Latest jobs in Leicester
1,824 live vacancies in and around Leicester, newest first.
Technical Officer - Disabled facilities grants
Quality Administrator
Senior Digital Forensic Analyst
Production Manager (Nights)
Local Marketeer
Gas Install Engineer
Maths Teacher
Payroll Finance Officer
Adaptations and DFG Surveyor
Gas Engineer - Service and Repair
Maths Teacher- Alternative Provision
Science Teacher - Alternative Provision
Site Manager (Water)
English Teacher
Apprentice Recruitment Resourcer
Warehouse Operative
Data Centre Cabling Project Manager
Electrician
Office Manager
Finance Assistant
Nearby towns with jobs
- Loughborough 10 miles · 2,725 live jobs
- Coalville 11 miles · 2,920 live jobs
- Hinckley 12 miles · 2,981 live jobs
- Lutterworth 12 miles · 2,662 live jobs
- Melton Mowbray 14 miles · 1,320 live jobs
- Market Harborough 14 miles · 1,798 live jobs
Straight-line distance between town centres. Job counts are live vacancies within 25 miles of each town, so neighbouring towns overlap.
About working in Leicester
Leicester is Leicestershire's main employment centre — a city of about 360,000 in the East Midlands, ringed by the M1 and the A46. Most of the county's jobs sit here.
Retail and logistics dominate the volume side. Fosse Park (Britain's largest out-of-town retail park) and the Meridian Business Park to the south-west of the city carry hundreds of live vacancies on any given week — sales assistants, supervisors, stockroom and click-and-collect roles. Office work concentrates in the city centre around the universities and Highcross, or out at Grove Park in Enderby where the bigger HQs sit. Big employers worth knowing about: Next (head office on Desford Road, Enderby), the University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Dunelm (HQ at Watermead Business Park), Pukka Pies (Syston). The professional-services cluster includes Mazars, Hazlewoods and Charles Stanley.
Recruitment-agency density is high. Most of the East Midlands branches of the big national firms cover Leicester, so the same job often shows up under three different agency badges. Transport: London St Pancras is an hour by train from Leicester station; Birmingham 40 minutes; Nottingham 25. The LE1-LE5 postcodes cover the city itself; LE19 is Fosse Park / Meridian; LE3 is the Enderby / Braunstone corridor where most of the warehouse and distribution jobs sit.
Jobs in Leicester: questions and answers
Which sectors have the most jobs in Leicester?
Live vacancies within 25 miles of Leicester on 9 November 2026, by sector: Engineering (435), Construction (323), Managerial (271), Logistics (218), Education (208).
What are the most advertised jobs in Leicester?
Among the 299 most recent job adverts within 25 miles of Leicester (sampled 9 November 2026), the most common job titles were: Warehouse Operative (8), Maintenance Engineer (6), Teaching Assistant (4), Class 1 Driver (4), Home Delivery Driver (Melton Mowbray) (3).
What is the average salary for jobs in Leicester?
The median advertised salary for jobs within 25 miles of Leicester was £38,500 a year, based on 236 adverts that stated pay, sampled on 9 November 2026. That is about £3,210 a month or £19.74 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. The middle half of those adverts paid £28,500 to £49,000. This is pay stated in job adverts, not what people living in Leicester earn.
Are jobs in Leicester mostly permanent, temporary or part-time?
Of the 299 most recent adverts within 25 miles of Leicester (sampled 9 November 2026), 62% were permanent, 29% temporary, 11% contract and 2% part-time. An advert can list more than one type.
What are the biggest employers in Leicester?
Next (head office on Desford Road, Enderby), the University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Dunelm (Watermead Business Park HQ) and Pukka Pies in Syston. Major retail employment concentrates at Fosse Park and Meridian Business Park.
How long is the train from Leicester to London?
About an hour to London St Pancras on the Midland Main Line, with services roughly every 30 minutes throughout the day. Trains to Birmingham take around 40 minutes; Nottingham is 25 minutes.
Where is most of the warehouse work in Leicester?
The LE3 corridor through Enderby and Braunstone, plus the LE19 postcode at Fosse Park / Meridian. Most large logistics employers in Leicester are clustered along the M1 junctions 21 and 21A.