Jobs in Powys
The jobs employers in Powys advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Powys has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter2,600on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised337 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year
Most advertised jobs
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Powys, 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.
- 1Care worker101 a quarter↓ 30% on last year£27,200
- 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants96 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£29,600
- 3Other registered nursing professionals70 a quarter↑ 72% on last year£40,500
- 3Kitchen and catering assistants70 a quarter↓ 4.8% on last year£22,500
- 5Cleaner66 a quarter↑ 6.5% on last year£24,300
- 6Delivery drivers and couriers62 a quarter↑ 128% on last year£25,600
- 7Sales assistant51 a quarter↑ 4.1% on last year£24,500
- 8Teaching assistant39 a quarter↑ 22% on last year£20,900
- 9Chefs38 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£28,900
- 10Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers36 a quarter↑ 16% on last year£38,700
- 11Other administrative occupations n.e.c.36 a quarter↓ 19% on last year£26,900
- 12IT support technician35 a quarter↑ 11% on last year£32,700
- 13Other vocational and industrial trainers32 a quarter↑ 29% on last year£32,800
- 14Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians31 a quarter↑ 94% on last year£33,600
- 15Bank and post office clerks29 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£28,700
- 16Warehouse operatives28 a quarter↓ 35% on last year£27,400
- 17Customer service occupations n.e.c.26 a quarter↑ 30% on last year£27,000
- 18Registered nurse practitioners25 a quarter↑ 22% on last year£39,200
- 18Food, drink and tobacco process operatives25 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£27,100
- 20Houseparents and residential wardens24 a quarter↑ 27% on last year£31,900 UK
- 21Records clerks and assistants22 a quarter↑ 54% on last year£28,200
- 22Business development manager21 a quarter↑ 91% on last year£53,000
- 23Social worker21 a quarter↓ 29% on last year£43,700
- 23Senior care worker21 a quarter↓ 23% on last year£28,400
- 25Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks20 a quarter↑ 25% on last year£31,600
What Powys has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Powys than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 3.9 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Powys over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
Sources
- Job adverts, what Powys 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.