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Jobs in Salford

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

New job adverts a quarter6,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised375 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 Salford, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Teaching assistant215 a quarter↑ 31%£21,200
  2. 2Care worker139 a quarter↓ 5.8%£27,200
  3. 3Business development manager116 a quarter↑ 66%£55,000
  4. 4Other administrative occupations n.e.c.111 a quarter↑ 8.3%£27,500
  5. 5Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks107 a quarter↑ 4.9%£30,300
  6. 5Educational support assistants107 a quarter↓ 3.6%£22,900
  7. 7IT support technician103 a quarter↑ 41%£34,200
  8. 8Customer service occupations n.e.c.97 a quarter↑ 13%£27,100
  9. 8Kitchen and catering assistants97 a quarter↑ 31%£21,300
  10. 10Cleaner95 a quarter↓ 15%£23,000
  11. 11Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers94 a quarter↑ 24%£38,700
  12. 12Records clerks and assistants91 a quarter↑ 22%£28,700 UK
  13. 13Business sales executives88 a quarter↑ 17%£35,400
  14. 14Chefs83 a quarter↑ 30%£29,100
  15. 15Warehouse operatives78 a quarter↓ 15%£27,000
  16. 16Sales assistant76 a quarter↓ 0.7%£24,500
  17. 17Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.74 a quarter↑ 14%£29,800
  18. 18Software developer73 a quarter↑ 16%£50,300
  19. 19Primary education teaching professionals72 a quarter↑ 26%£45,000
  20. 20Solicitor72 a quarter↑ 107%£48,900
  21. 20Other vocational and industrial trainers72 a quarter↓ 7.7%£39,400
  22. 22Human resources officer70 a quarter↓ 2.8%£30,300
  23. 23Delivery drivers and couriers68 a quarter↑ 18%£28,400
  24. 24Business and financial project management professionals67 a quarter↑ 34%£59,800
  25. 25Early education and childcare practitioners67 a quarter↑ 15%£22,600

What Salford has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Salford than across the UK. Teaching assistant adverts are 2.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Teaching assistant2.7×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Educational support assistants1.9×
Primary education teaching professionals1.7×
Houseparents and residential wardens1.6×
Higher education teaching professionals1.6×
Registered nurse practitioners1.6×
Youth and community workers1.6×
Construction manager1.6×
Higher level teaching assistants1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Teaching assistant2.7×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Educational support assistants1.9×
Primary education teaching professionals1.7×
Houseparents and residential wardens1.6×
Higher education teaching professionals1.6×
Registered nurse practitioners1.6×
Youth and community workers1.6×
Construction manager1.6×
Higher level teaching assistants1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Salford over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Salford 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.