LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2025: The 10 fastest-growing roles in Leeds
Today we unveil our annual list of Jobs on the Rise in Leeds, a data-backed ranking of the 10 fastest-growing jobs over the past three years in the area.?
Whether it’s data-driven titles or operational roles, the ranking reveals sectors with sustainable growth locally in today’s evolving world of work. While the metrics used are the same as our UK Jobs on the Rise list, the methodology slightly differs, reflecting activity at the local city level instead of the country (you can read more at the bottom of this article).?
The list is a roadmap that can point you in the right direction at any stage of your career. Under each job title, you can explore the most common skills, top industries, remote and hybrid availability and more. You can turn those insights into action by exploring open roles or honing your skills through LinkedIn Learning courses (free for all members until 15 February).??
Check out the 10 fastest-growing jobs in Leeds – and join the conversation using #JobsOnTheRise.
Can also be known as Chief Financial Officer or Director of Finance
What they do: Heads of finance oversee an organisation’s financial strategy, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting and managing financial risks to support business objectives and growth. | Most common skills: Management Accounting, Financial Reporting, Managerial Finance | Most common industries: Business Consulting and Services, Non-profit Organisations, Higher Education | Current gender distribution: 41% female; 59% male | Flexible work availability: 6% remote; 63% hybrid
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What they do: Sales development representatives identify and engage potential customers to generate leads and support the sales process. | Most common skills: Lead Generation, Cold Calling, Business-to-Business (B2B) | Most common industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Technology, Information and Internet, Business Consulting and Services | Current gender distribution: 23% female; 77% male | Flexible work availability: 11% remote; 31% hybrid
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What they do: Data scientists analyse complex data to identify patterns, provide insights and support decision-making within an organisation. | Most common skills: Data Science, Machine Learning, Python (Programming Language) | Most common industries: Technology, Information and Internet, IT Services and IT Consulting, Higher Education | Current gender distribution: 29% female; 71% male | Flexible work availability: 2% remote; 71% hybrid
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What they do: Credit controllers manage outstanding payments to ensure timely debt collection and financial stability. | Most common skills: Credit Control, Debt Collection, Accounts Receivable (AR) | Most common industries: Legal Services, Food and Beverage Services, Insurance | Current gender distribution: 68% female; 32% male | Flexible work availability: 56% hybrid
What they do: Case managers coordinate and manage services for individuals, assessing their needs, developing care plans and ensuring they receive support. | Most common skills: Case Management, Time Management, Financial Services | Most common industries: Legal Services, Recreational Facilities, IT Services and IT Consulting | Current gender distribution: 60% female; 40% male | Flexible work availability: 38% remote; 46% hybrid
Can also be known as Buyer
What they do: Procurement managers oversee purchasing activities to secure goods and services at optimal cost and quality. | Most common skills: Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation | Most common industries: Business Consulting and Services, Accounting, Chemical Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 44% female; 56% male ?| Flexible work availability: 9% remote; 51% hybrid
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Can also be known as Maintenance Manager
What they do: Facilities managers oversee the maintenance, security and operational efficiency of buildings, ensuring they meet the needs of the organisation and comply with health and safety regulations. | Most common skills: Facility Management (FM), Facilities Operations, Building Maintenance | Most common industries: Real Estate, Facilities Services, Higher Education | Current gender distribution: 29% female; 71% male | Flexible work availability: 14% hybrid
What they do: Delivery managers ensure successful delivery of projects or products by coordinating teams and resources. | Most common skills: Project Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodologies | Most common industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Legal Services, Technology | Current gender distribution: 37% female; 63% male ?| Flexible work availability: 82% hybrid
What they do: Heads of marketing develop and implement marketing strategies to promote a company’s products or services, overseeing campaigns to drive brand awareness, customer engagement and business growth. | Most common skills: Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing | Most common industries: Higher Education, Staffing and Recruiting, IT Services and IT Consulting | Current gender distribution: 57% female; 43% male ?| Flexible work availability: 78% hybrid
What they do: Maintenance engineers inspect, maintain and improve machinery and systems to ensure operational reliability. | Most common skills: Maintenance Engineering, Preventive Maintenance, Fault Finding | Most common industries: Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing, Technology, Information and Internet | Current gender distribution: 4% female; 96% male | Flexible work availability: 1% remote; 1% hybrid
You can also see trending jobs in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
List Methodology
LinkedIn Economic Graph researchers examined millions of jobs started by LinkedIn members from 1 January 2022 to 31 July 2024 to calculate a growth rate for each job title. To be ranked, a job title needed to see positive growth across our membership base and sufficient job postings in the past year, as well as have grown to a meaningful size by 2024. Identical job titles across different seniority levels were grouped and ranked together. Internships, volunteer positions, interim roles and student roles were excluded, and jobs where hiring was dominated by a small handful of companies in each city were also excluded.?
Job Insights?
Additional data points for each of the job titles are based on LinkedIn profiles of members holding the title and/or open jobs for that title in the city.
Remote and hybrid job availability is based on jobs posted from November 2023 to November 2024 flagged as “remote” or “hybrid” by the poster or containing similar keywords. Where availability was 0%, this note has been omitted. Most common skills were derived from the top skills most unique to each title among members who have ever held that title on LinkedIn. Most common industries are based on the industry of the companies that hired the highest number of members for each job from 1 January 2024 to 31 October 2024. Gender breakdown was calculated by measuring the number of members by identified gender currently in each job (provided there was meaningful gender data) as a percentage of the total members with known gender per job.
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn's Economic Graph team
Data-Led Recruitment Marketing Strategies & Solutions
2 周We’ve seen large-scale clients open new working hubs in Leeds and join in the growth of thriving sectors like finance, digital, healthcare and engineering.? ? If you’re thinking about opening a new office in Leeds, don’t forget the following:? ?? Take advantage of Digital Out of Home signage to raise awareness of your roles around Leeds - supported by targeted online job ad campaigns.? ?? With five universities in Leeds and more still across Yorkshire, a new office hub could be part of a long-term talent pipeline for your organisation.? ? Consider encouraging relevant existing talent to relocate to ensure the new office has a solid employee core for your new talent to learn from.
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3 周I wonder how this is calculated. Is it data driven or just some AI generated nonsense that is driving clicks? It's difficult to say. If it is based on LI data then it is interesting.
Michael, the reason for your observation is that in the 1970/80's when a lot of the industries closed down, leeds/yorkshire became the call centre, support services capital of the UK.. back office BPO processing etc.. eg credit reference and fulfilment, along with a lot of centralised distribution warehousing because of Leeds location on M1, A1 and M62 Road network..
This is an interesting list. I am struck by how many of the job titles seem to be related to business support functions like finance and facilities. These roles are undoubtedly needed, but it would be great if Leeds was seeing more demand for front line revenue generating roles.
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1 个月This is interesting, yet I'm surprised not to see more software engineering and digital marketing roles in the city. Leeds' employers must rethink their strategies to compete with Manchester, a growing tech hub, and attract the candidates who have relocated to the North from London.