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Jobs in Canterbury

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

New job adverts a quarter4,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised373 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 Canterbury, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Care worker165 a quarter↑ 0.6%£28,200
  2. 2Kitchen and catering assistants108 a quarter↓ 22%£23,400
  3. 3Cleaner107 a quarter↓ 24%£24,000
  4. 4Chefs103 a quarter↓ 15%£30,300
  5. 5Nursing auxiliaries and assistants73 a quarter↓ 11%£28,100
  6. 6Business sales executives72 a quarter↑ 64%£39,700
  7. 7Sales assistant70 a quarter↓ 24%£25,300
  8. 8IT support technician69 a quarter↑ 17%£35,300
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.67 a quarter↓ 30%£27,600
  10. 10Receptionist56 a quarter↓ 6.7%£25,400
  11. 11Human resources officer54 a quarter↑ 26%£35,100
  12. 12Delivery drivers and couriers54 a quarter↓ 0.9%£27,900
  13. 13Business development manager53 a quarter↑ 130%£61,600
  14. 14Warehouse operatives53 a quarter↓ 1.9%£28,700
  15. 15Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.51 a quarter↑ 65%£27,600
  16. 16Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks50 a quarter↓ 9.1%£32,700
  17. 16Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians50 a quarter↑ 22%£39,300
  18. 18Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors50 a quarter↓ 2%£45,300
  19. 19Specialist medical practitioners and consultants49 a quarter↓ 28%£80,200
  20. 20Other vocational and industrial trainers48 a quarter↓ 2.1%£38,900
  21. 21Senior care worker42 a quarter↑ 7.8%£30,500
  22. 21Customer service occupations n.e.c.42 a quarter↓ 17%£27,500
  23. 23Other registered nursing professionals41 a quarter↓ 33%£42,000
  24. 24Records clerks and assistants40 a quarter↓ 35%£28,100
  25. 25Solicitor39 a quarter→ 0%£53,300

What Canterbury has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Canterbury than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 2.9 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.9×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.1×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.1×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Senior care worker1.8×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.8×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.7×
Bar staff1.7×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.7×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.9×
Other health professionals n.e.c.2.1×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.1×
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Senior care worker1.8×
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants1.8×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.7×
Bar staff1.7×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.7×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Canterbury over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Canterbury 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.