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Jobs in Rotherham

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

New job adverts a quarter2,200on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised302 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 Rotherham, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Yorkshire and The Humber, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker83 a quarter↑ 54%£26,500
  2. 2Teaching assistant82 a quarter↑ 37%£19,400
  3. 3Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers65 a quarter↑ 117%£39,100
  4. 4Warehouse operatives58 a quarter↓ 11%£27,900
  5. 5Cleaner49 a quarter↑ 44%£23,700
  6. 6Delivery drivers and couriers48 a quarter↑ 20%£27,200
  7. 7Other administrative occupations n.e.c.44 a quarter↑ 110%£26,100
  8. 8Nursing auxiliaries and assistants42 a quarter↑ 20%£27,900
  9. 9Other vocational and industrial trainers38 a quarter↑ 100%£33,700
  10. 10Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians37 a quarter↑ 185%£34,300
  11. 11Secondary education teaching professionals33 a quarter↑ 106%£43,600
  12. 11Early education and childcare practitioners33 a quarter↑ 267%£23,700
  13. 11Customer service occupations n.e.c.33 a quarter↑ 22%£26,600
  14. 11Kitchen and catering assistants33 a quarter↑ 10%£21,600
  15. 15Sales assistant32 a quarter↑ 6.7%£24,700
  16. 16Teachers of English as a foreign language31 a quarter↑ 520%£37,500 UK
  17. 16Business development manager31 a quarter↑ 41%£49,500
  18. 18Maintenance fitter28 a quarter↑ 17%£39,800
  19. 19Educational support assistants27 a quarter↑ 59%£21,100
  20. 20Business sales executives25 a quarter↑ 108%£37,200
  21. 21IT support technician24 a quarter↓ 29%£31,400
  22. 21Records clerks and assistants24 a quarter↑ 9.1%£26,500
  23. 23Food, drink and tobacco process operatives23 a quarter↑ 35%£29,000
  24. 24Primary education teaching professionals22 a quarter↑ 69%£41,500
  25. 25Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.21 a quarter↑ 40%£29,300

What Rotherham has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Rotherham than across the UK. Teaching assistant adverts are 2.8 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Teaching assistant2.8×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.3×
Warehouse operatives2.1×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants1.6×
Care worker1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Teaching assistant2.8×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.3×
Warehouse operatives2.1×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants1.6×
Care worker1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Rotherham over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

Sources

Job adverts, what Rotherham 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.