New research identifies job concentrations in different UK regions.
- London has a high concentration of CEOs and storage workers.
- The South East features many armed forces officers.
- Animal care is prevalent in the East of England.
- Significant occupational disparities are evident nationwide.
New research from HR software provider Ciphr, using data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), pinpoints occupations that are disproportionately concentrated across the UK. Instead of assessing the most numerous jobs, the analysis highlights roles with higher-than-average employment rates in specific regions relative to national averages.
In London, roles such as CEOs and people in elementary storage occupations, such as order pickers and warehouse operators, stand out. The capital holds nearly twice the national rate of CEOs, with 76 per 10,000 employees compared to 39 per 10,000 nationwide. Similarly, the concentration of storage workers is over four times the UK average.
The South East exhibits a large share of armed forces officers, at twice the national average, alongside significant numbers of biological scientists and medical secretaries. In contrast, the East of England shows a notable prevalence of animal care workers, including zookeepers and vet assistants, at almost three times the UK standard.
In the East Midlands, publicans and licensed premises managers are nearly five times as common as elsewhere in the UK. Similar high concentrations apply to occupations such as managers in agriculture and horticulture. Meanwhile, Yorkshire and the Humber presents elevated figures for pensions and insurance clerks and assistants.
In northern England, the pattern continues with the North East having nearly six times the UK average of quality assurance technicians. Scotland, meanwhile, sees a significant number of early education and childcare practitioners, while Northern Ireland reports considerably higher concentrations of local government administrative workers.
Other regions also show occupational peculiarities, with the North West having four times the national average of plasterers; the West Midlands leading in glaziers, window fabricators, and fitters; and the South West specialising in boat and shipbuilders. Ciphr’s study further identifies the UK’s most common occupations, led by programmers and software developers.
Ciphr’s analysis provides enlightening insights into regional job disparities across the UK.
