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What Cumbria's nuclear and defence job market wants — right now

We read both sides of the market: the vacancies employers post and what candidates actually search for. Updated hourly from real site data — never estimates.

Last updated 1 Nov 2026, 17:11

96

Live vacancies

31

Candidate searches (30 days)

8

Searches with no matching job

AI market read

- Employers in the nuclear and defence sector, such as North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Amentum, are currently hiring for 96 live jobs across various categories, including Decommissioning & Waste Management and Engineering & Project Controls. - Job seekers can find opportunities in locations like Barrow-In-Furness, Sellafield, and Newtown, with 96 live jobs available in the last 30 days, including Apprenticeships & Training and Mechanical Engineering roles. - There is unmet demand from 8 job searches that found no jobs in the last 30 days, indicating a need for more job openings in the nuclear and defence sector to meet the demand from job seekers.

Written by AI from the figures on this page only.

Candidate demand

Most searched for

Terms used in at least 3 searches

Not enough searches yet to show trends.

Searched for, but no jobs found

Unmet demand — an opportunity for employers

No repeated unmet searches right now.

Employer demand

Vacancies by discipline

Live jobs

  • Decommissioning & Waste Management16
  • Welding, Fabrication & Machining13
  • Apprenticeships & Training12
  • Engineering & Project Controls11
  • Quality, Inspection & NDT10
  • Mechanical Engineering9
  • Electrical, Control & Instrumentation7
  • Nuclear Safety & Safety Case7

Most active employers

Live jobs

  • North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust18
  • Amentum11
  • Morson Edge7
  • KBR5
  • Altrad4
  • Matchtech4
  • Bechtel3
  • MDE Consultants Ltd2

Hiring hotspots

Live jobs by town

  • Barrow-In-Furness14
  • Sellafield9
  • Newtown8
  • Cumbria8
  • Walney7
  • Hensingham5
  • Whitehaven5
  • Carlisle5

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