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Jobs in East Suffolk

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

New job adverts a quarter5,200on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised377 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 East Suffolk, 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. 1Care worker251 a quarter↓ 3.5%£27,800
  2. 2Chefs186 a quarter↑ 52%£29,300
  3. 3Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers127 a quarter↑ 25%£41,000
  4. 4Cleaner122 a quarter↑ 33%£24,800
  5. 5Kitchen and catering assistants120 a quarter↓ 11%£20,900
  6. 6Delivery drivers and couriers111 a quarter↑ 30%£28,600
  7. 7Business and financial project management professionals81 a quarter↑ 80%£60,400
  8. 8Maintenance fitter81 a quarter↑ 56%£40,500
  9. 9Warehouse operatives77 a quarter↑ 18%£29,100
  10. 10Sales assistant76 a quarter↓ 13%£25,300
  11. 11IT support technician68 a quarter↑ 17%£37,300
  12. 11Records clerks and assistants68 a quarter↑ 57%£28,700
  13. 13Other administrative occupations n.e.c.66 a quarter↓ 5.9%£28,000
  14. 14Nursing auxiliaries and assistants62 a quarter↓ 35%£28,700
  15. 15Teaching assistant54 a quarter↑ 26%£21,000
  16. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.54 a quarter↓ 15%£29,700
  17. 17Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors53 a quarter↑ 33%£40,900
  18. 18Construction manager52 a quarter↑ 24%£55,200
  19. 19Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks51 a quarter↓ 13%£30,800
  20. 19Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.51 a quarter↑ 39%£29,700
  21. 21Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians51 a quarter↑ 3.8%£38,100
  22. 22Quantity surveyor48 a quarter↑ 220%£53,600
  23. 23Transport and distribution clerks and assistants46 a quarter↑ 50%£35,000
  24. 24Business sales executives46 a quarter↑ 165%£35,200
  25. 25Senior care worker45 a quarter↓ 2.2%£30,500

What East Suffolk has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in East Suffolk than across the UK. Farm worker adverts are 4.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Farm worker4.3×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants3.4×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.5×
Construction project managers and related professionals2.5×
Chefs2.3×
Care worker2.1×
Restaurant manager2.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
IT project manager2.0×
Construction manager2.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Farm worker4.3×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants3.4×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.2.5×
Construction project managers and related professionals2.5×
Chefs2.3×
Care worker2.1×
Restaurant manager2.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
IT project manager2.0×
Construction manager2.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in East Suffolk over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what East Suffolk 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.