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Jobs in Westmorland and Furness

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

New job adverts a quarter8,900on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised400 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 Westmorland and Furness, 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 worker300 a quarter↓ 17%£27,200
  2. 2Chefs280 a quarter↓ 2.4%£29,100
  3. 3Kitchen and catering assistants236 a quarter↓ 3%£21,300
  4. 4Maintenance fitter201 a quarter↑ 58%£40,900
  5. 5Sales assistant195 a quarter↓ 1.8%£24,500
  6. 6Electrician160 a quarter↑ 75%£42,400
  7. 7Cleaner155 a quarter↓ 21%£23,000
  8. 8Delivery drivers and couriers147 a quarter↓ 2.4%£28,400
  9. 9Nursing auxiliaries and assistants139 a quarter↑ 13%£27,200
  10. 10Other administrative occupations n.e.c.138 a quarter↓ 9%£27,500
  11. 11IT support technician136 a quarter↑ 17%£34,200
  12. 12Teaching assistant123 a quarter↑ 17%£21,200
  13. 13Engineering technicians100 a quarter↑ 15%£44,200
  14. 13Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers100 a quarter↑ 47%£38,700
  15. 15Engineering professionals n.e.c.94 a quarter↓ 22%£48,400
  16. 16Warehouse operatives94 a quarter↑ 2.9%£27,000
  17. 17Mechanical engineers (professional)91 a quarter↑ 69%£51,100 UK
  18. 18Civil engineers86 a quarter↓ 2.7%£48,100
  19. 19Receptionist83 a quarter↓ 17%£24,100
  20. 20Systems analyst81 a quarter↓ 15%£50,700
  21. 21Customer service occupations n.e.c.78 a quarter↓ 22%£27,100
  22. 22Records clerks and assistants77 a quarter↓ 0.4%£28,700 UK
  23. 23Security guards and related occupations74 a quarter↑ 4.2%£31,000
  24. 24Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians72 a quarter↓ 23%£36,200
  25. 25Business sales executives72 a quarter↑ 36%£35,400

What Westmorland and Furness has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Westmorland and Furness than across the UK. Physicist adverts are 4.1 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Physicist4.1×
Electrical engineers3.4×
Production and process engineers3.3×
Purchasing manager3.1×
Managers in logistics3.1×
Civil engineers2.8×
Sports and leisure assistants2.8×
Electrician2.8×
Mechanical engineers (professional)2.7×
Engineering technicians2.7×
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Same as UK (1×)
Physicist4.1×
Electrical engineers3.4×
Production and process engineers3.3×
Purchasing manager3.1×
Managers in logistics3.1×
Civil engineers2.8×
Sports and leisure assistants2.8×
Electrician2.8×
Mechanical engineers (professional)2.7×
Engineering technicians2.7×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Westmorland and Furness over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Westmorland and Furness 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.