Jobs in Rugby
The jobs employers in Rugby advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Rugby has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter2,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised302 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 Rugby, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands.
- 1Warehouse operatives134 a quarter↑ 52% on last year£27,400
- 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers110 a quarter↑ 125% on last year£39,500
- 3Cleaner73 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£24,000
- 4Maintenance fitter70 a quarter↑ 49% on last year£38,400
- 5Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians61 a quarter↑ 85% on last year£38,000
- 6Delivery drivers and couriers49 a quarter↑ 104% on last year£27,600
- 7Care worker47 a quarter↑ 38% on last year£26,400
- 7Metal making and treating process operatives47 a quarter↑ 177% on last year£31,100
- 9Business development manager46 a quarter↑ 59% on last year£56,000
- 9Teaching assistant46 a quarter↑ 70% on last year£20,700
- 11Kitchen and catering assistants40 a quarter↑ 29% on last year£22,800
- 12IT support technician39 a quarter↑ 2.6% on last year£34,800
- 12Chefs39 a quarter↓ 7.1% on last year£29,100
- 14Sales assistant37 a quarter→ 0% on last year£24,900
- 15Other administrative occupations n.e.c.35 a quarter↑ 94% on last year£26,600
- 16Educational support assistants34 a quarter↑ 70% on last year£21,300
- 17Secondary education teaching professionals32 a quarter↑ 28% on last year£47,100
- 18Business sales executives31 a quarter↑ 107% on last year£36,900
- 19Records clerks and assistants30 a quarter↑ 67% on last year£28,200
- 20Stock control assistant29 a quarter↑ 263% on last year£29,200
- 21Human resources officer28 a quarter↑ 115% on last year£35,000
- 21Food, drink and tobacco process operatives28 a quarter↑ 87% on last year£29,500
- 23Other vocational and industrial trainers26 a quarter↓ 28% on last year£35,700
- 23Catering manager26 a quarter↑ 86% on last year£28,000
- 25Metal machining setters and setter-operators25 a quarter↑ 67% on last year£33,600
What Rugby has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Rugby than across the UK. Metal making and treating process operatives adverts are 4.3 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Rugby over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Birmingham
- Bromsgrove
- Cannock Chase
- Coventry
- Dudley
- East Staffordshire
- Herefordshire, County of
- Lichfield
- Malvern Hills
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- North Warwickshire
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Redditch
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- South Staffordshire
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Tamworth
- Telford and Wrekin
- Walsall
- Warwick
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Wychavon
- Wyre Forest
Sources
- Job adverts, what Rugby 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.