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Jobs in Peterborough

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

New job adverts a quarter8,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised399 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 Peterborough, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England.

  1. 1Business development manager211 a quarter↑ 22%£54,000
  2. 2Business sales executives178 a quarter↑ 6.8%£35,200
  3. 3Maintenance fitter172 a quarter↑ 2.1%£40,500
  4. 4Care worker149 a quarter↓ 28%£27,800
  5. 5Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers145 a quarter↓ 12%£41,000
  6. 6Business and financial project management professionals143 a quarter↑ 100%£60,400
  7. 7Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians131 a quarter↓ 37%£38,100
  8. 8Sales assistant123 a quarter↓ 1.6%£25,300
  9. 9Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks121 a quarter↓ 24%£30,800
  10. 10Customer service occupations n.e.c.117 a quarter↑ 1.4%£29,700
  11. 11Delivery drivers and couriers115 a quarter↓ 12%£28,600
  12. 12Software developer114 a quarter↑ 34%£61,000
  13. 13IT support technician111 a quarter↓ 9.4%£37,300
  14. 14Warehouse operatives104 a quarter↓ 17%£29,100
  15. 15Other administrative occupations n.e.c.102 a quarter↓ 21%£28,000
  16. 15Chefs102 a quarter↓ 3.5%£29,300
  17. 17Cleaner99 a quarter↓ 12%£24,800
  18. 18Records clerks and assistants95 a quarter↓ 2.7%£28,700
  19. 19Kitchen and catering assistants93 a quarter↓ 2.4%£20,900
  20. 20Electrician91 a quarter↑ 33%£37,600
  21. 21Other vocational and industrial trainers84 a quarter↑ 0.6%£35,300
  22. 22Human resources officer79 a quarter↓ 2.5%£34,900
  23. 23Systems analyst78 a quarter↑ 23%£53,000
  24. 24Nursing auxiliaries and assistants70 a quarter↓ 25%£28,700
  25. 25IT managers66 a quarter→ 0%£53,400

What Peterborough has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Peterborough than across the UK. Production and process engineers adverts are 2.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Production and process engineers2.3×
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.3×
Windscreen fitter2.2×
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.2.1×
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers1.9×
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)1.9×
IT project manager1.9×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers1.9×
Security systems installer1.8×
Electrician1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Production and process engineers2.3×
Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.2.3×
Windscreen fitter2.2×
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.2.1×
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers1.9×
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)1.9×
IT project manager1.9×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers1.9×
Security systems installer1.8×
Electrician1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Peterborough over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Peterborough 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.