Jobs in Cornwall
The jobs employers in Cornwall advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Cornwall has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter13,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised403 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 Cornwall, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West.
- 1Care worker583 a quarter↓ 8% on last year£27,100
- 2Delivery drivers and couriers416 a quarter↑ 13% on last year£27,200
- 3Chefs398 a quarter↓ 22% on last year£27,000
- 4Kitchen and catering assistants359 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£22,300
- 5Cleaner309 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£23,100
- 6Nursing auxiliaries and assistants294 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£28,700
- 7Sales assistant272 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£24,700
- 8Other registered nursing professionals239 a quarter↑ 27% on last year£41,700
- 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.183 a quarter→ 0% on last year£26,900
- 10Business sales executives182 a quarter↑ 74% on last year£44,500
- 11Warehouse operatives178 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£28,500
- 12Teaching assistant173 a quarter↑ 14% on last year£19,400
- 13Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks171 a quarter↓ 6.8% on last year£30,400
- 14IT support technician161 a quarter↓ 3.3% on last year£31,800
- 15Educational support assistants151 a quarter↑ 1.3% on last year£18,300
- 16Records clerks and assistants137 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£27,200
- 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.134 a quarter↓ 16% on last year£28,300
- 17Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers134 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£40,100
- 19Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians132 a quarter↑ 14% on last year£37,100
- 20Primary education teaching professionals129 a quarter↑ 66% on last year£42,000
- 21Receptionist128 a quarter↓ 17% on last year£23,500
- 22Food, drink and tobacco process operatives121 a quarter↑ 9.7% on last year£27,200
- 23Secondary education teaching professionals117 a quarter↑ 56% on last year£45,200
- 24Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.112 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£25,900
- 25Business development manager110 a quarter→ 0% on last year£57,100
What Cornwall has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Cornwall than across the UK. Speech and language therapist adverts are 2.7 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Cornwall over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cotswold
- Dorset
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- Isles of Scilly
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- South Hams
- Stroud
- Swindon
- Teignbridge
- Tewkesbury
- Torbay
- Torridge
- West Devon
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what Cornwall 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.