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Jobs in Maidstone

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

New job adverts a quarter6,200on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised394 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 Maidstone, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Business development manager164 a quarter↑ 60%£61,600
  2. 2Care worker160 a quarter↑ 5.6%£28,200
  3. 3Delivery drivers and couriers133 a quarter↑ 19%£27,900
  4. 4Business sales executives123 a quarter↑ 1%£39,700
  5. 5Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians99 a quarter↓ 10%£39,300
  6. 6Cleaner93 a quarter↓ 18%£24,000
  7. 7Kitchen and catering assistants88 a quarter↑ 11%£23,400
  8. 8Warehouse operatives85 a quarter↑ 1.6%£28,700
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.85 a quarter↓ 18%£27,600
  10. 10Sales assistant84 a quarter↓ 6.1%£25,300
  11. 11Maintenance fitter84 a quarter↑ 36%£41,000
  12. 12Chefs83 a quarter↓ 11%£30,300
  13. 13Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks83 a quarter↓ 23%£32,700
  14. 14Customer service occupations n.e.c.78 a quarter↓ 2.5%£27,500
  15. 15IT support technician71 a quarter↑ 2.2%£35,300
  16. 16Human resources officer69 a quarter↑ 21%£35,100
  17. 17Software developer68 a quarter↑ 190%£52,800
  18. 18Nursing auxiliaries and assistants66 a quarter↓ 34%£28,100
  19. 19Records clerks and assistants65 a quarter↓ 12%£28,100
  20. 20Financial adviser63 a quarter↑ 64%£41,400
  21. 21Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers63 a quarter↑ 4.1%£39,900
  22. 22Business and financial project management professionals61 a quarter↓ 4.4%£59,800
  23. 23Teaching assistant56 a quarter↓ 44%£19,900
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors53 a quarter↑ 40%£45,300
  25. 25Electrician52 a quarter↓ 13%£42,700

What Maidstone has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Maidstone than across the UK. Insurance underwriter adverts are 3.0 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Insurance underwriter3.0×
Taxation experts2.3×
Accounting technician2.0×
Therapy professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.1.9×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.8×
Other health professionals n.e.c.1.8×
Sales related occupations n.e.c.1.8×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.1.8×
Quantity surveyor1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Insurance underwriter3.0×
Taxation experts2.3×
Accounting technician2.0×
Therapy professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.1.9×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.8×
Other health professionals n.e.c.1.8×
Sales related occupations n.e.c.1.8×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.1.8×
Quantity surveyor1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Maidstone over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Maidstone 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.