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Jobs in Stoke-on-Trent

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

New job adverts a quarter7,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised398 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 Stoke-on-Trent, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands.

  1. 1Care worker215 a quarter↓ 4.2%£26,400
  2. 2Business sales executives162 a quarter↑ 49%£36,900
  3. 3Business development manager160 a quarter↓ 8.3%£56,000
  4. 4Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers145 a quarter↓ 8.8%£39,500
  5. 5Maintenance fitter134 a quarter↑ 46%£38,400
  6. 6Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks128 a quarter↓ 24%£30,300
  7. 7Warehouse operatives125 a quarter↓ 3.1%£27,400
  8. 8Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians119 a quarter↓ 17%£38,000
  9. 9Delivery drivers and couriers118 a quarter↓ 5.1%£27,600
  10. 10Sales assistant117 a quarter↓ 1.7%£24,900
  11. 11Nursing auxiliaries and assistants115 a quarter↓ 7.6%£26,900
  12. 12Cleaner112 a quarter↓ 3%£24,000
  13. 13Other administrative occupations n.e.c.106 a quarter↓ 15%£26,600
  14. 14Software developer104 a quarter↑ 37%£49,100
  15. 15Teaching assistant100 a quarter↓ 19%£20,700
  16. 16IT support technician100 a quarter↑ 2.1%£34,800
  17. 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.98 a quarter↓ 2.3%£26,500
  18. 18Other vocational and industrial trainers86 a quarter↑ 1.8%£35,700
  19. 19Kitchen and catering assistants84 a quarter↓ 18%£22,800
  20. 20Secondary education teaching professionals72 a quarter↑ 5.9%£47,100
  21. 20Educational support assistants72 a quarter↓ 4%£21,300
  22. 22Systems analyst70 a quarter↑ 71%£62,400
  23. 23Business and financial project management professionals69 a quarter↑ 38%£60,000
  24. 24Human resources officer68 a quarter↑ 4.1%£35,000
  25. 25Receptionist67 a quarter→ 0%£23,500

What Stoke-on-Trent has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Stoke-on-Trent than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 2.9 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.9×
Welding trades2.6×
Telephone salespersons2.4×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.3×
Radiographer2.2×
Debt, rent and other cash collectors2.1×
Teachers of English as a foreign language2.0×
Child and early years officers1.9×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers1.9×
Chemical and related process operatives1.8×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.9×
Welding trades2.6×
Telephone salespersons2.4×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.3×
Radiographer2.2×
Debt, rent and other cash collectors2.1×
Teachers of English as a foreign language2.0×
Child and early years officers1.9×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers1.9×
Chemical and related process operatives1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Stoke-on-Trent over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Stoke-on-Trent 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.