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Jobs in Wakefield

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

New job adverts a quarter10,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised396 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 Wakefield, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Yorkshire and The Humber.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers321 a quarter↑ 14%£39,100
  2. 2Care worker315 a quarter↑ 3.8%£26,500
  3. 3Warehouse operatives266 a quarter↑ 1.8%£27,900
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers207 a quarter↑ 6.9%£27,200
  5. 5Maintenance fitter204 a quarter↓ 7.2%£39,800
  6. 6Cleaner199 a quarter↓ 15%£23,700
  7. 7Business development manager191 a quarter↑ 79%£49,500
  8. 8Teaching assistant181 a quarter↓ 29%£19,400
  9. 9Sales assistant161 a quarter↓ 4.7%£24,700
  10. 10Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians156 a quarter↓ 1.3%£34,300
  11. 11Business sales executives152 a quarter↑ 36%£37,200
  12. 12IT support technician148 a quarter↑ 23%£31,400
  13. 13Nursing auxiliaries and assistants145 a quarter↑ 8.6%£27,900
  14. 14Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks143 a quarter↓ 17%£29,900
  15. 15Other administrative occupations n.e.c.132 a quarter↓ 22%£26,100
  16. 16Kitchen and catering assistants132 a quarter↓ 5%£21,600
  17. 17Educational support assistants123 a quarter↓ 41%£21,100
  18. 18Records clerks and assistants121 a quarter↓ 4.2%£26,500
  19. 19Customer service occupations n.e.c.107 a quarter↓ 18%£26,600
  20. 20Human resources officer97 a quarter↑ 15%£28,700
  21. 21Primary education teaching professionals94 a quarter↓ 23%£41,500
  22. 22Chefs91 a quarter↓ 0.7%£28,900
  23. 23Business and financial project management professionals86 a quarter↑ 7.9%£52,400
  24. 24Senior care worker83 a quarter↓ 5.1%£28,800
  25. 25Construction manager82 a quarter↑ 128%£53,400

What Wakefield has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Wakefield than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 3.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers3.4×
Welding trades3.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.5×
Higher level teaching assistants2.4×
Windscreen fitter2.4×
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Metal making and treating process operatives2.1×
Warehouse operatives2.1×
Child and early years officers2.1×
Human resources administrative occupations2.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers3.4×
Welding trades3.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.5×
Higher level teaching assistants2.4×
Windscreen fitter2.4×
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Metal making and treating process operatives2.1×
Warehouse operatives2.1×
Child and early years officers2.1×
Human resources administrative occupations2.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Wakefield over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

Sources

Job adverts, what Wakefield 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.