Jobs in South Hams
The jobs employers in South Hams advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work South Hams has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter1,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised327 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 South Hams, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.
- 1Chefs113 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£27,000
- 2Care worker62 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£27,100
- 3Kitchen and catering assistants57 a quarter↓ 14% on last year£22,300
- 4Delivery drivers and couriers43 a quarter↑ 5.7% on last year£27,200
- 5Cleaner42 a quarter↓ 30% on last year£23,100
- 6Sales assistant40 a quarter↓ 25% on last year£24,700
- 7Warehouse operatives34 a quarter↓ 4.7% on last year£28,500
- 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.30 a quarter↓ 30% on last year£26,900
- 9Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers28 a quarter↑ 22% on last year£40,100
- 10Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians26 a quarter↑ 39% on last year£37,100
- 10Teaching assistant26 a quarter↑ 24% on last year£19,400
- 12Nursing auxiliaries and assistants26 a quarter↑ 50% on last year£28,700
- 13Other registered nursing professionals24 a quarter↑ 20% on last year£41,700
- 13Records clerks and assistants24 a quarter↑ 31% on last year£27,200
- 15IT support technician23 a quarter↓ 4.3% on last year£31,800
- 16Secondary education teaching professionals21 a quarter↑ 200% on last year£45,200
- 17Solicitor20 a quarter↑ 53% on last year£57,000 UK
- 18Other vocational and industrial trainers20 a quarter↓ 2.5% on last year£34,000
- 19Receptionist19 a quarter↓ 39% on last year£23,500
- 20Primary education teaching professionals18 a quarter↓ 58% on last year£42,000
- 20Housekeepers and related occupations18 a quarter↑ 21% on last year£23,500
- 22Business associate professionals n.e.c.17 a quarter↑ 240% on last year£32,700
- 23Customer service occupations n.e.c.16 a quarter↓ 51% on last year£28,300
- 24Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.16 a quarter↓ 37% on last year£27,900
- 25Bar and catering supervisors15 a quarter↓ 9.8% on last year£25,000
What South Hams has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in South Hams than across the UK. Chefs 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 South Hams over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol, City of
- Cheltenham
- Cornwall
- Cotswold
- Dorset
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- Isles of Scilly
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Stroud
- Swindon
- Teignbridge
- Tewkesbury
- Torbay
- Torridge
- West Devon
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what South Hams 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.