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Jobs in South Oxfordshire

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

New job adverts a quarter5,300on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised368 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 Oxfordshire, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South East, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Chefs155 a quarter↑ 14%£30,300
  2. 2Care worker122 a quarter↓ 4.7%£28,200
  3. 3Cleaner112 a quarter↓ 21%£24,000
  4. 4Kitchen and catering assistants92 a quarter↑ 9.3%£23,400
  5. 5Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors89 a quarter↑ 229%£45,300
  6. 6Business development manager78 a quarter↑ 36%£61,600
  7. 6Sales assistant78 a quarter↑ 56%£25,300
  8. 8Warehouse operatives78 a quarter↑ 3%£28,700
  9. 9Early education and childcare practitioners77 a quarter↑ 54%£22,500
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.75 a quarter↓ 15%£27,600
  11. 11Records clerks and assistants74 a quarter↑ 18%£28,100
  12. 12Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks67 a quarter→ 0%£32,700
  13. 13Business sales executives66 a quarter↑ 51%£39,700
  14. 14Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers62 a quarter↑ 68%£39,900
  15. 15Maintenance fitter62 a quarter↑ 20%£41,000
  16. 16Delivery drivers and couriers56 a quarter↓ 8.9%£27,900
  17. 17Industrial cleaner55 a quarter↑ 250%£27,300 UK
  18. 18Other vocational and industrial trainers53 a quarter↑ 77%£38,900
  19. 19Mechanical engineers (professional)52 a quarter↑ 20%£49,100
  20. 20Estate agent50 a quarter↑ 50%£33,400
  21. 21IT support technician48 a quarter↑ 30%£35,300
  22. 22Early education and childcare assistants47 a quarter↓ 37%£23,600
  23. 23Software developer46 a quarter↑ 66%£52,800
  24. 24Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.46 a quarter↓ 22%£27,200
  25. 25Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians45 a quarter↓ 31%£39,300

What South Oxfordshire has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in South Oxfordshire than across the UK. Industrial cleaner adverts are 6.3 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Industrial cleaner6.3×
Estate agent3.3×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors3.0×
Hotel manager3.0×
Mechanical engineers (professional)2.5×
Public relations professionals2.5×
Early education and childcare practitioners2.4×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Chefs1.9×
Bank and post office clerks1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Industrial cleaner6.3×
Estate agent3.3×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors3.0×
Hotel manager3.0×
Mechanical engineers (professional)2.5×
Public relations professionals2.5×
Early education and childcare practitioners2.4×
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.2.0×
Chefs1.9×
Bank and post office clerks1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in South Oxfordshire over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in South East

Sources

Job adverts, what South Oxfordshire 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.