Jobs in Chesterfield
The jobs employers in Chesterfield advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Chesterfield has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter3,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised353 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 Chesterfield, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Care worker120 a quarter↑ 14% on last year£26,900
- 2Teaching assistant87 a quarter↑ 7.4% on last year£21,100
- 3Warehouse operatives81 a quarter↑ 45% on last year£27,200
- 4Cleaner76 a quarter↑ 34% on last year£22,500
- 5Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers71 a quarter↑ 29% on last year£41,000
- 6Sales assistant69 a quarter↑ 29% on last year£23,900
- 7Maintenance fitter63 a quarter↑ 1.6% on last year£41,600
- 8Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks60 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£29,800
- 9Nursing auxiliaries and assistants58 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£29,400
- 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.57 a quarter↑ 4.6% on last year£26,300
- 11IT support technician53 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£32,800
- 12Business development manager52 a quarter↑ 79% on last year£50,700
- 13Delivery drivers and couriers50 a quarter↑ 7.5% on last year£27,700
- 14Educational support assistants46 a quarter↓ 2.1% on last year£20,000
- 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.46 a quarter↑ 34% on last year£26,700
- 16Records clerks and assistants45 a quarter↑ 41% on last year£24,900
- 17Primary education teaching professionals40 a quarter↑ 43% on last year£41,500
- 18Business sales executives39 a quarter↑ 105% on last year£38,000
- 19Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians36 a quarter↑ 29% on last year£34,700
- 20Financial adviser36 a quarter↑ 129% on last year£50,300 UK
- 20Chefs36 a quarter↑ 73% on last year£28,000
- 22Kitchen and catering assistants35 a quarter↓ 1.4% on last year£21,500
- 23Secondary education teaching professionals30 a quarter→ 0% on last year£45,800
- 24Advertising and marketing associate professionals30 a quarter↑ 103% on last year£33,900
- 24Other vocational and industrial trainers30 a quarter↑ 48% on last year£37,500
What Chesterfield has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Chesterfield than across the UK. Teaching assistant adverts are 2.2 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Chesterfield over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Amber Valley
- Ashfield
- Bassetlaw
- Blaby
- Bolsover
- Boston
- Broxtowe
- Charnwood
- Derby
- Derbyshire Dales
- East Lindsey
- Erewash
- Gedling
- Harborough
- High Peak
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Mansfield
- Melton
- Newark and Sherwood
- North East Derbyshire
- North Kesteven
- North Northamptonshire
- North West Leicestershire
- Nottingham
- Oadby and Wigston
- Rushcliffe
- Rutland
- South Derbyshire
- South Holland
- South Kesteven
- West Lindsey
- West Northamptonshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what Chesterfield 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.