Jobs in Dudley
The jobs employers in Dudley advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Dudley has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter7,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised379 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 Dudley, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Care worker181 a quarter↓ 1.1% on last year£26,400
- 2Teaching assistant150 a quarter↑ 5.6% on last year£20,700
- 3Business development manager127 a quarter↑ 162% on last year£56,000
- 4Maintenance fitter126 a quarter↓ 8.1% on last year£38,400
- 5Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks126 a quarter↑ 28% on last year£30,300
- 6Sales assistant117 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£24,900
- 7Business sales executives113 a quarter↑ 66% on last year£36,900
- 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.109 a quarter↑ 42% on last year£26,600
- 9Metal machining setters and setter-operators102 a quarter↑ 3% on last year£33,600
- 10Educational support assistants101 a quarter↑ 66% on last year£21,300
- 11IT support technician100 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£34,800
- 12Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians94 a quarter↑ 42% on last year£38,000
- 13Cleaner93 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£24,000
- 14Delivery drivers and couriers86 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£27,600
- 15Records clerks and assistants86 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£28,200
- 16Nursing auxiliaries and assistants85 a quarter↑ 4.9% on last year£26,900
- 17Warehouse operatives78 a quarter↓ 9.9% on last year£27,400
- 18Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers77 a quarter↑ 97% on last year£39,500
- 19Welding trades74 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£34,700
- 20Human resources officer73 a quarter↑ 145% on last year£35,000
- 21Business and financial project management professionals72 a quarter↑ 367% on last year£60,000
- 22Quantity surveyor70 a quarter↑ 400% on last year£52,500 UK
- 22Kitchen and catering assistants70 a quarter↓ 2.5% on last year£22,800
- 24Primary education teaching professionals67 a quarter↑ 1.5% on last year£42,300
- 25Other vocational and industrial trainers65 a quarter↓ 29% on last year£35,700
What Dudley has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Dudley than across the UK. Welding trades adverts are 5.1 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Dudley over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Birmingham
- Bromsgrove
- Cannock Chase
- Coventry
- East Staffordshire
- Herefordshire, County of
- Lichfield
- Malvern Hills
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- North Warwickshire
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Redditch
- Rugby
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- South Staffordshire
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Tamworth
- Telford and Wrekin
- Walsall
- Warwick
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Wychavon
- Wyre Forest
Sources
- Job adverts, what Dudley 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.