Jobs in Plymouth
The jobs employers in Plymouth advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Plymouth has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter6,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised381 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Plymouth, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West.
- 1Care worker144 a quarter↑ 2.5% on last year£27,100
- 2Sales assistant112 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£24,700
- 3Cleaner109 a quarter↑ 9.5% on last year£23,100
- 4Delivery drivers and couriers106 a quarter↑ 36% on last year£27,200
- 5Records clerks and assistants103 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£27,200
- 6Nursing auxiliaries and assistants99 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£28,700
- 7Maintenance fitter98 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£35,900
- 8Teaching assistant95 a quarter↑ 23% on last year£19,400
- 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.94 a quarter↑ 1.1% on last year£26,900
- 10Kitchen and catering assistants92 a quarter↓ 3.7% on last year£22,300
- 11Business sales executives81 a quarter↑ 65% on last year£44,500
- 11Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks81 a quarter↑ 69% on last year£30,400
- 13Chefs76 a quarter↑ 2.7% on last year£27,000
- 14Educational support assistants73 a quarter↑ 43% on last year£18,300
- 15IT support technician73 a quarter↓ 4% on last year£31,800
- 16Business and financial project management professionals72 a quarter↑ 44% on last year£55,800
- 17Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians71 a quarter↑ 42% on last year£37,100
- 18Customer service occupations n.e.c.71 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£28,300
- 19Other vocational and industrial trainers67 a quarter↑ 19% on last year£34,000
- 20Other registered nursing professionals63 a quarter↓ 41% on last year£41,700
- 21Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.57 a quarter↑ 8.7% on last year£25,900
- 22Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers50 a quarter↑ 22% on last year£40,100
- 23Electrician49 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£37,000
- 24Receptionist49 a quarter↑ 45% on last year£23,500
- 24Security guards and related occupations49 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£32,700
What Plymouth has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Plymouth than across the UK. Pharmacist adverts are 2.9 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Plymouth over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cornwall
- Cotswold
- Dorset
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- Isles of Scilly
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- South Hams
- Stroud
- Swindon
- Teignbridge
- Tewkesbury
- Torbay
- Torridge
- West Devon
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what Plymouth 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.