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Jobs in Scottish Borders

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

New job adverts a quarter2,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised346 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 Scottish Borders, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker139 a quarter↓ 3.5%£30,200
  2. 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants122 a quarter↑ 147%£33,000
  3. 3Delivery drivers and couriers68 a quarter↑ 40%£27,100
  4. 4Kitchen and catering assistants63 a quarter↑ 8%£24,200
  5. 5Therapy professionals n.e.c.48 a quarter↑ 9400%£37,600 UK
  6. 6Sales assistant47 a quarter↓ 3.1%£25,200
  7. 7Cleaner45 a quarter↓ 28%£24,500
  8. 8Chefs43 a quarter↓ 19%£29,600
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.41 a quarter↓ 6.1%£29,200
  10. 10Other registered nursing professionals40 a quarter↑ 38%£45,000
  11. 11Occupational therapist39 a quarter↑ 550%£42,500
  12. 12Educational support assistants37 a quarter↑ 270%£21,400 UK
  13. 13Maintenance fitter32 a quarter↑ 38%£41,900
  14. 14IT support technician30 a quarter↑ 9.3%£35,400
  15. 15Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers28 a quarter↑ 38%£38,800
  16. 16Receptionist27 a quarter↑ 13%£24,100
  17. 17Warehouse operatives26 a quarter↑ 15%£28,100
  18. 18Primary education teaching professionals25 a quarter↑ 38%£49,900
  19. 19Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.23 a quarter↓ 9.1%£41,100
  20. 20Engineering professionals n.e.c.23 a quarter↑ 529%£47,500
  21. 21Housekeepers and related occupations22 a quarter↑ 105%£25,300
  22. 22Early education and childcare practitioners21 a quarter↓ 14%£26,800
  23. 23Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians21 a quarter↑ 280%£37,500
  24. 24Specialist medical practitioners and consultants19 a quarter↑ 111%£121,800
  25. 25Quarry worker19 a quarter↑ 273%£33,700

What Scottish Borders has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Scottish Borders than across the UK. Therapy professionals n.e.c. adverts are 10.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Therapy professionals n.e.c.10.5×
Occupational therapist6.6×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants4.3×
Quarry worker3.2×
Housekeepers and related occupations2.8×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.6×
Care worker2.4×
Pharmacy assistant2.3×
Engineering professionals n.e.c.2.1×
Delivery drivers and couriers2.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Therapy professionals n.e.c.10.5×
Occupational therapist6.6×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants4.3×
Quarry worker3.2×
Housekeepers and related occupations2.8×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.6×
Care worker2.4×
Pharmacy assistant2.3×
Engineering professionals n.e.c.2.1×
Delivery drivers and couriers2.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Scottish Borders over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what Scottish Borders 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.