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Jobs in North Lanarkshire

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

New job adverts a quarter5,800on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised368 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 North Lanarkshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers284 a quarter↑ 17%£38,800
  2. 2Delivery drivers and couriers271 a quarter↓ 2.1%£27,100
  3. 3Warehouse operatives231 a quarter↑ 8.8%£28,100
  4. 4Cleaner132 a quarter↑ 6.5%£24,500
  5. 5Sales assistant124 a quarter↑ 7.4%£25,200
  6. 6Care worker122 a quarter↓ 23%£30,200
  7. 7Customer service occupations n.e.c.110 a quarter↑ 6.1%£28,100
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.98 a quarter↓ 11%£29,200
  9. 9Maintenance fitter98 a quarter↑ 7.1%£41,900
  10. 10Business sales executives94 a quarter↑ 32%£36,200
  11. 11Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians91 a quarter↓ 12%£37,500
  12. 12Metal making and treating process operatives90 a quarter↑ 20%£32,900 UK
  13. 13Kitchen and catering assistants81 a quarter↓ 18%£24,200
  14. 14Nursing auxiliaries and assistants79 a quarter↓ 9.2%£33,000
  15. 15IT support technician76 a quarter↑ 1.3%£35,400
  16. 16Other registered nursing professionals70 a quarter↑ 60%£45,000
  17. 17Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks69 a quarter↓ 13%£30,300
  18. 18Food, drink and tobacco process operatives68 a quarter↑ 9.1%£28,500
  19. 19Business development manager64 a quarter↑ 16%£56,600
  20. 20Quantity surveyor62 a quarter↑ 8.8%£52,000
  21. 21Records clerks and assistants57 a quarter↓ 12%£29,400
  22. 22Business and financial project management professionals54 a quarter↑ 4.9%£60,800
  23. 23Systems analyst46 a quarter↑ 318%£49,600
  24. 24Production managers and directors in manufacturing44 a quarter↑ 52%£59,300
  25. 24Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.44 a quarter↑ 20%£41,100

What North Lanarkshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in North Lanarkshire than across the UK. Metal making and treating process operatives adverts are 4.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Metal making and treating process operatives4.4×
Delivery operatives4.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.0×
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers3.5×
Warehouse operatives3.3×
Delivery drivers and couriers3.2×
Windscreen fitter3.0×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.5×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.4×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants2.3×
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Same as UK (1×)
Metal making and treating process operatives4.4×
Delivery operatives4.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.0×
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers3.5×
Warehouse operatives3.3×
Delivery drivers and couriers3.2×
Windscreen fitter3.0×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.5×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.4×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants2.3×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in North Lanarkshire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what North Lanarkshire 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.