The cycling industry’s jobs market continues to show robust health, with trade publication BikeBiz revealing that its recruitment platform has already helped fill more than 570 positions across 2025 alone. The figures, released this week, suggest that despite well-documented pressures on independent bike shops, demand for skilled staff remains strong across the sector.
Among the latest vacancies highlighted is a mechanic’s role at Leisure Lakes Bikes, which is launching a new concession inside GO Outdoors in Swindon. The retailer is on the hunt for two mechanics who are proactive, hands-on and comfortable with computerised workshop systems – a reminder that modern bike maintenance increasingly blends spanner skills with digital record-keeping and diagnostics.
The wider list of top roles spans workshop, retail and technical positions, reflecting the breadth of career paths available within cycling beyond racing and product development. For an industry sometimes characterised by tight margins and store closures, the steady flow of listings offers a more optimistic counter-narrative.
For our readers, this matters because a healthy trade underpins the sport itself. Well-staffed workshops mean shorter waits for pre-race bike checks, better access to spares during peak season, and local expertise for riders building or maintaining machines ahead of sportives, time trials or club races. Anyone considering a switch from amateur racing into the trade – whether as a mechanic, sales assistant or technical advisor – may find now a particularly opportune moment, with employers actively competing for talent across the country.
Sam Allcock is a digital PR entrepreneur and publisher with over two decades in SEO, content and media. He founded PR Fire, the pay-as-you-go press release distribution service, and has worked with brands including Red Bull, Nokia and Liverpool FC. He contributes to HuffPost, HubSpot and The London Economic, and owns a portfolio of news and media titles, of which On Track Magazine is one.
