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Jobs in Thurrock

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

New job adverts a quarter4,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised360 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 Thurrock, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers362 a quarter↑ 34%£41,000
  2. 2Delivery drivers and couriers178 a quarter↑ 14%£28,600
  3. 3Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians125 a quarter↑ 44%£38,100
  4. 4Warehouse operatives120 a quarter↓ 16%£29,100
  5. 5Maintenance fitter117 a quarter↑ 137%£40,500
  6. 6Sales assistant109 a quarter↓ 2.2%£25,300
  7. 7Educational support assistants85 a quarter↓ 8.6%£19,300
  8. 8Cleaner68 a quarter↑ 13%£24,800
  9. 9Chefs64 a quarter↑ 39%£29,300
  10. 10Primary education teaching professionals61 a quarter↑ 84%£43,400
  11. 11Kitchen and catering assistants59 a quarter↑ 2.9%£20,900
  12. 12Care worker59 a quarter↑ 20%£27,800
  13. 13Metal making and treating process operatives58 a quarter↑ 123%£27,500
  14. 14Other administrative occupations n.e.c.57 a quarter↑ 27%£28,000
  15. 15Business sales executives56 a quarter↑ 73%£35,200
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants54 a quarter↑ 24%£28,700
  17. 17Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.51 a quarter↑ 63%£29,700
  18. 18Transport and distribution clerks and assistants49 a quarter↑ 8.1%£35,000
  19. 19IT support technician47 a quarter↓ 7.9%£37,300
  20. 20Business development manager45 a quarter↑ 15%£54,000
  21. 21Crane driver43 a quarter↑ 72%£43,700
  22. 22Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks42 a quarter↑ 54%£30,800
  23. 23Other vocational and industrial trainers40 a quarter↑ 2.6%£35,300
  24. 24Teaching assistant38 a quarter↓ 31%£21,000
  25. 25Customer service occupations n.e.c.38 a quarter↓ 18%£29,700

What Thurrock has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Thurrock than across the UK. Crane driver adverts are 7.8 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Crane driver7.8×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers6.5×
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.5.5×
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.4.4×
Delivery operatives4.2×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants4.2×
Managers in transport and distribution4.0×
Metal making and treating process operatives3.6×
Fork-lift truck drivers3.5×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.3.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Crane driver7.8×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers6.5×
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.5.5×
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.4.4×
Delivery operatives4.2×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants4.2×
Managers in transport and distribution4.0×
Metal making and treating process operatives3.6×
Fork-lift truck drivers3.5×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.3.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Thurrock over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Thurrock 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.