jobfacts

Jobs in West Lancashire

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

New job adverts a quarter2,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised351 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 West Lancashire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker127 a quarter↓ 9.3%£27,200
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers98 a quarter↓ 3%£38,700
  3. 3Warehouse operatives67 a quarter↓ 7.4%£27,000
  4. 4Cleaner64 a quarter↓ 9.2%£23,000
  5. 5Teaching assistant61 a quarter↓ 7.6%£21,200
  6. 6Chefs46 a quarter↓ 1.4%£29,100
  7. 7IT support technician45 a quarter↑ 44%£34,200
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers43 a quarter↑ 25%£28,400
  9. 9Kitchen and catering assistants41 a quarter↓ 22%£21,300
  10. 10Sales assistant39 a quarter↓ 4.9%£24,500
  11. 11Maintenance fitter37 a quarter↑ 46%£40,900
  12. 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.35 a quarter↓ 5.5%£27,500
  13. 13Other registered nursing professionals34 a quarter↓ 34%£39,500
  14. 13Business sales executives34 a quarter↑ 55%£35,400
  15. 15Nursing auxiliaries and assistants33 a quarter↑ 6.5%£27,200
  16. 16Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks32 a quarter↑ 7.4%£30,300
  17. 17Educational support assistants31 a quarter↓ 14%£22,900
  18. 18Customer service occupations n.e.c.29 a quarter↑ 10%£27,100
  19. 19Records clerks and assistants29 a quarter↓ 1.1%£28,700 UK
  20. 20Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians26 a quarter↑ 233%£36,200
  21. 21Primary education teaching professionals24 a quarter↑ 50%£45,000
  22. 21Senior care worker24 a quarter↓ 36%£28,000
  23. 23Early education and childcare practitioners24 a quarter→ 0%£22,600
  24. 23Other vocational and industrial trainers24 a quarter↑ 96%£39,400
  25. 25Metal making and treating process operatives23 a quarter↑ 35%£28,700

What West Lancashire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in West Lancashire than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 3.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers3.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.3×
Warehouse operatives2.2×
Care worker2.2×
Teaching assistant2.1×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives1.9×
Senior care worker1.9×
Cleaner1.8×
Other registered nursing professionals1.7×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.6×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers3.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers3.3×
Warehouse operatives2.2×
Care worker2.2×
Teaching assistant2.1×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives1.9×
Senior care worker1.9×
Cleaner1.8×
Other registered nursing professionals1.7×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in West Lancashire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what West Lancashire 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.