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Jobs in Highland

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

New job adverts a quarter7,800on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised390 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 Highland, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland.

  1. 1Care worker215 a quarter↓ 5.9%£30,200
  2. 2Sales assistant214 a quarter↑ 9.5%£25,200
  3. 3Kitchen and catering assistants207 a quarter↓ 1.7%£24,200
  4. 4Chefs205 a quarter↑ 4.6%£29,600
  5. 5Delivery drivers and couriers191 a quarter↑ 15%£27,100
  6. 6Cleaner186 a quarter↓ 5.6%£24,500
  7. 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.135 a quarter↓ 2.2%£29,200
  8. 8Maintenance fitter133 a quarter↑ 24%£41,900
  9. 9Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians132 a quarter↑ 179%£37,500
  10. 10Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers116 a quarter↑ 33%£38,800
  11. 11Nursing auxiliaries and assistants115 a quarter↑ 16%£33,000
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.115 a quarter↓ 12%£28,100
  13. 13IT support technician100 a quarter↑ 35%£35,400
  14. 13Records clerks and assistants100 a quarter↑ 38%£29,400
  15. 15Warehouse operatives98 a quarter↑ 1.7%£28,100
  16. 16Receptionist85 a quarter↑ 10%£24,100
  17. 17Other registered nursing professionals80 a quarter↑ 3.9%£45,000
  18. 18Business development manager79 a quarter↑ 88%£56,600
  19. 19Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers77 a quarter↑ 4%£22,900
  20. 20Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks73 a quarter↑ 56%£30,300
  21. 21Electrician70 a quarter↓ 9.5%£38,000
  22. 22Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.68 a quarter↑ 41%£41,100
  23. 23Business and financial project management professionals67 a quarter↑ 9.3%£60,800
  24. 23Early education and childcare practitioners67 a quarter↑ 11%£26,800
  25. 25Business sales executives63 a quarter↑ 2.2%£36,200

What Highland has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Highland than across the UK. Conservation professionals adverts are 5.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Conservation professionals5.1×
Sports and leisure assistants4.1×
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers3.8×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers3.5×
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.3.5×
Customer service supervisors3.0×
Cooks2.9×
Farm worker2.7×
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.2.5×
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Conservation professionals5.1×
Sports and leisure assistants4.1×
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers3.8×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers3.5×
Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.3.5×
Customer service supervisors3.0×
Cooks2.9×
Farm worker2.7×
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.2.5×
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Highland over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what Highland 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.