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Jobs in Wigan

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

New job adverts a quarter5,700on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised362 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 Wigan, 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. 1Teaching assistant151 a quarter↓ 8.5%£21,200
  2. 2Care worker137 a quarter↑ 25%£27,200
  3. 3Delivery drivers and couriers115 a quarter↑ 37%£28,400
  4. 4Cleaner114 a quarter↓ 11%£23,000
  5. 5Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers113 a quarter↑ 61%£38,700
  6. 6Business sales executives101 a quarter↑ 71%£35,400
  7. 7Sales assistant100 a quarter↑ 30%£24,500
  8. 8Warehouse operatives93 a quarter↑ 13%£27,000
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.86 a quarter↓ 15%£27,500
  10. 10Maintenance fitter85 a quarter↑ 7.6%£40,900
  11. 11Nursing auxiliaries and assistants78 a quarter↑ 20%£27,200
  12. 12Secondary education teaching professionals76 a quarter↓ 1.3%£46,300
  13. 12Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks76 a quarter↑ 27%£30,300
  14. 12Early education and childcare assistants76 a quarter↑ 100%£24,500
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.72 a quarter↑ 7.5%£27,100
  16. 16Software developer70 a quarter↑ 600%£50,300
  17. 16Business development manager70 a quarter↑ 35%£55,000
  18. 18Records clerks and assistants68 a quarter↓ 11%£28,700 UK
  19. 19Primary education teaching professionals62 a quarter↑ 1.6%£45,000
  20. 20Early education and childcare practitioners61 a quarter↑ 33%£22,600
  21. 20Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians61 a quarter↓ 12%£36,200
  22. 22Other vocational and industrial trainers57 a quarter↑ 19%£39,400
  23. 22Educational support assistants57 a quarter↓ 9.5%£22,900
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors52 a quarter↑ 58%£39,700
  25. 24Kitchen and catering assistants52 a quarter↓ 34%£21,300

What Wigan has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Wigan than across the UK. Houseparents and residential wardens adverts are 3.5 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens3.5×
Early education and childcare assistants2.3×
Teaching assistant2.0×
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals2.0×
Secondary education teaching professionals1.8×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.6×
Primary education teaching professionals1.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.5×
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Same as UK (1×)
Houseparents and residential wardens3.5×
Early education and childcare assistants2.3×
Teaching assistant2.0×
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals2.0×
Secondary education teaching professionals1.8×
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors1.7×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers1.6×
Primary education teaching professionals1.6×
Early education and childcare practitioners1.5×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Wigan over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in North West

Sources

Job adverts, what Wigan 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.