ 50% on last year£38,100
  12. 12Educational support assistants32 a quarter↑ 19% on last year£19,300
  13. 13Chefs32 a quarter↑ 54% on last year£29,300
  14. 14Records clerks and assistants31 a quarter↓ 6.2% on last year£28,700
  15. 15Business development manager30 a quarter↑ 58% on last year£54,000
  16. 16Business sales executives29 a quarter↑ 45% on last year£35,200
  17. 17Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks27 a quarter↑ 108% on last year£30,800
  18. 18Kitchen and catering assistants27 a quarter↑ 3.9% on last year£20,900
  19. 19Business and financial project management professionals24 a quarter↑ 4.3% on last year£60,400
  20. 19IT support technician24 a quarter↓ 4% on last year£37,300
  21. 19Metal making and treating process operatives24 a quarter↑ 118% on last year£27,500
  22. 22Specialist medical practitioners and consultants24 a quarter↓ 48% on last year£92,800 UK
  23. 23Nursing auxiliaries and assistants23 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£28,700
  24. 24Other registered nursing professionals22 a quarter↓ 37% on last year£42,600
  25. 24Early education and childcare assistants22 a quarter↑ 19% on last year£24,700

What Harlow has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Harlow than across the UK. Warehouse operatives adverts are 2.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Jobs concentrated in Harlow
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Same as UK (1×)
Warehouse operatives2.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.3×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.9×
Other vocational and industrial trainers1.6×
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals1.6×
Sales assistant1.6×
Early education and childcare assistants1.6×
Maintenance fitter1.6×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Harlow over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Harlow 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.