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Jobs in Watford

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

New job adverts a quarter5,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised378 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 Watford, 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. 1Business development manager195 a quarter↑ 25%£54,000
  2. 2Business sales executives138 a quarter↑ 32%£35,200
  3. 3Software developer115 a quarter↑ 50%£61,000
  4. 4Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians110 a quarter↑ 41%£38,100
  5. 5Systems analyst86 a quarter↑ 79%£53,000
  6. 6Care worker85 a quarter↓ 4.5%£27,800
  7. 6Sales assistant85 a quarter↓ 20%£25,300
  8. 8Customer service occupations n.e.c.79 a quarter↓ 14%£29,700
  9. 9Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks75 a quarter↑ 38%£30,800
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.72 a quarter↓ 1.3%£28,000
  11. 10Maintenance fitter72 a quarter↑ 51%£40,500
  12. 12IT support technician66 a quarter↓ 5.7%£37,300
  13. 13Secondary education teaching professionals65 a quarter↑ 55%£45,800
  14. 14Human resources officer64 a quarter↑ 3.8%£34,900
  15. 15Business and financial project management professionals64 a quarter↑ 22%£60,400
  16. 16Chefs63 a quarter↑ 32%£29,300
  17. 17Financial adviser61 a quarter→ 0%£47,800
  18. 18Other vocational and industrial trainers58 a quarter↑ 21%£35,300
  19. 18Educational support assistants58 a quarter↑ 29%£19,300
  20. 18Nursing auxiliaries and assistants58 a quarter↑ 5.5%£28,700
  21. 21Human resource managers and directors57 a quarter↑ 10%£57,200
  22. 21Delivery drivers and couriers57 a quarter↑ 6.3%£28,600
  23. 23Records clerks and assistants52 a quarter↓ 20%£28,700
  24. 24Kitchen and catering assistants51 a quarter↓ 6.9%£20,900
  25. 25Early education and childcare assistants50 a quarter↑ 14%£24,700

What Watford has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Watford than across the UK. Taxation experts adverts are 1.8 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Taxation experts1.8×
Early education and childcare assistants1.8×
Secondary education teaching professionals1.8×
Business development manager1.7×
Plumber1.7×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.7×
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers1.6×
Data analysts1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Taxation experts1.8×
Early education and childcare assistants1.8×
Secondary education teaching professionals1.8×
Business development manager1.7×
Plumber1.7×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.7×
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers1.6×
Data analysts1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Watford over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Watford 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.