Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport: salary in the UK
About £66,178 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +10.6% on last year
£7,991 a month About £5,515 a month after tax
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay by year
The median went from £71,978 in 2023 to £95,898 in 2026 (+33%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +17% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £49,485 | £71,978 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £53,496 | £81,382 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £63,798 | £86,686 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | £95,898 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £95,898 a year and half earn more. That is 134% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 4 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £5,515 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £5,257 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | x | x |
| 30th | x | x |
| 40th | x | x |
| Median (50th) | £95,898 | £7,991 |
| 60th | x | x |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £96,380 | £105,788 | 8 |
| Women | x | x | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £66,178 | £5,515 |
| Scotland | £63,083 | £5,257 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £96,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 16 job titles to SOC 1140 Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Airport director
- Chief controller
- Commandant
- Courier service owner
- Director
- Distribution director
- Head of logistics
- Head of supply chain
- Logistics director
- Managing director
- Operations director
- Owner
- Supply chain director
- Technical director
- Traffic director
- Transport director
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.