Jobs in Burnley
The jobs employers in Burnley advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Burnley has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter1,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised282 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 Burnley, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West.
- 1Care worker83 a quarter↑ 66% on last year£27,200
- 2Teaching assistant46 a quarter↓ 19% on last year£21,200
- 3IT support technician32 a quarter↑ 68% on last year£34,200
- 3Nursing auxiliaries and assistants32 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£27,200
- 5Cleaner31 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£23,000
- 6Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks30 a quarter↑ 3.4% on last year£30,300
- 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.30 a quarter↑ 20% on last year£27,500
- 6Maintenance fitter30 a quarter↑ 20% on last year£40,900
- 9Primary education teaching professionals26 a quarter↑ 189% on last year£45,000
- 10Kitchen and catering assistants25 a quarter↑ 56% on last year£21,300
- 11Other vocational and industrial trainers23 a quarter↓ 18% on last year£39,400
- 11Warehouse operatives23 a quarter↑ 64% on last year£27,000
- 13Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.21 a quarter↑ 62% on last year£29,800
- 13Early education and childcare practitioners21 a quarter↑ 5% on last year£22,600
- 13Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians21 a quarter↑ 110% on last year£36,200
- 13Customer service occupations n.e.c.21 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£27,100
- 17Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors20 a quarter↑ 54% on last year£39,700
- 17Advertising and marketing associate professionals20 a quarter↑ 82% on last year£29,300
- 17Chefs20 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£29,100
- 17Educational support assistants20 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£22,900
- 21Business sales executives17 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£35,400
- 21Sales assistant17 a quarter↓ 51% on last year£24,500
- 23Other registered nursing professionals16 a quarter↓ 5.9% on last year£39,500
- 23Metal machining setters and setter-operators16 a quarter↑ 129% on last year£35,100
- 23Delivery drivers and couriers16 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£28,400
What Burnley has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Burnley than across the UK. Teaching assistant adverts are 2.1 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Burnley over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Bury
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Chorley
- Cumberland
- Fylde
- Halton
- Hyndburn
- Knowsley
- Lancaster
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Pendle
- Preston
- Ribble Valley
- Rochdale
- Rossendale
- Salford
- Sefton
- South Ribble
- St. Helens
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warrington
- West Lancashire
- Westmorland and Furness
- Wigan
- Wirral
- Wyre
Sources
- Job adverts, what Burnley 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.