Jobs in Wirral
The jobs employers in Wirral advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Wirral has more of than the rest of the UK.
New job adverts a quarter5,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised380 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 Wirral, 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.
- 1Care worker233 a quarter↓ 7.2% on last year£27,200
- 2Teaching assistant203 a quarter↑ 49% on last year£21,200
- 3Nursing auxiliaries and assistants123 a quarter↓ 5.8% on last year£27,200
- 4Cleaner114 a quarter↓ 7.7% on last year£23,000
- 5Kitchen and catering assistants110 a quarter↓ 3.5% on last year£21,300
- 6Sales assistant88 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£24,500
- 7IT support technician86 a quarter↑ 4.3% on last year£34,200
- 8Other administrative occupations n.e.c.85 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£27,500
- 9Other registered nursing professionals84 a quarter↓ 41% on last year£39,500
- 10Early education and childcare practitioners81 a quarter↑ 33% on last year£22,600
- 10Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks81 a quarter↓ 21% on last year£30,300
- 12Chefs77 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£29,100
- 13Other vocational and industrial trainers74 a quarter↑ 22% on last year£39,400
- 14Educational support assistants69 a quarter↑ 7.8% on last year£22,900
- 15Delivery drivers and couriers68 a quarter↑ 4.1% on last year£28,400
- 16Social worker68 a quarter↓ 26% on last year£43,000
- 17Records clerks and assistants58 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£28,700 UK
- 18Primary education teaching professionals58 a quarter↓ 6% on last year£45,000
- 19Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.56 a quarter↑ 42% on last year£29,800
- 19Early education and childcare assistants56 a quarter↑ 8.7% on last year£24,500
- 21Warehouse operatives54 a quarter↓ 9.6% on last year£27,000
- 22Customer service occupations n.e.c.53 a quarter↓ 24% on last year£27,100
- 23Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors53 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£39,700
- 24Secondary education teaching professionals52 a quarter↓ 36% on last year£46,300
- 25Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers51 a quarter↑ 74% on last year£38,700
What Wirral has more of
ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Wirral than across the UK. GP practice manager adverts are 3.9 times as common.
Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Wirral over the year are shown.Nearby areas
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Burnley
- Bury
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Chorley
- Cumberland
- Fylde
- Halton
- Hyndburn
- Knowsley
- Lancaster
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Pendle
- Preston
- Ribble Valley
- Rochdale
- Rossendale
- Salford
- Sefton
- South Ribble
- St. Helens
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warrington
- West Lancashire
- Westmorland and Furness
- Wigan
- Wyre
Sources
- Job adverts, what Wirral 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.