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Jobs in Ards and North Down

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

New job adverts a quarter1,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised301 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 Ards and North Down, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Northern Ireland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker92 a quarter↑ 8.9%£27,500 UK
  2. 2Sales assistant87 a quarter↑ 44%£25,100 UK
  3. 3Kitchen and catering assistants46 a quarter→ 0%£22,900 UK
  4. 4IT support technician46 a quarter↑ 28%£35,100 UK
  5. 5Customer service occupations n.e.c.44 a quarter↑ 29%£27,800 UK
  6. 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.36 a quarter↓ 6.9%£28,300 UK
  7. 7Cleaner35 a quarter↑ 17%£24,100 UK
  8. 8Chefs33 a quarter↑ 4.3%£30,000 UK
  9. 9Other registered nursing professionals33 a quarter↓ 22%£42,300 UK
  10. 10Delivery drivers and couriers31 a quarter↑ 21%£27,900 UK
  11. 11Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks29 a quarter→ 0%£31,600 UK
  12. 12Nursing auxiliaries and assistants25 a quarter↑ 26%£29,100 UK
  13. 13Warehouse operatives23 a quarter↑ 19%£27,800 UK
  14. 14Food, drink and tobacco process operatives19 a quarter↑ 19%£28,200 UK
  15. 15Leisure and theme park attendants18 a quarter↑ 125%£22,300 UK
  16. 16Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers18 a quarter↑ 21%£23,300 UK
  17. 17Senior care worker16 a quarter↑ 48%£29,400 UK
  18. 18Records clerks and assistants15 a quarter↑ 53%£28,700 UK
  19. 18Receptionist15 a quarter↓ 9.8%£24,700 UK
  20. 20Business development manager15 a quarter↑ 67%£57,600 UK
  21. 21Business sales executives14 a quarter↑ 60%£37,900 UK
  22. 21Pharmacy assistant14 a quarter↑ 45%£23,800 UK
  23. 23Catering manager14 a quarter↑ 37%£29,800 UK
  24. 24Production managers and directors in manufacturing14 a quarter↑ 57%£58,600 UK
  25. 25Warehouse manager13 a quarter↓ 5%£37,500 UK

What Ards and North Down has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Ards and North Down than across the UK. Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers adverts are 4.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers4.1×
Sales assistant4.0×
Pharmacy assistant3.5×
Customer service occupations n.e.c.2.9×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.7×
Other registered nursing professionals2.6×
Care worker2.5×
IT support technician2.2×
Catering manager2.2×
Kitchen and catering assistants2.1×
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Same as UK (1×)
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers4.1×
Sales assistant4.0×
Pharmacy assistant3.5×
Customer service occupations n.e.c.2.9×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.7×
Other registered nursing professionals2.6×
Care worker2.5×
IT support technician2.2×
Catering manager2.2×
Kitchen and catering assistants2.1×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Ards and North Down over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Northern Ireland

Sources

Job adverts, what Ards and North Down 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.