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Jobs in North Ayrshire

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

New job adverts a quarter1,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised323 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 North Ayrshire, 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. 1Care worker79 a quarter↑ 4.6%£30,200
  2. 2Delivery drivers and couriers52 a quarter↓ 3.1%£27,100
  3. 3Sales assistant49 a quarter↑ 7.8%£25,200
  4. 4Other administrative occupations n.e.c.48 a quarter↓ 3.3%£29,200
  5. 5Kitchen and catering assistants48 a quarter↓ 2.7%£24,200
  6. 6Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers39 a quarter↓ 38%£30,900
  7. 7Nursing auxiliaries and assistants30 a quarter↑ 50%£33,000
  8. 8Cleaner29 a quarter↓ 32%£24,500
  9. 9Chefs29 a quarter↓ 7.5%£29,600
  10. 10Maintenance fitter28 a quarter↑ 73%£41,900
  11. 11Warehouse operatives28 a quarter↑ 6.4%£28,100
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.27 a quarter↓ 4.8%£28,100
  13. 13Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers26 a quarter↑ 100%£38,800
  14. 14Electrician25 a quarter↑ 15%£38,000
  15. 15Higher level teaching assistants24 a quarter↓ 2.1%£25,400 UK
  16. 16Educational support assistants21 a quarter↓ 32%£21,400 UK
  17. 17Other registered nursing professionals19 a quarter↓ 36%£45,000
  18. 17IT support technician19 a quarter↓ 12%£35,400
  19. 19Early education and childcare practitioners19 a quarter↓ 28%£26,800
  20. 20Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks18 a quarter↓ 25%£30,300
  21. 21Metal machining setters and setter-operators17 a quarter↑ 240%£37,600
  22. 22Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians17 a quarter↑ 58%£37,500
  23. 22Security guards and related occupations17 a quarter↑ 10%£32,500
  24. 24Records clerks and assistants16 a quarter↑ 41%£29,400
  25. 25Welding trades16 a quarter↑ 150%£43,100

What North Ayrshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in North Ayrshire than across the UK. Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers adverts are 11.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers11.4×
Higher level teaching assistants4.7×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.5×
Construction operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Electrician2.0×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.9×
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.1.9×
Sales assistant1.8×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.8×
Care worker1.8×
Show as table
Same as UK (1×)
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers11.4×
Higher level teaching assistants4.7×
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers2.5×
Construction operatives n.e.c.2.2×
Electrician2.0×
Delivery drivers and couriers1.9×
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.1.9×
Sales assistant1.8×
Kitchen and catering assistants1.8×
Care worker1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in North Ayrshire over the year are shown.

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All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what North Ayrshire 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.