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Jobs in St. Helens

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

New job adverts a quarter3,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised347 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 St. Helens, 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. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers140 a quarter↑ 63%£38,700
  2. 2Care worker115 a quarter↑ 26%£27,200
  3. 3Warehouse operatives98 a quarter↓ 4.4%£27,000
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers85 a quarter↑ 23%£28,400
  5. 5Teaching assistant81 a quarter↓ 1.2%£21,200
  6. 6Cleaner78 a quarter↓ 3.7%£23,000
  7. 7Educational support assistants77 a quarter↓ 8.3%£22,900
  8. 8Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians72 a quarter↑ 95%£36,200
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.67 a quarter↑ 20%£27,500
  10. 10Sales assistant63 a quarter↓ 2.3%£24,500
  11. 11Nursing auxiliaries and assistants57 a quarter↑ 0.9%£27,200
  12. 12Maintenance fitter56 a quarter↑ 100%£40,900
  13. 13Customer service occupations n.e.c.48 a quarter↓ 5%£27,100
  14. 14Records clerks and assistants45 a quarter↑ 17%£28,700 UK
  15. 15Kitchen and catering assistants42 a quarter↓ 5.6%£21,300
  16. 16Early education and childcare assistants38 a quarter↑ 81%£24,500
  17. 17Chefs37 a quarter↑ 25%£29,100
  18. 18IT support technician37 a quarter↓ 11%£34,200
  19. 19Social worker36 a quarter↓ 22%£43,000
  20. 19Business sales executives36 a quarter↑ 140%£35,400
  21. 21Metal making and treating process operatives35 a quarter↑ 75%£28,700
  22. 22Early education and childcare practitioners33 a quarter↑ 25%£22,600
  23. 23Business development manager31 a quarter↑ 29%£55,000
  24. 24Other registered nursing professionals31 a quarter↓ 38%£39,500
  25. 25Receptionist30 a quarter↑ 18%£24,100

What St. Helens has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in St. Helens than across the UK. Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers adverts are 3.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.2×
Houseparents and residential wardens3.1×
Higher level teaching assistants3.0×
Sales related occupations n.e.c.2.7×
Educational support assistants2.5×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.5×
Warehouse operatives2.3×
Social worker2.3×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.0×
Teaching assistant1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.2×
Houseparents and residential wardens3.1×
Higher level teaching assistants3.0×
Sales related occupations n.e.c.2.7×
Educational support assistants2.5×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.5×
Warehouse operatives2.3×
Social worker2.3×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.0×
Teaching assistant1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in St. Helens over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what St. Helens 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.