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Jobs in Southend-on-Sea

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

New job adverts a quarter3,800on 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 2026

The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Southend-on-Sea, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker105 a quarter↓ 3.7%£27,800
  2. 2Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks93 a quarter↑ 193%£30,800
  3. 3Business development manager76 a quarter↑ 23%£54,000
  4. 4Cleaner68 a quarter↑ 9.7%£24,800
  5. 5Business sales executives68 a quarter↑ 69%£35,200
  6. 6Sales assistant66 a quarter↑ 11%£25,300
  7. 7Kitchen and catering assistants66 a quarter↑ 13%£20,900
  8. 8Educational support assistants61 a quarter↓ 9%£19,300
  9. 9Social worker57 a quarter↓ 14%£41,800
  10. 10Secondary education teaching professionals55 a quarter↑ 31%£45,800
  11. 11Chefs54 a quarter↑ 11%£29,300
  12. 12IT support technician51 a quarter↑ 9.8%£37,300
  13. 13Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians48 a quarter↓ 37%£38,100
  14. 14Nursing auxiliaries and assistants47 a quarter↓ 20%£28,700
  15. 15Delivery drivers and couriers46 a quarter↑ 5.3%£28,600
  16. 16Other vocational and industrial trainers44 a quarter↑ 2.3%£35,300
  17. 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.43 a quarter↓ 1.5%£29,700
  18. 18Other administrative occupations n.e.c.41 a quarter↓ 14%£28,000
  19. 19Other registered nursing professionals39 a quarter↑ 20%£42,600
  20. 20Financial managers and directors37 a quarter↑ 120%£60,000
  21. 21Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors36 a quarter↑ 18%£40,900
  22. 22Specialist medical practitioners and consultants36 a quarter→ 0%£92,800 UK
  23. 23Pharmacist35 a quarter↑ 40%£59,900
  24. 23Security guards and related occupations35 a quarter↑ 37%£34,400
  25. 25Human resources officer35 a quarter↑ 20%£34,900

What Southend-on-Sea has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Southend-on-Sea than across the UK. Pharmacist adverts are 4.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Pharmacist4.2×
Social worker3.4×
Accounting technician2.9×
Chartered and certified accountants2.5×
Sales related occupations n.e.c.2.4×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Secondary education teaching professionals2.0×
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks1.9×
Dental nurse1.9×
Youth and community workers1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Pharmacist4.2×
Social worker3.4×
Accounting technician2.9×
Chartered and certified accountants2.5×
Sales related occupations n.e.c.2.4×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Secondary education teaching professionals2.0×
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks1.9×
Dental nurse1.9×
Youth and community workers1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Southend-on-Sea over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Southend-on-Sea 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.