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Jobs in Portsmouth

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

New job adverts a quarter7,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised394 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 Portsmouth, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East.

  1. 1Business sales executives136 a quarter↑ 7.6%£39,700
  2. 2Business development manager121 a quarter↑ 17%£61,600
  3. 3Software developer119 a quarter↑ 21%£52,800
  4. 4Business and financial project management professionals112 a quarter↑ 63%£59,800
  5. 5Sales assistant111 a quarter↓ 19%£25,300
  6. 6Care worker108 a quarter↓ 10%£28,200
  7. 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.107 a quarter↓ 11%£27,600
  8. 8IT support technician105 a quarter↓ 12%£35,300
  9. 9Maintenance fitter103 a quarter↑ 14%£41,000
  10. 10Systems analyst101 a quarter↓ 1%£68,100
  11. 11Electrician101 a quarter↑ 26%£42,700
  12. 12Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians96 a quarter↓ 7.9%£39,300
  13. 13Delivery drivers and couriers95 a quarter↓ 8.9%£27,900
  14. 14Human resources officer90 a quarter↓ 5.9%£35,100
  15. 15Teaching assistant88 a quarter↓ 17%£19,900
  16. 15Cleaner88 a quarter↓ 12%£24,000
  17. 17Educational support assistants87 a quarter↑ 38%£20,400
  18. 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.87 a quarter↑ 0.8%£27,500
  19. 19Kitchen and catering assistants86 a quarter↓ 6.5%£23,400
  20. 20Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers85 a quarter↑ 4.3%£39,900
  21. 21Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks84 a quarter↓ 29%£32,700
  22. 22Other vocational and industrial trainers79 a quarter↑ 9.8%£38,900
  23. 23Chefs76 a quarter↓ 3.4%£30,300
  24. 24IT managers72 a quarter↑ 62%£59,400
  25. 25Records clerks and assistants71 a quarter↑ 1%£28,100

What Portsmouth has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Portsmouth than across the UK. Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. adverts are 3.0 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.3.0×
Health and safety managers and officers2.2×
Electrical engineers2.2×
Electrician2.2×
Cyber security professionals1.9×
Planning, process and production technicians1.9×
Plumber1.8×
Painter and decorator1.8×
Construction project managers and related professionals1.8×
Mechanical engineers (professional)1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.3.0×
Health and safety managers and officers2.2×
Electrical engineers2.2×
Electrician2.2×
Cyber security professionals1.9×
Planning, process and production technicians1.9×
Plumber1.8×
Painter and decorator1.8×
Construction project managers and related professionals1.8×
Mechanical engineers (professional)1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Portsmouth over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what Portsmouth 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.