Jobs in Bury
The jobs employers in Bury advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Bury has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter4,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised351 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 Bury, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Teaching assistant137 a quarter↑ 21% on last year£21,200
- 2Care worker127 a quarter↑ 23% on last year£27,200
- 3Solicitor83 a quarter↑ 177% on last year£48,900
- 4Cleaner75 a quarter↑ 30% on last year£23,000
- 5Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks69 a quarter↑ 41% on last year£30,300
- 6Business sales executives65 a quarter↑ 76% on last year£35,400
- 7Kitchen and catering assistants63 a quarter↑ 1.6% on last year£21,300
- 8Sales assistant62 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£24,500
- 9Software developer61 a quarter↑ 542% on last year£50,300
- 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.59 a quarter↑ 5.4% on last year£27,500
- 11Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians57 a quarter↑ 119% on last year£36,200
- 12Nursing auxiliaries and assistants56 a quarter↓ 6.7% on last year£27,200
- 13Primary education teaching professionals50 a quarter↑ 67% on last year£45,000
- 14Warehouse operatives49 a quarter↑ 21% on last year£27,000
- 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.49 a quarter↑ 54% on last year£27,100
- 16Delivery drivers and couriers48 a quarter↑ 46% on last year£28,400
- 17Social worker45 a quarter↓ 35% on last year£43,000
- 18Secondary education teaching professionals44 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£46,300
- 19Business development manager42 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£55,000
- 20IT support technician40 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£34,200
- 20Educational support assistants40 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£22,900
- 22Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.40 a quarter↑ 27% on last year£29,800
- 22Records clerks and assistants40 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£28,700 UK
- 24Higher level teaching assistants38 a quarter↑ 77% on last year£27,400
- 25Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers38 a quarter↑ 56% on last year£38,700
What Bury has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Bury than across the UK. Higher level teaching assistants adverts are 3.5 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Bury over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Burnley
- 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 Bury 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.