Jobs in Stroud
The jobs employers in Stroud advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Stroud has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter3,100on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised340 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 Stroud, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in South West.
- 1Care worker86 a quarter↓ 4.4% on last year£27,100
- 1Delivery drivers and couriers86 a quarter↑ 69% on last year£27,200
- 3Warehouse operatives75 a quarter↑ 60% on last year£28,500
- 4Teaching assistant66 a quarter↓ 5.7% on last year£19,400
- 5Maintenance fitter65 a quarter↓ 7.1% on last year£35,900
- 6Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers53 a quarter↑ 89% on last year£40,100
- 7Chefs52 a quarter↑ 30% on last year£27,000
- 8Cleaner50 a quarter↓ 28% on last year£23,100
- 9Business sales executives48 a quarter↑ 100% on last year£44,500
- 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.45 a quarter↑ 13% on last year£26,900
- 11Software developer43 a quarter→ 0% on last year£53,400
- 12Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks41 a quarter↓ 13% on last year£30,400
- 13Nursing auxiliaries and assistants39 a quarter↑ 8.3% on last year£28,700
- 14IT support technician38 a quarter↓ 27% on last year£31,800
- 15Systems analyst35 a quarter↑ 775% on last year£68,100
- 15Kitchen and catering assistants35 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£22,300
- 17Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians34 a quarter↑ 17% on last year£37,100
- 18Customer service occupations n.e.c.33 a quarter↑ 74% on last year£28,300
- 19Engineering professionals n.e.c.32 a quarter↑ 60% on last year£44,500
- 20Electronics engineers (professional)31 a quarter↑ 1450% on last year£47,000
- 21Early education and childcare assistants30 a quarter↑ 67% on last year£24,800
- 22Metal machining setters and setter-operators29 a quarter↑ 164% on last year£37,500
- 22Educational support assistants29 a quarter↓ 50% on last year£18,300
- 24Other registered nursing professionals28 a quarter↑ 22% on last year£41,700
- 24Business development manager28 a quarter↑ 12% on last year£57,100
What Stroud has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Stroud than across the UK. Warehouse operatives adverts are 2.0 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Stroud 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
- South Hams
- Swindon
- Teignbridge
- Tewkesbury
- Torbay
- Torridge
- West Devon
- Wiltshire
Sources
- Job adverts, what Stroud 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.