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Jobs in Leeds

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

New job adverts a quarter34,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised408 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 Leeds, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Yorkshire and The Humber.

  1. 1Business development manager1,022 a quarter↑ 62%£49,500
  2. 2Software developer789 a quarter↑ 16%£47,900
  3. 3Business sales executives716 a quarter↑ 53%£37,200
  4. 4Solicitor636 a quarter↓ 9.8%£59,900
  5. 5Systems analyst577 a quarter↑ 27%£54,300
  6. 6Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks539 a quarter↓ 5.4%£29,900
  7. 7Care worker525 a quarter↑ 4.4%£26,500
  8. 8Human resources officer518 a quarter↑ 6.5%£28,700
  9. 9IT support technician501 a quarter↑ 10%£31,400
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.470 a quarter↓ 13%£26,100
  11. 11Business and financial project management professionals469 a quarter↑ 59%£52,400
  12. 12Maintenance fitter431 a quarter↑ 21%£39,800
  13. 13Cleaner407 a quarter↑ 3.8%£23,700
  14. 14Sales assistant391 a quarter↑ 2.4%£24,700
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.389 a quarter↓ 12%£26,600
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants378 a quarter↓ 8.3%£26,500
  17. 17Financial adviser368 a quarter↑ 7.7%£46,700
  18. 18Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers344 a quarter↑ 26%£39,100
  19. 19Warehouse operatives339 a quarter↑ 2.5%£27,900
  20. 20Delivery drivers and couriers333 a quarter↑ 2.5%£27,200
  21. 21Advertising and marketing associate professionals332 a quarter↓ 4%£30,700
  22. 22IT managers325 a quarter↑ 1.1%£50,200
  23. 23Chefs323 a quarter↑ 0.9%£28,900
  24. 24Human resource managers and directors320 a quarter↑ 13%£50,400
  25. 25Kitchen and catering assistants318 a quarter↓ 4.7%£21,600

What Leeds has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Leeds than across the UK. Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants adverts are 2.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants2.7×
Taxation experts2.5×
Physicist2.3×
Solicitor2.2×
Insurance underwriter2.2×
Directors in consultancy services2.1×
Legal professionals n.e.c.2.0×
IT quality and testing professionals1.9×
Information technology professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Construction project managers and related professionals1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants2.7×
Taxation experts2.5×
Physicist2.3×
Solicitor2.2×
Insurance underwriter2.2×
Directors in consultancy services2.1×
Legal professionals n.e.c.2.0×
IT quality and testing professionals1.9×
Information technology professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Construction project managers and related professionals1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Leeds over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

Sources

Job adverts, what Leeds 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.