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Jobs in Manchester

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

New job adverts a quarter48,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised411 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 Manchester, 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. 1Business development manager1,621 a quarter↑ 28%£55,000
  2. 2Software developer1,399 a quarter↑ 19%£50,300
  3. 3Business sales executives1,087 a quarter↑ 26%£35,400
  4. 4Solicitor1,077 a quarter↓ 14%£48,900
  5. 5Systems analyst994 a quarter↑ 29%£50,700
  6. 6Business and financial project management professionals815 a quarter↑ 43%£59,800
  7. 7Human resources officer801 a quarter↓ 11%£30,300
  8. 8IT support technician686 a quarter↑ 10%£34,200
  9. 9Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks663 a quarter↓ 11%£30,300
  10. 10Financial adviser584 a quarter↑ 13%£45,100
  11. 11Maintenance fitter581 a quarter↑ 25%£40,900
  12. 12IT managers553 a quarter↑ 18%£57,500
  13. 13Other administrative occupations n.e.c.544 a quarter↓ 7.1%£27,500
  14. 14Advertising and marketing associate professionals516 a quarter↓ 11%£29,300
  15. 15Human resource managers and directors475 a quarter↑ 9.3%£49,600
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants467 a quarter↓ 4%£28,700 UK
  17. 17Business analyst464 a quarter↑ 19%£50,300
  18. 18Legal professionals n.e.c.461 a quarter↓ 12%£29,000
  19. 19Care worker447 a quarter↑ 5.7%£27,200
  20. 20Customer service occupations n.e.c.446 a quarter↓ 11%£27,100
  21. 21Chefs442 a quarter↓ 1.8%£29,100
  22. 22Financial managers and directors410 a quarter↑ 4.1%£68,400
  23. 23Other vocational and industrial trainers402 a quarter↑ 14%£39,400
  24. 24Taxation experts399 a quarter↑ 55%£49,900 UK
  25. 25Sales assistant399 a quarter↓ 8.4%£24,500

What Manchester has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Manchester than across the UK. Insurance underwriter adverts are 3.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Insurance underwriter3.2×
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers3.2×
Directors in consultancy services3.1×
Solicitor2.7×
Taxation experts2.6×
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)2.5×
Web designer2.4×
Legal professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Legal associate professionals2.2×
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants2.1×
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Same as UK (1×)
Insurance underwriter3.2×
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers3.2×
Directors in consultancy services3.1×
Solicitor2.7×
Taxation experts2.6×
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)2.5×
Web designer2.4×
Legal professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Legal associate professionals2.2×
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants2.1×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Manchester over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Manchester 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.