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Jobs in Walsall

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

New job adverts a quarter5,200on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised376 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 Walsall, 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 worker144 a quarter↓ 1%£26,400
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers125 a quarter↑ 5.5%£39,500
  3. 3Warehouse operatives119 a quarter↑ 23%£27,400
  4. 4Teaching assistant116 a quarter↓ 22%£20,700
  5. 5Delivery drivers and couriers105 a quarter↑ 73%£27,600
  6. 6Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians93 a quarter↑ 63%£38,000
  7. 7Other vocational and industrial trainers84 a quarter↑ 17%£35,700
  8. 8Maintenance fitter82 a quarter↓ 16%£38,400
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.82 a quarter↑ 15%£26,600
  10. 10Metal machining setters and setter-operators73 a quarter↑ 26%£33,600
  11. 11IT support technician72 a quarter↑ 1.4%£34,800
  12. 12Sales assistant68 a quarter↓ 0.7%£24,900
  13. 13Nursing auxiliaries and assistants66 a quarter↑ 11%£26,900
  14. 14Kitchen and catering assistants61 a quarter↓ 17%£22,800
  15. 15Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.60 a quarter↑ 46%£26,900
  16. 15Cleaner60 a quarter↓ 30%£24,000
  17. 17Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors59 a quarter↑ 41%£44,700
  18. 18Customer service occupations n.e.c.58 a quarter↓ 20%£26,500
  19. 19Food, drink and tobacco process operatives57 a quarter↑ 6.6%£29,500
  20. 20Business sales executives55 a quarter↓ 8.3%£36,900
  21. 21Human resources officer55 a quarter↑ 4.8%£35,000
  22. 22Business development manager50 a quarter↓ 7.4%£56,000
  23. 23Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks49 a quarter↓ 32%£30,300
  24. 23Records clerks and assistants49 a quarter↓ 18%£28,200
  25. 23Chefs49 a quarter↑ 34%£29,100

What Walsall has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Walsall than across the UK. Metal machining setters and setter-operators adverts are 5.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Metal machining setters and setter-operators5.4×
Houseparents and residential wardens3.1×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations2.7×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.3×
Child and early years officers2.2×
Higher level teaching assistants2.2×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.1×
Teaching assistant2.0×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.9×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Metal machining setters and setter-operators5.4×
Houseparents and residential wardens3.1×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations2.7×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.3×
Child and early years officers2.2×
Higher level teaching assistants2.2×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.1×
Teaching assistant2.0×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Walsall over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Walsall 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.