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Jobs in Lichfield

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

New job adverts a quarter2,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised349 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 Lichfield, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands.

  1. 1Warehouse operatives86 a quarter↑ 15%£27,400
  2. 2Care worker84 a quarter↑ 19%£26,400
  3. 3Chefs71 a quarter↑ 17%£29,100
  4. 4Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers65 a quarter↑ 17%£39,500
  5. 5Delivery drivers and couriers52 a quarter↑ 101%£27,600
  6. 6Teaching assistant51 a quarter↓ 24%£20,700
  7. 6Cleaner51 a quarter↓ 16%£24,000
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.49 a quarter↑ 21%£26,600
  9. 9Kitchen and catering assistants48 a quarter↑ 31%£22,800
  10. 10Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks42 a quarter↑ 37%£30,300
  11. 11Maintenance fitter40 a quarter↑ 6.7%£38,400
  12. 12IT support technician39 a quarter↑ 13%£34,800
  13. 12Business development manager39 a quarter↑ 60%£56,000
  14. 14Food, drink and tobacco process operatives34 a quarter↑ 9.8%£29,500
  15. 15Records clerks and assistants32 a quarter↑ 5.4%£28,200
  16. 16Early education and childcare practitioners31 a quarter↑ 48%£22,900
  17. 16Fork-lift truck drivers31 a quarter↑ 107%£28,100
  18. 18Business sales executives31 a quarter↑ 77%£36,900
  19. 19Customer service occupations n.e.c.29 a quarter↓ 29%£26,500
  20. 20Sales assistant29 a quarter↑ 5.6%£24,900
  21. 21Other vocational and industrial trainers27 a quarter↓ 24%£35,700
  22. 21Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians27 a quarter→ 0%£38,000
  23. 23Primary education teaching professionals23 a quarter↓ 4%£42,300
  24. 24Human resources officer23 a quarter↓ 21%£35,000
  25. 25Metal making and treating process operatives22 a quarter↑ 633%£31,100

What Lichfield has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Lichfield than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 5.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers5.2×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.7×
Warehouse operatives2.6×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants2.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.9×
Chefs1.7×
Waiter1.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.6×
Teaching assistant1.5×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers5.2×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.7×
Warehouse operatives2.6×
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants2.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.9×
Chefs1.7×
Waiter1.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.6×
Teaching assistant1.5×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Lichfield over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Lichfield 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.