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Jobs in Milton Keynes

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

New job adverts a quarter14,000on 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 Milton Keynes, 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 manager429 a quarter↑ 41%£61,600
  2. 2Business sales executives303 a quarter↑ 32%£39,700
  3. 3Software developer284 a quarter↑ 17%£52,800
  4. 4Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians249 a quarter↓ 13%£39,300
  5. 5Systems analyst246 a quarter↑ 27%£68,100
  6. 6Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks236 a quarter↑ 23%£32,700
  7. 7Maintenance fitter234 a quarter↓ 0.4%£41,000
  8. 8IT support technician221 a quarter↑ 29%£35,300
  9. 9Business and financial project management professionals203 a quarter↑ 82%£59,800
  10. 10Sales assistant197 a quarter↑ 12%£25,300
  11. 11Warehouse operatives195 a quarter↑ 16%£28,700
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.192 a quarter↓ 4.9%£27,500
  13. 13Other administrative occupations n.e.c.187 a quarter↓ 0.6%£27,600
  14. 14Chefs177 a quarter↑ 9.5%£30,300
  15. 15Care worker171 a quarter↓ 5%£28,200
  16. 16Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers169 a quarter↑ 14%£39,900
  17. 16Cleaner169 a quarter↓ 1.7%£24,000
  18. 18Delivery drivers and couriers158 a quarter↑ 15%£27,900
  19. 19IT managers154 a quarter↑ 59%£59,400
  20. 20Human resource managers and directors153 a quarter↑ 48%£64,600
  21. 21Records clerks and assistants130 a quarter↓ 4.1%£28,100
  22. 22Other vocational and industrial trainers129 a quarter↓ 7.9%£38,900
  23. 23Kitchen and catering assistants123 a quarter↓ 17%£23,400
  24. 24Human resources officer122 a quarter↑ 37%£35,100
  25. 25Financial managers and directors112 a quarter↑ 102%£68,800

What Milton Keynes has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Milton Keynes than across the UK. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. adverts are 2.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.5×
Careers adviser2.0×
Customer services manager1.9×
Architectural technologist1.8×
Accounting technician1.8×
Purchasing manager1.7×
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers1.6×
Electrical and electronics technicians1.6×
Systems analyst1.6×
Data analysts1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.5×
Careers adviser2.0×
Customer services manager1.9×
Architectural technologist1.8×
Accounting technician1.8×
Purchasing manager1.7×
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers1.6×
Electrical and electronics technicians1.6×
Systems analyst1.6×
Data analysts1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Milton Keynes over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Milton Keynes 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.