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Jobs in Harborough

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

New job adverts a quarter2,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised332 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 Harborough, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands.

  1. 1Warehouse operatives156 a quarter↑ 20%£27,200
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers147 a quarter↑ 40%£41,000
  3. 3Delivery drivers and couriers78 a quarter↑ 26%£27,700
  4. 4Cleaner76 a quarter↓ 15%£22,500
  5. 5Care worker63 a quarter↑ 2.5%£26,900
  6. 6Chefs48 a quarter↓ 23%£28,000
  7. 7Metal making and treating process operatives44 a quarter↑ 91%£27,200
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.40 a quarter→ 0%£26,300
  9. 9Kitchen and catering assistants38 a quarter↑ 3.6%£21,500
  10. 10Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians37 a quarter↑ 68%£34,700
  11. 11IT support technician36 a quarter↑ 7.5%£32,800
  12. 11Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks36 a quarter↓ 9.7%£29,800
  13. 13Maintenance fitter35 a quarter↓ 15%£41,600
  14. 14Early education and childcare practitioners35 a quarter↑ 23%£25,300
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.34 a quarter↑ 7.4%£26,700
  16. 16Sales assistant34 a quarter↑ 12%£23,900
  17. 17Business development manager32 a quarter↓ 6.1%£50,700
  18. 18Stock control assistant30 a quarter↑ 28%£30,000
  19. 19Fork-lift truck drivers28 a quarter↓ 17%£25,700
  20. 20Records clerks and assistants27 a quarter↓ 17%£24,900
  21. 21Other vocational and industrial trainers27 a quarter↑ 56%£37,500
  22. 22Teaching assistant26 a quarter↓ 32%£21,100
  23. 23Road transport drivers n.e.c.25 a quarter↑ 69%£35,000
  24. 24Warehouse manager24 a quarter↑ 38%£37,500
  25. 25Human resources officer23 a quarter↑ 55%£34,800

What Harborough has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Harborough than across the UK. Elementary storage supervisors adverts are 5.0 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Elementary storage supervisors5.0×
Fork-lift truck drivers4.8×
Metal making and treating process operatives4.8×
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.4.8×
Warehouse operatives4.8×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.4×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.3.7×
Stock control assistant3.6×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants3.0×
Managers in transport and distribution3.0×
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Same as UK (1×)
Elementary storage supervisors5.0×
Fork-lift truck drivers4.8×
Metal making and treating process operatives4.8×
Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.4.8×
Warehouse operatives4.8×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.4×
Road transport drivers n.e.c.3.7×
Stock control assistant3.6×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants3.0×
Managers in transport and distribution3.0×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Harborough over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Harborough 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.