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Jobs in Dacorum

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

New job adverts a quarter5,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised384 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 Dacorum, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England.

  1. 1Business development manager128 a quarter↑ 52%£54,000
  2. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers128 a quarter↑ 28%£41,000
  3. 3Care worker127 a quarter↓ 13%£27,800
  4. 4Business sales executives104 a quarter↑ 107%£35,200
  5. 5Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians102 a quarter↑ 19%£38,100
  6. 6Chefs96 a quarter↓ 9.7%£29,300
  7. 7Cleaner91 a quarter↓ 1.1%£24,800
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers87 a quarter↑ 13%£28,600
  9. 9Warehouse operatives85 a quarter↑ 1.6%£29,100
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.78 a quarter↑ 0.9%£28,000
  11. 11Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks73 a quarter↑ 1.4%£30,800
  12. 12Kitchen and catering assistants69 a quarter↑ 3.5%£20,900
  13. 13IT support technician69 a quarter↓ 7.4%£37,300
  14. 14Maintenance fitter69 a quarter↑ 35%£40,500
  15. 15Human resources officer66 a quarter↑ 7.6%£34,900
  16. 16Early education and childcare practitioners66 a quarter↓ 0.8%£22,900
  17. 17Business and financial project management professionals61 a quarter↑ 26%£60,400
  18. 18Software developer60 a quarter↑ 60%£61,000
  19. 19Early education and childcare assistants57 a quarter↑ 3.6%£24,700
  20. 20Sales assistant55 a quarter↓ 19%£25,300
  21. 21Other vocational and industrial trainers55 a quarter↑ 28%£35,300
  22. 22Primary education teaching professionals51 a quarter↓ 20%£43,400
  23. 22Customer service occupations n.e.c.51 a quarter↓ 38%£29,700
  24. 24Educational support assistants50 a quarter↓ 11%£19,300
  25. 25Systems analyst49 a quarter↑ 66%£53,000

What Dacorum has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Dacorum than across the UK. Sewing machinist adverts are 14.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Sewing machinist14.5×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
Early education and childcare assistants1.9×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.9×
Fork-lift truck drivers1.7×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.1.6×
Purchasing manager1.6×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants1.6×
Property, housing and estate managers1.6×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Sewing machinist14.5×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
Early education and childcare assistants1.9×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.9×
Fork-lift truck drivers1.7×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.1.6×
Purchasing manager1.6×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants1.6×
Property, housing and estate managers1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Dacorum over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Dacorum 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.