Jobs in Merthyr Tydfil
The jobs employers in Merthyr Tydfil advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Merthyr Tydfil has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter994on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised272 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Merthyr Tydfil, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Wales, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Sales assistant36 a quarter↑ 50% on last year£24,500
- 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants28 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£29,600
- 3Care worker27 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£27,200
- 4Delivery drivers and couriers27 a quarter↑ 83% on last year£25,600
- 5Personal assistants and other secretaries26 a quarter↑ 160% on last year£30,500
- 5Kitchen and catering assistants26 a quarter↑ 7.4% on last year£22,500
- 7Specialist medical practitioners and consultants21 a quarter↑ 91% on last year£92,800 UK
- 8Business sales executives20 a quarter↑ 238% on last year£35,600
- 9Teaching assistant19 a quarter↑ 5.6% on last year£20,900
- 10Cleaner16 a quarter↓ 36% on last year£24,300
- 11IT support technician15 a quarter→ 0% on last year£32,700
- 12Primary education teaching professionals13 a quarter↓ 59% on last year£48,900
- 13Warehouse operatives13 a quarter→ 0% on last year£27,400
- 14Other administrative occupations n.e.c.12 a quarter→ 0% on last year£26,900
- 14Maintenance fitter12 a quarter↓ 42% on last year£38,400
- 14Electrician12 a quarter↑ 133% on last year£34,700
- 14Chefs12 a quarter↑ 117% on last year£28,900
- 14Educational support assistants12 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£23,700
- 19Secondary education teaching professionals11 a quarter↑ 267% on last year£48,900
- 19Receptionist11 a quarter↑ 450% on last year£24,600
- 19Customer service occupations n.e.c.11 a quarter↓ 18% on last year£27,000
- 22Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians10 a quarter→ 0% on last year£33,600
- 23Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.10 a quarter↑ 700% on last year£28,600
- 24Warehouse manager9 a quarter↓ 40% on last year£33,200
- 24Dental technician9 a quarter↑ 400% on last year£29,900 UK
What Merthyr Tydfil has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Merthyr Tydfil than across the UK. Kitchen and catering assistants adverts are 1.9 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Merthyr Tydfil over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
Sources
- Job adverts, what Merthyr Tydfil 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.