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Jobs in Cardiff

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

New job adverts a quarter14,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised407 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 Cardiff, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Wales, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Business sales executives288 a quarter↑ 32%£35,600
  2. 2Business development manager282 a quarter↑ 35%£53,000
  3. 3Solicitor272 a quarter↑ 13%£57,000 UK
  4. 4Software developer246 a quarter↑ 11%£48,300
  5. 5IT support technician223 a quarter↑ 13%£32,700
  6. 6Care worker214 a quarter↓ 11%£27,200
  7. 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.211 a quarter↓ 6.2%£26,900
  8. 8Sales assistant199 a quarter↓ 3.9%£24,500
  9. 9Business and financial project management professionals198 a quarter↑ 21%£54,100
  10. 10Cleaner192 a quarter↑ 12%£24,300
  11. 11Chefs189 a quarter↓ 0.9%£28,900
  12. 12Systems analyst183 a quarter↑ 50%£51,200
  13. 13Financial adviser182 a quarter↑ 34%£32,000
  14. 14Customer service occupations n.e.c.164 a quarter↑ 6.7%£27,000
  15. 15Kitchen and catering assistants163 a quarter↓ 11%£22,500
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants162 a quarter↓ 1.8%£28,200
  17. 17Human resources officer157 a quarter↓ 20%£34,400
  18. 18Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks156 a quarter↑ 9.9%£31,600
  19. 19Teaching assistant153 a quarter↑ 2.7%£20,900
  20. 20Maintenance fitter152 a quarter↑ 10%£38,400
  21. 21Delivery drivers and couriers140 a quarter↑ 24%£25,600
  22. 22IT managers125 a quarter↑ 15%£48,000
  23. 23Human resource managers and directors122 a quarter↑ 21%£47,200
  24. 24Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians119 a quarter↑ 6.1%£33,600
  25. 25Other vocational and industrial trainers116 a quarter↑ 13%£32,800

What Cardiff has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Cardiff than across the UK. Architectural technologist adverts are 3.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Architectural technologist3.7×
Architect3.3×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.3.3×
Conservation professionals3.0×
Civil engineering technician2.9×
Solicitor2.4×
Civil engineers2.2×
Environment professionals2.1×
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.2.1×
Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.2.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Architectural technologist3.7×
Architect3.3×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.3.3×
Conservation professionals3.0×
Civil engineering technician2.9×
Solicitor2.4×
Civil engineers2.2×
Environment professionals2.1×
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.2.1×
Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.2.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Cardiff over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Wales

Sources

Job adverts, what Cardiff 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.