Jobs in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

New job adverts a quarter1,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised299 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands.

  1. 1Care worker85 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£26,400
  2. 2Sales assistant49 a quarter↑ 37% on last year£24,900
  3. 3Kitchen and catering assistants40 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£22,800
  4. 4Warehouse operatives38 a quarter↑ 19% on last year£27,400
  5. 5Cleaner37 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£24,000
  6. 6Delivery drivers and couriers37 a quarter↑ 18% on last year£27,600
  7. 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.36 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£26,600
  8. 7Maintenance fitter36 a quarter↑ 90% on last year£38,400
  9. 7Nursing auxiliaries and assistants36 a quarter↑ 2.9% on last year£26,900
  10. 10Business sales executives32 a quarter↑ 146% on last year£36,900
  11. 10Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks32 a quarter↑ 46% on last year£30,300
  12. 10Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers32 a quarter↑ 39% on last year£39,500
  13. 13IT support technician31 a quarter↓ 3.2% on last year£34,800
  14. 14Customer service occupations n.e.c.29 a quarter↑ 9.6% on last year£26,500
  15. 15Teaching assistant28 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£20,700
  16. 16Chefs25 a quarter↓ 3.9% on last year£29,100
  17. 17Human resources officer21 a quarter↑ 100% on last year£35,000
  18. 17Houseparents and residential wardens21 a quarter↑ 100% on last year£25,000
  19. 19Primary education teaching professionals20 a quarter↑ 25% on last year£42,300
  20. 19Metal machining setters and setter-operators20 a quarter↑ 122% on last year£33,600
  21. 19Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians20 a quarter↑ 67% on last year£38,000
  22. 22Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors20 a quarter↓ 4.9% on last year£44,700
  23. 23Early education and childcare practitioners19 a quarter↑ 73% on last year£22,900
  24. 24Other registered nursing professionals19 a quarter↓ 25% on last year£40,600
  25. 25Receptionist18 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£23,500

What Newcastle-under-Lyme has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Newcastle-under-Lyme than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 4.8 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Jobs concentrated in Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens4.8×
Care worker1.9×
Sales assistant1.8×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants1.6×
Warehouse operatives1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Newcastle-under-Lyme over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Newcastle-under-Lyme 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.