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Jobs in South Derbyshire

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

New job adverts a quarter2,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised321 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 South Derbyshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East Midlands.

  1. 1Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers119 a quarter↑ 63%£41,000
  2. 2Care worker114 a quarter↑ 24%£26,900
  3. 3Warehouse operatives70 a quarter↑ 41%£27,200
  4. 4Maintenance fitter53 a quarter↑ 13%£41,600
  5. 5Delivery drivers and couriers47 a quarter↑ 108%£27,700
  6. 6Cleaner46 a quarter↓ 6.1%£22,500
  7. 7Kitchen and catering assistants40 a quarter↓ 5%£21,500
  8. 8Fork-lift truck drivers36 a quarter↓ 10%£25,700
  9. 9Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians36 a quarter↑ 26%£34,700
  10. 10Teaching assistant35 a quarter↓ 49%£21,100
  11. 11Food, drink and tobacco process operatives34 a quarter↑ 15%£28,800
  12. 12Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks30 a quarter↓ 13%£29,800
  13. 13Chefs30 a quarter↑ 18%£28,000
  14. 14Nursing auxiliaries and assistants29 a quarter↑ 12%£29,400
  15. 15Primary education teaching professionals27 a quarter↓ 6.2%£41,500
  16. 15Records clerks and assistants27 a quarter↓ 13%£24,900
  17. 17Educational support assistants26 a quarter↓ 16%£20,000
  18. 18Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors23 a quarter↓ 9.1%£49,600
  19. 18Other administrative occupations n.e.c.23 a quarter↓ 23%£26,300
  20. 18Early education and childcare assistants23 a quarter↑ 188%£25,100
  21. 21Metal making and treating process operatives22 a quarter↑ 29%£27,200
  22. 22IT support technician20 a quarter↑ 18%£32,800
  23. 22Sales assistant20 a quarter↑ 5.3%£23,900
  24. 24Transport and distribution clerks and assistants20 a quarter↑ 50%£30,400
  25. 25Buyers and procurement officers18 a quarter↑ 50%£41,700

What South Derbyshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in South Derbyshire than across the UK. Fork-lift truck drivers adverts are 7.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers7.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.5×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives3.2×
Warehouse operatives2.5×
Care worker2.2×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.9×
Primary education teaching professionals1.8×
Maintenance fitter1.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Fork-lift truck drivers7.1×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers4.5×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives3.2×
Warehouse operatives2.5×
Care worker2.2×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.9×
Primary education teaching professionals1.8×
Maintenance fitter1.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in South Derbyshire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what South Derbyshire 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.