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Jobs in Leicester

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

New job adverts a quarter13,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised404 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 Leicester, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Business development manager377 a quarter↑ 24%£50,700
  2. 2Maintenance fitter257 a quarter↑ 20%£41,600
  3. 3Business sales executives250 a quarter↑ 9.1%£38,000
  4. 4Care worker241 a quarter↑ 5.3%£26,900
  5. 5Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks203 a quarter↓ 2.1%£29,800
  6. 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.185 a quarter↓ 12%£26,300
  7. 7Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers183 a quarter↑ 13%£41,000
  8. 8Sales assistant178 a quarter↑ 0.6%£23,900
  9. 9Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians177 a quarter↓ 12%£34,700
  10. 10Software developer166 a quarter↑ 18%£49,700
  11. 11Customer service occupations n.e.c.161 a quarter↑ 3.4%£26,700
  12. 12Cleaner153 a quarter↑ 0.3%£22,500
  13. 13Warehouse operatives151 a quarter↑ 2.5%£27,200
  14. 14Business and financial project management professionals150 a quarter↑ 30%£51,400
  15. 15IT support technician146 a quarter↓ 3.3%£32,800
  16. 16Other vocational and industrial trainers142 a quarter↓ 0.7%£37,500
  17. 17Delivery drivers and couriers140 a quarter↓ 15%£27,700
  18. 18Financial adviser133 a quarter↑ 59%£50,300 UK
  19. 19Human resources officer126 a quarter↓ 19%£34,800
  20. 20Teaching assistant123 a quarter↓ 10%£21,100
  21. 21Nursing auxiliaries and assistants121 a quarter↓ 15%£29,400
  22. 22Kitchen and catering assistants120 a quarter↓ 10%£21,500
  23. 23Chefs120 a quarter↓ 18%£28,000
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors114 a quarter↑ 22%£49,600
  25. 25Advertising and marketing associate professionals113 a quarter↓ 1.2%£33,900

What Leicester has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Leicester than across the UK. Clothing, fashion and accessories designers adverts are 5.9 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers5.9×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators3.2×
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers2.9×
Welding trades2.2×
Radiographer2.0×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations1.8×
Telephone salespersons1.8×
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers1.7×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.6×
Electrical engineers1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers5.9×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators3.2×
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers2.9×
Welding trades2.2×
Radiographer2.0×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations1.8×
Telephone salespersons1.8×
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers1.7×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.6×
Electrical engineers1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Leicester over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Leicester 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.