Jobs in West Suffolk
The jobs employers in West Suffolk advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work West Suffolk has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter6,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised381 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in West Suffolk, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England.
- 1Care worker159 a quarter↑ 3.2% on last year£27,800
- 2Warehouse operatives151 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£29,100
- 3Delivery drivers and couriers148 a quarter↑ 46% on last year£28,600
- 4Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers140 a quarter↑ 47% on last year£41,000
- 5Maintenance fitter136 a quarter↑ 20% on last year£40,500
- 6Cleaner133 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£24,800
- 7Kitchen and catering assistants108 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£20,900
- 8Nursing auxiliaries and assistants103 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£28,700
- 9Chefs101 a quarter↓ 26% on last year£29,300
- 10Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians99 a quarter↓ 23% on last year£38,100
- 11Other administrative occupations n.e.c.98 a quarter↑ 8.5% on last year£28,000
- 12Food, drink and tobacco process operatives96 a quarter↑ 80% on last year£28,600
- 13Sales assistant95 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£25,300
- 14Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks94 a quarter↑ 5.1% on last year£30,800
- 15Business sales executives90 a quarter↑ 67% on last year£35,200
- 16IT support technician81 a quarter↑ 3.8% on last year£37,300
- 17Business development manager69 a quarter↑ 3.4% on last year£54,000
- 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.69 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£29,700
- 19Other registered nursing professionals66 a quarter↑ 3.1% on last year£42,600
- 19Teaching assistant66 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£21,000
- 21Records clerks and assistants65 a quarter→ 0% on last year£28,700
- 22Electrician58 a quarter↓ 7.1% on last year£37,600
- 23Business and financial project management professionals55 a quarter↑ 77% on last year£60,400
- 24Educational support assistants54 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£19,300
- 24Security guards and related occupations54 a quarter↑ 46% on last year£34,400
What West Suffolk has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in West Suffolk than across the UK. Prison officer adverts are 9.4 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in West Suffolk over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Babergh
- Basildon
- Bedford
- Braintree
- Breckland
- Brentwood
- Broadland
- Broxbourne
- Cambridge
- Castle Point
- Central Bedfordshire
- Chelmsford
- Colchester
- Dacorum
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Hertfordshire
- East Suffolk
- Epping Forest
- Fenland
- Great Yarmouth
- Harlow
- Hertsmere
- Huntingdonshire
- Ipswich
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Luton
- Maldon
- Mid Suffolk
- North Hertfordshire
- North Norfolk
- Norwich
- Peterborough
- Rochford
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Norfolk
- Southend-on-Sea
- St Albans
- Stevenage
- Tendring
- Three Rivers
- Thurrock
- Uttlesford
- Watford
- Welwyn Hatfield
Sources
- Job adverts, what West Suffolk 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.