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Jobs in Newark and Sherwood

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

New job adverts a quarter4,200on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised361 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 Newark and Sherwood, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Other registered nursing professionals162 a quarter↑ 421%£39,200
  2. 2Care worker154 a quarter↑ 1%£26,900
  3. 3Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers119 a quarter↑ 37%£41,000
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers105 a quarter↑ 74%£27,700
  5. 5Warehouse operatives81 a quarter↑ 3.2%£27,200
  6. 6Chefs80 a quarter↑ 8.1%£28,000
  7. 7Nursing auxiliaries and assistants78 a quarter↑ 27%£29,400
  8. 8Kitchen and catering assistants71 a quarter↓ 4.1%£21,500
  9. 9IT support technician70 a quarter↑ 28%£32,800
  10. 10Teaching assistant65 a quarter↑ 25%£21,100
  11. 11Cleaner64 a quarter↓ 2.3%£22,500
  12. 12Sales assistant57 a quarter↑ 11%£23,900
  13. 13Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians51 a quarter↑ 70%£34,700
  14. 14Maintenance fitter46 a quarter↑ 7%£41,600
  15. 15Business development manager45 a quarter↑ 22%£50,700
  16. 16Other administrative occupations n.e.c.45 a quarter↑ 2.3%£26,300
  17. 17Food, drink and tobacco process operatives43 a quarter↑ 6.2%£28,800
  18. 18Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks42 a quarter↓ 35%£29,800
  19. 19Business sales executives41 a quarter↑ 95%£38,000
  20. 20Customer service occupations n.e.c.41 a quarter↓ 17%£26,700
  21. 21Fork-lift truck drivers40 a quarter↑ 167%£25,700
  22. 22Engineering professionals n.e.c.36 a quarter↑ 140%£45,700
  23. 23Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.35 a quarter↑ 32%£37,900 UK
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors34 a quarter↑ 1.5%£49,600
  25. 25Business and financial project management professionals31 a quarter↑ 139%£51,400

What Newark and Sherwood has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Newark and Sherwood than across the UK. Other registered nursing professionals adverts are 4.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Other registered nursing professionals4.7×
Fork-lift truck drivers4.5×
Registered nurse practitioners2.9×
Managers in transport and distribution2.6×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.3×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.2×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Dental nurse2.1×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.7×
Other health professionals n.e.c.1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Other registered nursing professionals4.7×
Fork-lift truck drivers4.5×
Registered nurse practitioners2.9×
Managers in transport and distribution2.6×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.3×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.2×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Dental nurse2.1×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.7×
Other health professionals n.e.c.1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Newark and Sherwood over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Newark and Sherwood 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.