Jobs in Derby
The jobs employers in Derby advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Derby has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter9,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised404 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 Derby, 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 worker273 a quarter↑ 7.3% on last year£26,900
- 2Business development manager223 a quarter↑ 48% on last year£50,700
- 3Business sales executives170 a quarter↑ 43% on last year£38,000
- 4Cleaner163 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£22,500
- 5Maintenance fitter156 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£41,600
- 6Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers153 a quarter↑ 5.9% on last year£41,000
- 7Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians143 a quarter↓ 8.7% on last year£34,700
- 8Business and financial project management professionals137 a quarter↑ 40% on last year£51,400
- 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.131 a quarter↓ 6.2% on last year£26,300
- 10Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks126 a quarter↓ 31% on last year£29,800
- 11Teaching assistant122 a quarter↓ 26% on last year£21,100
- 12Sales assistant120 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£23,900
- 13Records clerks and assistants119 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£24,900
- 14Warehouse operatives118 a quarter↑ 23% on last year£27,200
- 15Kitchen and catering assistants115 a quarter↓ 5.7% on last year£21,500
- 16Software developer113 a quarter↑ 32% on last year£49,700
- 17IT support technician112 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£32,800
- 18Other vocational and industrial trainers111 a quarter↑ 23% on last year£37,500
- 19Delivery drivers and couriers109 a quarter↓ 4.1% on last year£27,700
- 20Customer service occupations n.e.c.94 a quarter↓ 7.2% on last year£26,700
- 21Nursing auxiliaries and assistants94 a quarter↓ 22% on last year£29,400
- 22Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors93 a quarter↓ 4.5% on last year£49,600
- 23Engineering professionals n.e.c.89 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£45,700
- 24Systems analyst86 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£50,100
- 25Specialist medical practitioners and consultants85 a quarter↓ 8.2% on last year£92,800 UK
What Derby has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Derby than across the UK. Textile operative adverts are 3.4 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Derby over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Amber Valley
- Ashfield
- Bassetlaw
- Blaby
- Bolsover
- Boston
- Broxtowe
- Charnwood
- Chesterfield
- 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 Derby 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.