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Jobs in Lancaster

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

New job adverts a quarter4,200on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised360 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 Lancaster, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker246 a quarter↑ 30%£27,200
  2. 2Teaching assistant99 a quarter↑ 1%£21,200
  3. 3Cleaner86 a quarter→ 0%£23,000
  4. 4Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers77 a quarter↑ 60%£38,700
  5. 5Sales assistant73 a quarter↑ 26%£24,500
  6. 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.69 a quarter↑ 9.4%£27,500
  7. 7Business development manager65 a quarter↓ 2.3%£55,000
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers64 a quarter↓ 1.8%£28,400
  9. 9Kitchen and catering assistants64 a quarter↓ 15%£21,300
  10. 10Nursing auxiliaries and assistants62 a quarter↓ 7.5%£27,200
  11. 11Software developer61 a quarter↑ 39%£50,300
  12. 11Business sales executives61 a quarter↓ 14%£35,400
  13. 13Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks55 a quarter↑ 4.9%£30,300
  14. 14Chefs53 a quarter↓ 4.2%£29,100
  15. 15Other vocational and industrial trainers51 a quarter↑ 82%£39,400
  16. 16Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians48 a quarter↑ 51%£36,200
  17. 17IT support technician44 a quarter↓ 27%£34,200
  18. 18Warehouse operatives44 a quarter↓ 6.4%£27,000
  19. 19Maintenance fitter41 a quarter↑ 18%£40,900
  20. 20Human resources officer41 a quarter↑ 29%£30,300
  21. 21Records clerks and assistants39 a quarter↑ 9.4%£28,700 UK
  22. 22Systems analyst38 a quarter↑ 46%£50,700
  23. 23Senior care worker37 a quarter↓ 14%£28,000
  24. 24Specialist medical practitioners and consultants36 a quarter↓ 12%£87,100
  25. 24Secondary education teaching professionals36 a quarter↑ 100%£46,300

What Lancaster has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Lancaster than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 2.9 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.9×
Care worker2.6×
Welding trades2.5×
Teaching assistant2.0×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers1.7×
Bank and post office clerks1.6×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.6×
Other vocational and industrial trainers1.5×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.9×
Care worker2.6×
Welding trades2.5×
Teaching assistant2.0×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers1.7×
Bank and post office clerks1.6×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.6×
Other vocational and industrial trainers1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Lancaster over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Lancaster 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.