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Jobs in Mid Sussex

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

New job adverts a quarter5,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised373 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 Mid Sussex, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Educational support assistants187 a quarter↓ 27%£20,400
  2. 2Teaching assistant161 a quarter↓ 34%£19,900
  3. 3Care worker157 a quarter↓ 3.1%£28,200
  4. 4Cleaner147 a quarter↑ 7.7%£24,000
  5. 5Primary education teaching professionals120 a quarter↓ 49%£43,700
  6. 6Chefs118 a quarter↓ 0.3%£30,300
  7. 7Delivery drivers and couriers107 a quarter↑ 12%£27,900
  8. 8Kitchen and catering assistants102 a quarter↑ 2.3%£23,400
  9. 9IT support technician86 a quarter↑ 54%£35,300
  10. 10Nursing auxiliaries and assistants76 a quarter↑ 0.7%£28,100
  11. 11Early education and childcare assistants75 a quarter↓ 13%£23,600
  12. 12Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers70 a quarter↑ 155%£39,900
  13. 13Sales assistant69 a quarter↓ 15%£25,300
  14. 14Early education and childcare practitioners63 a quarter↓ 6.7%£22,500
  15. 15Special and additional needs education teaching professionals60 a quarter↓ 18%£47,800
  16. 16Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks58 a quarter↓ 37%£32,700
  17. 17Warehouse operatives56 a quarter↓ 3.4%£28,700
  18. 18Other administrative occupations n.e.c.54 a quarter↓ 34%£27,600
  19. 19Business development manager53 a quarter↑ 27%£61,600
  20. 20Secondary education teaching professionals51 a quarter↑ 24%£45,600
  21. 21Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians51 a quarter↓ 21%£39,300
  22. 22Customer service occupations n.e.c.50 a quarter↓ 40%£27,500
  23. 23Buyers and procurement officers48 a quarter↓ 45%£33,900
  24. 24Business sales executives45 a quarter↑ 23%£39,700
  25. 25Records clerks and assistants43 a quarter↓ 17%£28,100

What Mid Sussex has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Mid Sussex than across the UK. Educational support assistants adverts are 4.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Educational support assistants4.4×
Primary education teaching professionals3.7×
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals3.1×
Teaching assistant2.7×
Buyers and procurement officers2.7×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations2.6×
Early education and childcare assistants2.5×
Coffee shop workers2.0×
Sports and leisure assistants1.9×
Sales administrator1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Educational support assistants4.4×
Primary education teaching professionals3.7×
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals3.1×
Teaching assistant2.7×
Buyers and procurement officers2.7×
School midday and crossing patrol occupations2.6×
Early education and childcare assistants2.5×
Coffee shop workers2.0×
Sports and leisure assistants1.9×
Sales administrator1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Mid Sussex over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Mid Sussex 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.