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Jobs in Oldham

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

New job adverts a quarter4,300on 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 Oldham, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West.

  1. 1Care worker131 a quarter↑ 11%£27,200
  2. 2Teaching assistant123 a quarter↓ 8.2%£21,200
  3. 3Business development manager83 a quarter↑ 38%£55,000
  4. 4Social worker82 a quarter↑ 30%£43,000
  5. 5Secondary education teaching professionals67 a quarter↓ 23%£46,300
  6. 6Business sales executives66 a quarter↑ 13%£35,400
  7. 7Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks65 a quarter↓ 9.8%£30,300
  8. 8Primary education teaching professionals62 a quarter↑ 36%£45,000
  9. 9Sales assistant61 a quarter↑ 1.7%£24,500
  10. 10Educational support assistants60 a quarter↓ 26%£22,900
  11. 11Maintenance fitter57 a quarter↑ 25%£40,900
  12. 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.56 a quarter↓ 11%£27,500
  13. 13Other vocational and industrial trainers53 a quarter↓ 13%£39,400
  14. 13Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians53 a quarter↓ 10%£36,200
  15. 15Kitchen and catering assistants51 a quarter↑ 9.2%£21,300
  16. 16Software developer49 a quarter↑ 55%£50,300
  17. 17Warehouse operatives47 a quarter↓ 14%£27,000
  18. 18Cleaner46 a quarter↓ 25%£23,000
  19. 19Chefs45 a quarter↓ 16%£29,100
  20. 20Specialist medical practitioners and consultants45 a quarter↑ 19%£87,100
  21. 21Nursing auxiliaries and assistants44 a quarter↑ 17%£27,200
  22. 21Delivery drivers and couriers44 a quarter↓ 9.6%£28,400
  23. 23IT support technician43 a quarter↓ 3.4%£34,200
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors42 a quarter↓ 5.2%£39,700
  25. 25Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers42 a quarter↑ 22%£38,700

What Oldham has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Oldham than across the UK. Social worker adverts are 4.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Social worker4.4×
Higher level teaching assistants3.5×
Child and early years officers3.5×
Youth and community workers3.0×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.7×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.6×
Teaching assistant2.5×
Secondary education teaching professionals2.3×
Primary education teaching professionals2.1×
Registered nurse practitioners2.1×
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Same as UK (1×)
Social worker4.4×
Higher level teaching assistants3.5×
Child and early years officers3.5×
Youth and community workers3.0×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.7×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.6×
Teaching assistant2.5×
Secondary education teaching professionals2.3×
Primary education teaching professionals2.1×
Registered nurse practitioners2.1×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Oldham over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Oldham 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.