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Jobs in Sunderland

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

New job adverts a quarter4,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised339 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 Sunderland, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North East, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker151 a quarter↑ 19%£26,000
  2. 2Cleaner96 a quarter↑ 50%£23,800
  3. 3Warehouse operatives85 a quarter↑ 74%£27,400
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers84 a quarter↑ 53%£28,000
  5. 5Business development manager76 a quarter↑ 162%£58,500
  6. 6Maintenance fitter71 a quarter↑ 69%£41,500
  7. 6Kitchen and catering assistants71 a quarter↓ 4.1%£18,900
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.68 a quarter↓ 8.1%£28,800
  9. 9Business sales executives66 a quarter↑ 89%£37,900 UK
  10. 9Teaching assistant66 a quarter↓ 1.5%£22,600
  11. 9Sales assistant66 a quarter↓ 2.9%£25,000
  12. 12Food, drink and tobacco process operatives58 a quarter↑ 76%£27,700
  13. 12Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers58 a quarter↑ 53%£37,700
  14. 14Chefs57 a quarter↑ 73%£29,500
  15. 15Nursing auxiliaries and assistants51 a quarter↑ 21%£26,900
  16. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.51 a quarter↓ 20%£26,700
  17. 17Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks48 a quarter↓ 17%£31,100
  18. 18Early education and childcare practitioners47 a quarter↑ 38%£22,900
  19. 19IT support technician46 a quarter↑ 7%£35,100 UK
  20. 19Receptionist46 a quarter↑ 53%£22,700
  21. 19Senior care worker46 a quarter↑ 77%£29,100
  22. 22Human resource managers and directors44 a quarter↑ 214%£57,500 UK
  23. 23Educational support assistants43 a quarter↑ 13%£21,400 UK
  24. 24Other vocational and industrial trainers41 a quarter↑ 21%£29,200
  25. 25Secondary education teaching professionals38 a quarter↑ 15%£47,500

What Sunderland has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Sunderland than across the UK. Food, drink and tobacco process operatives adverts are 3.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives3.1×
Senior care worker2.1×
Warehouse operatives1.7×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.7×
Care worker1.6×
Cleaner1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives3.1×
Senior care worker2.1×
Warehouse operatives1.7×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.7×
Care worker1.6×
Cleaner1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Sunderland over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North East

Sources

Job adverts, what Sunderland 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.