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Jobs in Stafford

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

New job adverts a quarter4,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised369 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 Stafford, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in West Midlands.

  1. 1Care worker127 a quarter↓ 21%£26,400
  2. 2Cleaner99 a quarter↑ 13%£24,000
  3. 3Warehouse operatives93 a quarter↑ 19%£27,400
  4. 4Maintenance fitter89 a quarter↓ 1.2%£38,400
  5. 5Business sales executives79 a quarter↑ 11%£36,900
  6. 6Engineering professionals n.e.c.76 a quarter↑ 33%£48,800
  7. 7Nursing auxiliaries and assistants71 a quarter↑ 11%£26,900
  8. 8Business development manager70 a quarter↑ 6.7%£56,000
  9. 9Kitchen and catering assistants68 a quarter↑ 35%£22,800
  10. 10Chefs62 a quarter↑ 41%£29,100
  11. 10Delivery drivers and couriers62 a quarter↑ 5.8%£27,600
  12. 12Other registered nursing professionals61 a quarter↑ 25%£40,600
  13. 12Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians61 a quarter↑ 27%£38,000
  14. 14Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks59 a quarter↓ 18%£30,300
  15. 15Other administrative occupations n.e.c.58 a quarter↑ 35%£26,600
  16. 16Teaching assistant56 a quarter↓ 29%£20,700
  17. 17IT support technician55 a quarter↓ 18%£34,800
  18. 18Software developer52 a quarter↑ 7.3%£49,100
  19. 18Other vocational and industrial trainers52 a quarter↓ 8.8%£35,700
  20. 20Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers51 a quarter↑ 28%£39,500
  21. 21Business and financial project management professionals50 a quarter↑ 16%£60,000
  22. 22Social worker47 a quarter↑ 24%£43,100
  23. 22Engineering technicians47 a quarter↑ 84%£37,400
  24. 24Early education and childcare practitioners46 a quarter↑ 12%£22,900
  25. 25Systems analyst46 a quarter↑ 79%£62,400

What Stafford has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Stafford than across the UK. Electrical engineers adverts are 3.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Electrical engineers3.1×
Engineering professionals n.e.c.3.0×
Social worker2.2×
Engineering technicians2.2×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.2×
Warehouse operatives1.6×
Other registered nursing professionals1.6×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Electrical engineers3.1×
Engineering professionals n.e.c.3.0×
Social worker2.2×
Engineering technicians2.2×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.2×
Warehouse operatives1.6×
Other registered nursing professionals1.6×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Stafford over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Stafford 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.