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Jobs in Oadby and Wigston

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

New job adverts a quarter777on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised248 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 Oadby and Wigston, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands.

  1. 1Care worker41 a quarter↑ 25%£26,900
  2. 2Metal machining setters and setter-operators25 a quarter↑ 56%£34,800
  3. 3Cleaner22 a quarter↑ 19%£22,500
  4. 4Nursing auxiliaries and assistants20 a quarter↑ 86%£29,400
  5. 5Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors19 a quarter↑ 81%£49,600
  6. 6Other administrative occupations n.e.c.18 a quarter↑ 84%£26,300
  7. 7Kitchen and catering assistants13 a quarter↓ 10%£21,500
  8. 8Early education and childcare practitioners13 a quarter↑ 108%£25,300
  9. 9Business sales executives12 a quarter↑ 140%£38,000
  10. 9Early education and childcare assistants12 a quarter↑ 50%£25,100
  11. 9Warehouse operatives12 a quarter↓ 20%£27,200
  12. 12Welding trades11 a quarter↑ 267%£34,800
  13. 13Chefs11 a quarter↓ 4.5%£28,000
  14. 14Routine inspectors and testers10 a quarter↑ 233%£28,900
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.9 a quarter↑ 29%£26,700
  16. 16Sales assistant9 a quarter↓ 19%£23,900
  17. 16Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers9 a quarter↓ 23%£41,000
  18. 18IT support technician8 a quarter↑ 6.7%£32,800
  19. 18Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.8 a quarter↑ 100%£30,700
  20. 18Teaching assistant8 a quarter↓ 53%£21,100
  21. 18Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.8 a quarter↑ 100%£30,000
  22. 22Receptionist8 a quarter→ 0%£23,800
  23. 22Senior care worker8 a quarter↓ 29%£28,000
  24. 24Business development manager7 a quarter↑ 133%£50,700
  25. 24Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks7 a quarter↓ 22%£29,800

What Oadby and Wigston has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Oadby and Wigston than across the UK. Care worker adverts are 2.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Care worker2.2×
Cleaner1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Care worker2.2×
Cleaner1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Oadby and Wigston over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Oadby and Wigston 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.