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Jobs in Birmingham

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

New job adverts a quarter44,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised411 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 Birmingham, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Business development manager1,347 a quarter↑ 39%£56,000
  2. 2Business sales executives806 a quarter↑ 53%£36,900
  3. 3Software developer774 a quarter↓ 5.1%£49,100
  4. 4Business and financial project management professionals699 a quarter↑ 15%£60,000
  5. 5Solicitor663 a quarter↑ 5.3%£48,100
  6. 6Systems analyst656 a quarter↑ 20%£62,400
  7. 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.585 a quarter↑ 8.1%£26,600
  8. 8Specialist medical practitioners and consultants576 a quarter↑ 63%£92,800 UK
  9. 9IT support technician572 a quarter↑ 16%£34,800
  10. 10Maintenance fitter571 a quarter↑ 20%£38,400
  11. 11Care worker559 a quarter↑ 9.3%£26,400
  12. 12Human resources officer521 a quarter↓ 10%£35,000
  13. 13Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks499 a quarter↓ 7.8%£30,300
  14. 14IT managers493 a quarter↑ 4.4%£51,400
  15. 15Records clerks and assistants484 a quarter↑ 7.7%£28,200
  16. 16Other vocational and industrial trainers455 a quarter↑ 11%£35,700
  17. 17Human resource managers and directors449 a quarter↑ 1.3%£53,100
  18. 18Financial adviser445 a quarter↓ 6.3%£42,400
  19. 19Teaching assistant397 a quarter↑ 3.9%£20,700
  20. 20Chefs367 a quarter↓ 0.1%£29,100
  21. 21Sales assistant366 a quarter↑ 28%£24,900
  22. 22Nursing auxiliaries and assistants363 a quarter↑ 29%£26,900
  23. 23Financial managers and directors357 a quarter↑ 4.1%£61,100
  24. 24Business analyst343 a quarter↓ 0.7%£46,700
  25. 25Quantity surveyor338 a quarter↑ 30%£52,500 UK

What Birmingham has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Birmingham than across the UK. GP adverts are 3.6 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
GP3.6×
Construction project managers and related professionals2.4×
Insurance underwriter2.4×
Welfare professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Garage managers and proprietors2.3×
Chartered surveyors2.2×
Conservation professionals2.2×
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.2.2×
Police officer2.1×
Directors in consultancy services2.1×
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Same as UK (1×)
GP3.6×
Construction project managers and related professionals2.4×
Insurance underwriter2.4×
Welfare professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Garage managers and proprietors2.3×
Chartered surveyors2.2×
Conservation professionals2.2×
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.2.2×
Police officer2.1×
Directors in consultancy services2.1×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Birmingham over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Birmingham 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.