UK Occupations Directory

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1	Care workers and home carers	15,801	-15.3%
2	Cleaners and domestics	13,869	+19.0%
3	Delivery drivers and couriers	13,415	+35.8%
4	Sales accounts and business development managers	12,837	+7.1%
5	Programmers and software development professionals	11,591	+49.7%
6	Business and financial project management professionals	11,157	+53.2%
7	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	10,992	+8.8%
8	Sales and retail assistants	10,301	-4.1%
9	Business sales executives	10,277	-5.1%
10	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	9,861	+81.6%
11	Chefs	9,831	-23.8%
12	IT user support technicians	9,434	-2.2%
13	Kitchen and catering assistants	9,397	-15.6%
14	Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers	9,271	-6.8%
15	Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	8,974	-7.5%
16	Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	8,835	-9.8%
17	Warehouse operatives	8,610	-9.5%
18	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	8,469	-5.9%
19	Records clerks and assistants	7,857	+9.6%
20	Customer service occupations n.e.c.	7,257	-4.6%
21	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	7,242	-12.2%
22	IT managers	7,176	+49.2%
23	Human resources and industrial relations officers	6,888	+9.2%
24	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	6,205	-1.4%
25	Teaching assistants	6,153	-14.9%
26	Human resource managers and directors	5,968	+19.0%
27	Management consultants and business analysts	5,494	+51.0%
28	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	4,989	+25.5%
29	Electricians and electrical fitters	4,970	+1.1%
30	Advertising and marketing associate professionals	4,922	+1.2%
31	Educational support assistants	4,866	-11.7%
32	Other registered nursing professionals	4,778	-19.3%
33	Other vocational and industrial trainers	4,743	-11.5%
34	Financial managers and directors	4,609	+7.4%
35	Estimators, valuers and assessors	4,601	+34.1%
36	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	4,510	+24.5%
37	Receptionists	4,377	-21.2%
38	Early education and childcare practitioners	4,334	-2.6%
39	Production managers and directors in construction	4,297	+24.3%
40	IT operations technicians	4,013	+9.1%
41	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	3,916	+9.6%
42	Marketing and commercial managers	3,912	+25.7%
43	Legal professionals n.e.c.	3,878	+25.0%
44	Business associate professionals n.e.c.	3,869	+32.4%
45	Security guards and related occupations	3,856	-6.8%
46	Property, housing and estate managers	3,792	+15.8%
47	Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	3,696	-8.2%
48	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	3,639	-5.1%
49	Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers	3,636	+0.8%
50	Office supervisors	3,528	+13.1%

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