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Jobs in Folkestone and Hythe

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

New job adverts a quarter2,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised328 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 Folkestone and Hythe, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Care worker113 a quarter↓ 2.2%£28,200
  2. 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants52 a quarter↓ 14%£28,100
  3. 3Kitchen and catering assistants45 a quarter↓ 21%£23,400
  4. 4Cleaner39 a quarter↓ 43%£24,000
  5. 5Sales assistant39 a quarter↓ 17%£25,300
  6. 6Chefs34 a quarter↓ 20%£30,300
  7. 7Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.30 a quarter↑ 30%£27,200
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers28 a quarter↓ 4.5%£27,900
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.28 a quarter↓ 13%£27,600
  10. 10Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors28 a quarter↓ 3.5%£45,300
  11. 11Educational support assistants27 a quarter↓ 16%£20,400
  12. 12Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks25 a quarter↑ 20%£32,700
  13. 13IT support technician24 a quarter↓ 13%£35,300
  14. 14Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.22 a quarter↑ 37%£38,400
  15. 15Warehouse operatives21 a quarter↓ 4.5%£28,700
  16. 16Records clerks and assistants20 a quarter↑ 8.9%£28,100
  17. 16Customer service occupations n.e.c.20 a quarter↓ 16%£27,500
  18. 18Receptionist20 a quarter↓ 12%£25,400
  19. 19Business development manager20 a quarter↑ 40%£61,600
  20. 19Security guards and related occupations20 a quarter↑ 44%£34,500
  21. 21Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians19 a quarter↑ 100%£39,300
  22. 22Primary education teaching professionals18 a quarter↑ 18%£43,700
  23. 22Teaching assistant18 a quarter↓ 62%£19,900
  24. 24Business sales executives18 a quarter↑ 60%£39,700
  25. 24Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers18 a quarter↑ 106%£39,900

What Folkestone and Hythe has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Folkestone and Hythe than across the UK. Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. adverts are 3.7 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.3.7×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.3.0×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.6×
Care worker2.5×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants2.4×
Construction operatives n.e.c.2.0×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.3.7×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.3.0×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors2.6×
Care worker2.5×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants2.4×
Construction operatives n.e.c.2.0×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Folkestone and Hythe over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Folkestone and Hythe 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.