Jobs in Darlington
The jobs employers in Darlington advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Darlington has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter3,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised355 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 Darlington, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North East, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Care worker113 a quarter↓ 7.8% on last year£26,000
- 2Kitchen and catering assistants60 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£18,900
- 3Nursing auxiliaries and assistants51 a quarter↓ 8.1% on last year£26,900
- 4Chefs51 a quarter↓ 23% on last year£29,500
- 5Sales assistant50 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£25,000
- 6Warehouse operatives49 a quarter↑ 2.1% on last year£27,400
- 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.48 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£28,800
- 7Maintenance fitter48 a quarter↑ 41% on last year£41,500
- 7Cleaner48 a quarter↓ 5.9% on last year£23,800
- 10Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers47 a quarter↑ 15% on last year£37,700
- 11Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks46 a quarter↑ 4.5% on last year£31,100
- 11Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians46 a quarter↑ 12% on last year£37,800
- 13Delivery drivers and couriers43 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£28,000
- 14Business sales executives40 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£37,900 UK
- 15Other registered nursing professionals39 a quarter↓ 39% on last year£40,800
- 16Customer service occupations n.e.c.38 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£26,700
- 17Records clerks and assistants36 a quarter↑ 4.3% on last year£26,400
- 18Business development manager33 a quarter↓ 27% on last year£58,500
- 18Other vocational and industrial trainers33 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£29,200
- 18Teaching assistant33 a quarter↓ 34% on last year£22,600
- 21Social worker33 a quarter↑ 48% on last year£42,800
- 22IT support technician31 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£35,100 UK
- 23Electrician30 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£29,500
- 24Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.29 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£30,100
- 25Receptionist27 a quarter↑ 10% on last year£22,700
What Darlington has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Darlington than across the UK. Social worker adverts are 2.4 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Darlington over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- County Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
Sources
- Job adverts, what Darlington 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.