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Jobs in Midlothian

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

New job adverts a quarter3,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised351 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 Midlothian, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Delivery drivers and couriers83 a quarter↑ 23%£27,100
  2. 2Systems analyst73 a quarter↑ 194%£49,600
  3. 3Care worker72 a quarter↑ 29%£30,200
  4. 4Financial adviser65 a quarter↑ 227%£55,500
  5. 5Software developer60 a quarter↑ 114%£48,900
  6. 6Business and financial project management professionals56 a quarter↑ 114%£60,800
  7. 7Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks49 a quarter↑ 70%£30,300
  8. 8Business development manager49 a quarter↑ 39%£56,600
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.48 a quarter↑ 175%£29,200
  10. 10Taxation experts47 a quarter↑ 740%£49,900 UK
  11. 11Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers46 a quarter↑ 557%£38,800
  12. 12Maintenance fitter46 a quarter↑ 159%£41,900
  13. 13IT managers45 a quarter↑ 80%£54,200
  14. 13Sales assistant45 a quarter↑ 45%£25,200
  15. 15IT support technician43 a quarter↑ 27%£35,400
  16. 16Kitchen and catering assistants41 a quarter↓ 4.8%£24,200
  17. 17Financial managers and directors39 a quarter↑ 69%£62,700
  18. 18Business sales executives37 a quarter↑ 25%£36,200
  19. 18Cleaner37 a quarter↑ 23%£24,500
  20. 20Civil engineers35 a quarter↑ 560%£55,200
  21. 21Chefs35 a quarter↑ 9.1%£29,600
  22. 22Business analyst31 a quarter↑ 50%£44,900
  23. 22Early education and childcare practitioners31 a quarter→ 0%£26,800
  24. 24Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.31 a quarter↑ 94%£28,300
  25. 24Construction and building trades n.e.c.31 a quarter↑ 3200%£34,800 UK

What Midlothian has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Midlothian than across the UK. Taxation experts adverts are 4.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Taxation experts4.4×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.3.7×
Civil engineers3.0×
Information technology professionals n.e.c.2.4×
Financial adviser2.4×
Cyber security professionals2.3×
Systems analyst2.0×
Financial managers and directors1.9×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.7×
IT managers1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Taxation experts4.4×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.3.7×
Civil engineers3.0×
Information technology professionals n.e.c.2.4×
Financial adviser2.4×
Cyber security professionals2.3×
Systems analyst2.0×
Financial managers and directors1.9×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.7×
IT managers1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Midlothian over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what Midlothian 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.