Jobs in West Northamptonshire

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

New job adverts a quarter16,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised402 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 Northamptonshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands.

  1. 1Warehouse operatives409 a quarter↑ 28% on last year£27,200
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers357 a quarter↑ 34% on last year£41,000
  3. 3Business development manager349 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£50,700
  4. 4Maintenance fitter329 a quarter↑ 29% on last year£41,600
  5. 5Delivery drivers and couriers297 a quarter↑ 2.7% on last year£27,700
  6. 6Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians296 a quarter↑ 4.4% on last year£34,700
  7. 7Business sales executives255 a quarter↑ 42% on last year£38,000
  8. 8Cleaner244 a quarter↓ 3.9% on last year£22,500
  9. 9Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks216 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£29,800
  10. 10Care worker209 a quarter↓ 1.9% on last year£26,900
  11. 11Chefs203 a quarter↑ 6% on last year£28,000
  12. 12Kitchen and catering assistants192 a quarter↓ 3.1% on last year£21,500
  13. 13IT support technician185 a quarter↓ 1.1% on last year£32,800
  14. 14Software developer185 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£49,700
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.179 a quarter↓ 6.6% on last year£26,700
  16. 16Other administrative occupations n.e.c.178 a quarter↓ 4.6% on last year£26,300
  17. 17Metal making and treating process operatives163 a quarter↑ 120% on last year£27,200
  18. 18Teaching assistant161 a quarter↑ 3.2% on last year£21,100
  19. 19Records clerks and assistants160 a quarter↑ 21% on last year£24,900
  20. 20Business and financial project management professionals154 a quarter↑ 66% on last year£51,400
  21. 21Fork-lift truck drivers141 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£25,700
  22. 22Sales assistant139 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£23,900
  23. 23Human resources officer138 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£34,800
  24. 24Other vocational and industrial trainers135 a quarter↑ 4.7% on last year£37,500
  25. 25Systems analyst130 a quarter↑ 71% on last year£50,100

What West Northamptonshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in West Northamptonshire than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 4.0 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Jobs concentrated in West Northamptonshire
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers4.0×
Metal making and treating process operatives3.0×
Crane driver2.8×
Complementary health associate professionals2.6×
Welding trades2.5×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators2.1×
Warehouse operatives2.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Teaching professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in West Northamptonshire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what West Northamptonshire 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.