diff --git a/src/Jobs.hs b/src/Jobs.hs
index 88e66b146..923d43626 100644
--- a/src/Jobs.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs.hs
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ handleJobs' wNum = C.mapM_ $ \jctl -> do
       instanceID' <- getsYesod $ view instanceID
       now <- liftIO getCurrentTime
   
-      performJob content
+      withJobDuration (classifyJob content) $ performJob content
 
       -- `performJob` is expected to throw an exception if it detects that the job was not done
       runDB . setSerializable $ do
diff --git a/src/Jobs/Types.hs b/src/Jobs/Types.hs
index 21bea5be8..9d33b1258 100644
--- a/src/Jobs/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs/Types.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module Jobs.Types
   ( Job(..), Notification(..)
+  , classifyJob
   , JobCtl(..)
   , JobContext(..)
   , JobState(..)
@@ -12,11 +13,14 @@ module Jobs.Types
   , JobPriority(..), prioritiseJob
   ) where
 
-import Import.NoFoundation hiding (Unique)
+import Import.NoFoundation hiding (Unique, state)
 
+import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
 import Data.Aeson (defaultOptions, Options(..), SumEncoding(..))
 import Data.Aeson.TH (deriveJSON)
 
+import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as HashMap
+
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty)
 
 import Data.Unique
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ import qualified Data.Set as Set
 import Data.PQueue.Prio.Max (MaxPQueue)
 import qualified Data.PQueue.Prio.Max as PQ
 
+import Utils.Metrics (observeJobQueueDepth)
+
 
 data Job = JobSendNotification { jRecipient :: UserId, jNotification :: Notification }
          | JobSendTestEmail { jEmail :: Email, jMailContext :: MailContext }
@@ -116,6 +122,12 @@ deriveJSON defaultOptions
   , sumEncoding = TaggedObject "notification" "data"
   } ''Notification
 
+classifyJob :: Job -> String
+classifyJob job = unpack tag
+  where
+    Aeson.Object obj = Aeson.toJSON job
+    Aeson.String tag = obj HashMap.! "job"
+
 
 data JobCtl = JobCtlFlush
             | JobCtlPerform QueuedJobId
@@ -151,6 +163,8 @@ instance Universe JobPriority
 instance Finite JobPriority
 instance NFData JobPriority
 
+nullaryPathPiece ''JobPriority $ camelToPathPiece' 2
+
 prioritiseJob :: JobCtl -> JobPriority
 prioritiseJob  JobCtlTest                     = JobPrioRealtime
 prioritiseJob (JobCtlGenerateHealthReport _)  = JobPrioRealtime
diff --git a/src/Utils/Metrics.hs b/src/Utils/Metrics.hs
index 5f4e310f5..6a2368a86 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Metrics.hs
+++ b/src/Utils/Metrics.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Utils.Metrics
   , registerGHCMetrics
   , observeHTTPRequestLatency
   , registerReadyMetric
+  , withJobDuration
   ) where
 
 import Import.NoFoundation hiding (Vector, Info)
@@ -37,28 +38,24 @@ histogramBuckets bMin bMax = map fromRational . takeWhile (<= bMax) . go bMin $
 
 {-# NOINLINE healthReportTime #-}
 healthReportTime :: Vector Label2 Gauge
-healthReportTime = unsafeRegister . vector ("check", "status") $ gauge Info
-  { metricName = "uni2work_health_check_time"
-  , metricHelp = "POSIXTime of last health check performed by this Uni2work-instance"
-  }
+healthReportTime = unsafeRegister . vector ("check", "status") $ gauge info
+  where
+    info = Info "uni2work_health_check_time"
+                "POSIXTime of last health check performed by this Uni2work-instance"
 
 {-# NOINLINE healthReportDuration #-}
 healthReportDuration :: Vector Label2 Histogram
 healthReportDuration = unsafeRegister . vector ("check", "status") $ histogram info buckets
   where
-    info = Info
-             { metricName = "uni2work_health_check_duration_seconds"
-             , metricHelp = "Duration of last health check performed by this Uni2work-instance"
-             }
+    info = Info "uni2work_health_check_duration_seconds"
+                "Duration of last health check performed by this Uni2work-instance"
     buckets = histogramBuckets 5e-6 100e-3
 
 {-# NOINLINE httpRequestLatency #-}
 httpRequestLatency :: Vector Label3 Histogram
-httpRequestLatency = unsafeRegister
-               $ vector ("handler", "method", "status")
-               $ histogram info buckets
+httpRequestLatency = unsafeRegister . vector ("handler", "method", "status") $ histogram info buckets
   where info = Info "http_request_duration_seconds"
-                               "HTTP request latency"
+                    "HTTP request latency"
         buckets = histogramBuckets 50e-6 500
 
 data ReadySince = MkReadySince
@@ -67,9 +64,23 @@ readyMetric :: POSIXTime -> Metric ReadySince
 readyMetric ts = Metric $ return (MkReadySince, collectReadySince)
   where
     collectReadySince = return [SampleGroup info GaugeType [Sample "ready_time" [] sample]]
-    info = Info "ready_time" "POSIXTime this Uni2work-instance became ready"
+    info = Info "ready_time"
+                "POSIXTime this Uni2work-instance became ready"
     sample = encodeUtf8 $ tshow (realToFrac ts :: Nano)
 
+{-# NOINLINE jobDuration #-}
+jobDuration :: Vector Label2 Histogram
+jobDuration = unsafeRegister . vector ("kind", "status") $ histogram info buckets
+  where info = Info "uni2work_job_duration_seconds"
+                    "Duration of time taken to execute a background job"
+        buckets = histogramBuckets 5e-6 500
+
+{-# NOINLINE jobQueueDepth #-}
+jobQueueDepth :: Vector Label2 Gauge
+jobQueueDepth = unsafeRegister . vector ("worker", "priority") $ gauge info
+  where info = Info "uni2work_job_queue_size_count"
+                    "Current depth of worker queue"
+
 
 withHealthReportMetrics :: MonadIO m => m HealthReport -> m HealthReport
 withHealthReportMetrics act = do
@@ -111,3 +122,15 @@ observeHTTPRequestLatency classifyHandler app req respond' = do
 
 registerReadyMetric :: MonadIO m => m ()
 registerReadyMetric = liftIO $ void . register . readyMetric =<< getPOSIXTime
+
+withJobDuration :: (MonadIO m, MonadCatch m) => String -> m a -> m a
+withJobDuration job doJob = do
+  start <- liftIO getPOSIXTime
+  res <- handleAll (return . Left) $ Right <$> doJob
+  end <- liftIO getPOSIXTime
+
+  liftIO . withLabel jobDuration (pack job, bool "failure" "success" $ is _Right res) . flip observe . realToFrac $ end - start
+
+  case res of
+    Left  exc  -> throwM exc
+    Right res' -> return res'