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Jobs in Stockport

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

New job adverts a quarter7,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised391 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 Stockport, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in North West, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Care worker276 a quarter↑ 16%£27,200
  2. 2Nursing auxiliaries and assistants174 a quarter↑ 76%£27,200
  3. 3Business development manager173 a quarter↑ 5.1%£55,000
  4. 4Cleaner162 a quarter↑ 20%£23,000
  5. 5Teaching assistant153 a quarter↓ 12%£21,200
  6. 6Business sales executives152 a quarter↑ 58%£35,400
  7. 7Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks139 a quarter↓ 19%£30,300
  8. 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.121 a quarter↓ 4%£27,500
  9. 9Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians110 a quarter↑ 39%£36,200
  10. 10IT support technician108 a quarter↑ 32%£34,200
  11. 11Software developer104 a quarter↑ 58%£50,300
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.103 a quarter↓ 16%£27,100
  13. 13Kitchen and catering assistants100 a quarter↓ 21%£21,300
  14. 14Records clerks and assistants97 a quarter↓ 4.3%£28,700 UK
  15. 14Chefs97 a quarter↓ 1.7%£29,100
  16. 16Other registered nursing professionals96 a quarter↓ 23%£39,500
  17. 16Sales assistant96 a quarter↓ 25%£24,500
  18. 18Maintenance fitter88 a quarter↑ 59%£40,900
  19. 19Warehouse operatives87 a quarter↓ 10%£27,000
  20. 20Delivery drivers and couriers85 a quarter↓ 1.2%£28,400
  21. 21Early education and childcare practitioners84 a quarter↑ 22%£22,600
  22. 22Human resource managers and directors78 a quarter↑ 111%£49,600
  23. 23Other vocational and industrial trainers77 a quarter↑ 38%£39,400
  24. 24Human resources officer73 a quarter↑ 18%£30,300
  25. 25Business and financial project management professionals66 a quarter↑ 142%£59,800

What Stockport has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Stockport than across the UK. School midday and crossing patrol occupations adverts are 2.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
School midday and crossing patrol occupations2.4×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers2.2×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants2.0×
Houseparents and residential wardens1.8×
Social worker1.8×
Teaching assistant1.7×
Human resources administrative occupations1.6×
Brokers1.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.6×
Retail manager1.6×
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Same as UK (1×)
School midday and crossing patrol occupations2.4×
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers2.2×
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants2.0×
Houseparents and residential wardens1.8×
Social worker1.8×
Teaching assistant1.7×
Human resources administrative occupations1.6×
Brokers1.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.6×
Retail manager1.6×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Stockport over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Stockport 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.