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Jobs in Halton

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

New job adverts a quarter3,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised358 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 Halton, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers191 a quarter↑ 63%£38,700
  2. 2Care worker119 a quarter↑ 5.3%£27,200
  3. 3Warehouse operatives110 a quarter↓ 2.4%£27,000
  4. 4Delivery drivers and couriers87 a quarter↑ 5.6%£28,400
  5. 5Cleaner85 a quarter↓ 20%£23,000
  6. 6Teaching assistant67 a quarter↑ 12%£21,200
  7. 7Sales assistant63 a quarter↑ 24%£24,500
  8. 8Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians58 a quarter↓ 10%£36,200
  9. 9Nursing auxiliaries and assistants56 a quarter↓ 3.4%£27,200
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.52 a quarter↓ 14%£27,500
  11. 11Maintenance fitter52 a quarter↑ 20%£40,900
  12. 12Social worker50 a quarter↓ 2%£43,000
  13. 13Business development manager48 a quarter↓ 2.3%£55,000
  14. 13Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks48 a quarter↓ 18%£30,300
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.44 a quarter↓ 14%£27,100
  16. 16Kitchen and catering assistants43 a quarter↓ 29%£21,300
  17. 17IT support technician43 a quarter↓ 4.5%£34,200
  18. 18Business sales executives42 a quarter↑ 38%£35,400
  19. 19Metal making and treating process operatives41 a quarter↑ 141%£28,700
  20. 20Food, drink and tobacco process operatives40 a quarter↑ 2.6%£27,000
  21. 21Primary education teaching professionals40 a quarter↓ 33%£45,000
  22. 22Records clerks and assistants34 a quarter↓ 14%£28,700 UK
  23. 23Chefs34 a quarter↓ 5.6%£29,100
  24. 24Fork-lift truck drivers34 a quarter↓ 15%£29,700
  25. 25Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.31 a quarter↓ 7.6%£29,800

What Halton has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Halton than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 4.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers4.3×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.1×
Packer4.0×
Chemical and related process operatives3.7×
Metal making and treating process operatives3.2×
Social worker3.0×
Industrial cleaner2.8×
Warehouse operatives2.5×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.3×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.2×
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers4.3×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.1×
Packer4.0×
Chemical and related process operatives3.7×
Metal making and treating process operatives3.2×
Social worker3.0×
Industrial cleaner2.8×
Warehouse operatives2.5×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.3×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.2.2×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Halton over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Halton 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.