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Jobs in Preston

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

New job adverts a quarter8,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised393 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 Preston, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker260 a quarter↓ 4.8%£27,200
  2. 2Business development manager175 a quarter↑ 17%£55,000
  3. 3Business sales executives157 a quarter↑ 51%£35,400
  4. 4Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks140 a quarter↓ 8.1%£30,300
  5. 5Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians134 a quarter↑ 0.9%£36,200
  6. 6Delivery drivers and couriers132 a quarter↑ 36%£28,400
  7. 7Software developer126 a quarter↑ 39%£50,300
  8. 8Teaching assistant120 a quarter↓ 3.2%£21,200
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.119 a quarter↓ 20%£27,500
  10. 10Nursing auxiliaries and assistants114 a quarter↑ 8.6%£27,200
  11. 11Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers103 a quarter↑ 27%£38,700
  12. 12Maintenance fitter102 a quarter↓ 23%£40,900
  13. 13Business and financial project management professionals102 a quarter↑ 44%£59,800
  14. 14Human resources officer101 a quarter↑ 23%£30,300
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.98 a quarter↓ 3.2%£27,100
  16. 16Systems analyst94 a quarter↑ 56%£50,700
  17. 16Records clerks and assistants94 a quarter↑ 26%£28,700 UK
  18. 16Kitchen and catering assistants94 a quarter↑ 3.3%£21,300
  19. 19Sales assistant88 a quarter↓ 15%£24,500
  20. 20Cleaner86 a quarter↓ 17%£23,000
  21. 21Chefs81 a quarter↓ 11%£29,100
  22. 22Solicitor77 a quarter↓ 39%£48,900
  23. 23IT support technician75 a quarter↓ 24%£34,200
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors73 a quarter↑ 11%£39,700
  25. 25Educational support assistants72 a quarter↓ 16%£22,900

What Preston has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Preston than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 2.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.5×
Call and contact centre occupations2.2×
Architectural technologist1.8×
Youth and community workers1.7×
Accounting technician1.6×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens2.5×
Call and contact centre occupations2.2×
Architectural technologist1.8×
Youth and community workers1.7×
Accounting technician1.6×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Preston over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Preston 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.