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Jobs in Telford and Wrekin

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

New job adverts a quarter5,500on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised387 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 Telford and Wrekin, 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 worker150 a quarter↓ 14%£26,400
  2. 2Maintenance fitter140 a quarter↑ 54%£38,400
  3. 3Business development manager124 a quarter↑ 93%£56,000
  4. 4Business sales executives108 a quarter↑ 33%£36,900
  5. 5Software developer105 a quarter↑ 95%£49,100
  6. 6Teaching assistant103 a quarter↓ 4.6%£20,700
  7. 7Warehouse operatives95 a quarter↑ 7.5%£27,400
  8. 8Sales assistant87 a quarter↑ 3%£24,900
  9. 9Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks82 a quarter↓ 24%£30,300
  10. 10IT support technician80 a quarter↓ 3%£34,800
  11. 11Kitchen and catering assistants78 a quarter↑ 5.4%£22,800
  12. 12Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers77 a quarter↓ 26%£39,500
  13. 13Delivery drivers and couriers76 a quarter↑ 11%£27,600
  14. 14Systems analyst73 a quarter↑ 102%£62,400
  15. 15Nursing auxiliaries and assistants71 a quarter↓ 6.6%£26,900
  16. 16Customer service occupations n.e.c.70 a quarter↓ 10%£26,500
  17. 17Chefs67 a quarter↓ 1.9%£29,100
  18. 18Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians66 a quarter↑ 4%£38,000
  19. 19Other administrative occupations n.e.c.65 a quarter↓ 21%£26,600
  20. 20Cleaner59 a quarter↓ 11%£24,000
  21. 21Food, drink and tobacco process operatives58 a quarter↑ 3.6%£29,500
  22. 22Metal machining setters and setter-operators57 a quarter↑ 16%£33,600
  23. 23Business and financial project management professionals46 a quarter→ 0%£60,000
  24. 23Other vocational and industrial trainers46 a quarter↓ 16%£35,700
  25. 25Records clerks and assistants45 a quarter↓ 8.1%£28,200

What Telford and Wrekin has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Telford and Wrekin than across the UK. Metal machining setters and setter-operators adverts are 4.2 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Metal machining setters and setter-operators4.2×
Planning, process and production technicians3.3×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.5×
Welding trades2.4×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.3×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.1×
Production and process engineers2.1×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.9×
Maintenance fitter1.8×
Sales administrator1.8×
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Same as UK (1×)
Metal machining setters and setter-operators4.2×
Planning, process and production technicians3.3×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.5×
Welding trades2.4×
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives2.3×
Fork-lift truck drivers2.1×
Production and process engineers2.1×
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.1.9×
Maintenance fitter1.8×
Sales administrator1.8×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Telford and Wrekin over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in West Midlands

Sources

Job adverts, what Telford and Wrekin 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.