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Jobs in Sheffield

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

New job adverts a quarter18,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised407 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 Sheffield, 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.

  1. 1Business development manager448 a quarter↑ 74%£49,500
  2. 2Software developer432 a quarter↑ 9.7%£47,900
  3. 3Business sales executives343 a quarter↑ 57%£37,200
  4. 4Systems analyst291 a quarter↑ 22%£54,300
  5. 5Other administrative occupations n.e.c.256 a quarter↓ 7.9%£26,100
  6. 6Care worker254 a quarter↓ 1.7%£26,500
  7. 7Maintenance fitter241 a quarter↑ 5.6%£39,800
  8. 8IT support technician231 a quarter↓ 8.5%£31,400
  9. 9Business and financial project management professionals224 a quarter↑ 58%£52,400
  10. 10Solicitor222 a quarter↑ 5.4%£59,900
  11. 11Human resources officer221 a quarter↑ 3.4%£28,700
  12. 12Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks214 a quarter↓ 19%£29,900
  13. 13Sales assistant210 a quarter↓ 8.5%£24,700
  14. 14Teaching assistant206 a quarter↓ 20%£19,400
  15. 15Records clerks and assistants199 a quarter↓ 12%£26,500
  16. 16Customer service occupations n.e.c.196 a quarter↓ 14%£26,600
  17. 17Cleaner187 a quarter↓ 20%£23,700
  18. 18IT managers187 a quarter↑ 6.7%£50,200
  19. 19Delivery drivers and couriers181 a quarter↓ 7.3%£27,200
  20. 20Other vocational and industrial trainers181 a quarter↑ 14%£33,700
  21. 21Financial adviser175 a quarter↑ 4.8%£46,700
  22. 22Specialist medical practitioners and consultants175 a quarter↑ 18%£82,500
  23. 23Kitchen and catering assistants170 a quarter↓ 14%£21,600
  24. 24Chefs159 a quarter↓ 14%£28,900
  25. 25Warehouse operatives152 a quarter↓ 18%£27,900

What Sheffield has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Sheffield than across the UK. Clinical psychologist adverts are 2.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Clinical psychologist2.5×
Other educational professionals n.e.c2.3×
Information technology professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Dispensing optician2.2×
Business and related research professionals2.1×
Telephone salespersons2.1×
Legal associate professionals2.0×
Wood machinist2.0×
Legal professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Clinical psychologist2.5×
Other educational professionals n.e.c2.3×
Information technology professionals n.e.c.2.3×
Dispensing optician2.2×
Business and related research professionals2.1×
Telephone salespersons2.1×
Legal associate professionals2.0×
Wood machinist2.0×
Legal professionals n.e.c.1.9×
Metal machining setters and setter-operators1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Sheffield over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

Sources

Job adverts, what Sheffield 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.