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Jobs in Luton

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

New job adverts a quarter5,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised388 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 Luton, 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. 1Business development manager163 a quarter↑ 13%£54,000
  2. 2Business sales executives112 a quarter↑ 28%£35,200
  3. 3Software developer106 a quarter↑ 101%£61,000
  4. 4Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians104 a quarter↓ 5.8%£38,100
  5. 5Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers99 a quarter↑ 34%£41,000
  6. 6Care worker96 a quarter↓ 4.5%£27,800
  7. 7Delivery drivers and couriers89 a quarter↑ 2.7%£28,600
  8. 8Systems analyst76 a quarter↑ 32%£53,000
  9. 9Maintenance fitter76 a quarter↑ 15%£40,500
  10. 10Business and financial project management professionals75 a quarter↑ 37%£60,400
  11. 11Warehouse operatives74 a quarter↑ 7.8%£29,100
  12. 12Sales assistant71 a quarter↑ 13%£25,300
  13. 13Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks64 a quarter↓ 20%£30,800
  14. 14Social worker62 a quarter↑ 59%£41,800
  15. 14Other vocational and industrial trainers62 a quarter↑ 29%£35,300
  16. 16Teaching assistant59 a quarter↑ 48%£21,000
  17. 17Cleaner56 a quarter↓ 9%£24,800
  18. 18Other administrative occupations n.e.c.55 a quarter↓ 8.3%£28,000
  19. 19Engineering technicians55 a quarter→ 0%£44,400
  20. 20IT support technician53 a quarter↓ 25%£37,300
  21. 21Customer service occupations n.e.c.51 a quarter↓ 10%£29,700
  22. 22Human resources officer49 a quarter↑ 9.6%£34,900
  23. 23Human resource managers and directors47 a quarter↑ 22%£57,200
  24. 24Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.44 a quarter↑ 7.3%£48,600 UK
  25. 25Solicitor43 a quarter↑ 24%£57,000 UK

What Luton has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Luton than across the UK. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. adverts are 2.9 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.9×
Social worker2.7×
Bus or coach driver2.7×
Engineering technicians2.4×
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers2.2×
Managers in transport and distribution2.2×
Purchasing manager2.1×
Other health professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Human resources administrative occupations1.8×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.9×
Social worker2.7×
Bus or coach driver2.7×
Engineering technicians2.4×
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers2.2×
Managers in transport and distribution2.2×
Purchasing manager2.1×
Other health professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Human resources administrative occupations1.8×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Luton over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Luton 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.