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Jobs in North West Leicestershire

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

New job adverts a quarter3,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised339 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 West Leicestershire, 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. 1Warehouse operatives191 a quarter↑ 53%£27,200
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers142 a quarter↓ 3.4%£41,000
  3. 3Maintenance fitter111 a quarter↑ 31%£41,600
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers85 a quarter↑ 2.2%£27,700
  5. 5Care worker81 a quarter↓ 5.8%£26,900
  6. 5Fork-lift truck drivers81 a quarter↑ 3.9%£25,700
  7. 7Cleaner67 a quarter↓ 12%£22,500
  8. 8Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks58 a quarter↑ 34%£29,800
  9. 9Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians52 a quarter↑ 6%£34,700
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.50 a quarter↓ 18%£26,300
  11. 11Business development manager46 a quarter↑ 2.3%£50,700
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.45 a quarter↓ 16%£26,700
  13. 13Records clerks and assistants43 a quarter↑ 14%£24,900
  14. 14Food, drink and tobacco process operatives40 a quarter→ 0%£28,800
  15. 15Sales assistant35 a quarter↑ 6.1%£23,900
  16. 16IT support technician32 a quarter↓ 22%£32,800
  17. 16Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.32 a quarter↑ 40%£37,900 UK
  18. 18Human resources officer30 a quarter↓ 21%£34,800
  19. 18Kitchen and catering assistants30 a quarter↓ 36%£21,500
  20. 20Chefs30 a quarter↑ 17%£28,000
  21. 21Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors28 a quarter↑ 5.7%£49,600
  22. 21Quantity surveyor28 a quarter↑ 155%£52,500 UK
  23. 21Transport and distribution clerks and assistants28 a quarter↓ 7.1%£30,400
  24. 24Early education and childcare practitioners27 a quarter↑ 69%£25,300
  25. 24Business sales executives27 a quarter↑ 65%£38,000

What North West Leicestershire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in North West Leicestershire than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 10.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers10.5×
Warehouse operatives4.6×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.5×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants3.1×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.6×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.5×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.4×
Stock control assistant2.4×
Maintenance fitter2.3×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers10.5×
Warehouse operatives4.6×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.5×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants3.1×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.6×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.5×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.4×
Stock control assistant2.4×
Maintenance fitter2.3×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in North West Leicestershire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what North West Leicestershire 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.