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Jobs in Newport

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

New job adverts a quarter3,800on 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 Newport, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Wales, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Delivery drivers and couriers85 a quarter↑ 3.7%£25,600
  2. 2Care worker82 a quarter↑ 31%£27,200
  3. 3Cleaner75 a quarter↑ 18%£24,300
  4. 4Customer service occupations n.e.c.71 a quarter↑ 48%£27,000
  5. 5Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians68 a quarter↑ 66%£33,600
  6. 6Maintenance fitter67 a quarter↑ 1.5%£38,400
  7. 6Teaching assistant67 a quarter↓ 6.9%£20,900
  8. 8Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers67 a quarter↑ 27%£38,700
  9. 9Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks64 a quarter↑ 28%£31,600
  10. 10Business sales executives63 a quarter↑ 97%£35,600
  11. 11Warehouse operatives58 a quarter↑ 47%£27,400
  12. 12Other administrative occupations n.e.c.55 a quarter↑ 21%£26,900
  13. 13Chefs54 a quarter↑ 6.9%£28,900
  14. 14Records clerks and assistants54 a quarter↑ 51%£28,200
  15. 15Kitchen and catering assistants51 a quarter↓ 19%£22,500
  16. 16IT support technician51 a quarter↑ 11%£32,700
  17. 17Nursing auxiliaries and assistants49 a quarter↓ 6.7%£29,600
  18. 18Sales assistant48 a quarter↑ 9.1%£24,500
  19. 19Electrician43 a quarter↑ 514%£34,700
  20. 20Business development manager42 a quarter↑ 20%£53,000
  21. 21Software developer40 a quarter↑ 29%£48,300
  22. 21Receptionist40 a quarter↑ 19%£24,600
  23. 23Other registered nursing professionals38 a quarter↓ 24%£40,500
  24. 24Legal professionals n.e.c.36 a quarter↑ 92%£35,500 UK
  25. 25Business and financial project management professionals34 a quarter↑ 36%£54,100

What Newport has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Newport than across the UK. Legal professionals n.e.c. adverts are 2.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Legal professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Customer service occupations n.e.c.1.8×
Electrician1.8×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.1.7×
Construction operatives n.e.c.1.6×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Catering manager1.5×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Legal professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Customer service occupations n.e.c.1.8×
Electrician1.8×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.1.7×
Construction operatives n.e.c.1.6×
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians1.6×
Catering manager1.5×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Newport over the year are shown.

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All areas in Wales

Sources

Job adverts, what Newport 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.