Transport and distribution clerks and assistants: salary in the UK
About £29,164 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.9% on last year
£2,968 a month About £2,430 a month after tax 52 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £26,008 in 2021 to £35,618 in 2026 (+37%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £19,340 | £22,399 | £26,008 | £32,562 | x |
| 2022 | £20,641 | £23,748 | £27,312 | £33,597 | x |
| 2023 | £22,099 | £25,500 | £29,307 | £35,958 | x |
| 2024 | £23,394 | £25,878 | £30,872 | £36,739 | x |
| 2025 | £24,053 | £27,902 | £33,623 | £39,576 | x |
| 2026 | £25,963 | £28,808 | £35,618 | £42,614 | 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 £35,618 a year and half earn more. That is 13% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £28,808 and £42,614; one in ten earns less than £25,963.
Ranked by median, it is number 203 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,430 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,429 in Scotland.
The median for men is £37,715 and for women £31,755, a gap of 16% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £25,963 | £2,164 |
| 20th | £28,050 | £2,337 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,808 | £2,401 |
| 30th | £29,999 | £2,500 |
| 40th | £32,315 | £2,693 |
| Median (50th) | £35,618 | £2,968 |
| 60th | £38,217 | £3,185 |
| 70th | £40,812 | £3,401 |
| 75th (P75) | £42,614 | £3,551 |
| 80th | £44,400 | £3,700 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £37,715 | £38,923 | 36 |
| Women | £31,755 | £33,319 | 16 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,164 | £2,430 |
| Scotland | £29,143 | £2,429 |
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 £36,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 100 job titles to SOC 4134 Transport and distribution clerks and assistants. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Airport cargo agent
- Bus router
- Car fleet administrator
- Cargo agent
- Cargo clerk
- Cargo controller
- Cargo duty officer
- Cargo officer
- Cargo operations agent
- Cargo supervisor
- Chartering clerk
- Checker
- Checker-loader
- Container controller
- Controller of distribution
- Crewing officer
- Despatch coordinator
- Distribution administrator
- Distribution clerk
- Distribution controller
- Distribution coordinator
- Distribution foreman
- Distribution officer
- Documentation clerk
- Duty officer
- Executive officer
- Export clerk
- Fleet administrator
- Fleet controller
- Fleet services administrator
- Flight superintendent
- Forwarding agent
- Forwarding clerk
- Freight administrator
- Freight clerk
- Freight controller
- Freight forwarder
- Freight officer
- Freight supervisor
- Import clerk
- Load control clerk
- Load controller
- Logistics administrator
- Logistics assistant
- Logistics clerk
- Logistics controller
- Logistics coordinator
- Logistics officer
- Logistics planner
- Logistics supervisor
- Meals-on-wheels organiser
- Meals-on-wheels supervisor
- Operations clerk
- Operations controller
- Operations coordinator
- Port officer
- Principal clerk
- Regional officer
- Road haulage load planner
- Route planner
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- Route planning clerk
- Route planning officer
- Routeing clerk
- Router
- Schedules clerk
- Ship controller
- Ship planner
- Shipping administrator
- Shipping assistant
- Shipping clerk
- Shipping controller
- Shipping coordinator
- Shipping officer
- Shipping superintendent
- Shipping supervisor
- Ships agency clerk
- Station officer
- Systems clerk
- Traffic assistant
- Traffic clerk
- Traffic control officer
- Traffic controller
- Traffic coordinator
- Traffic despatcher
- Traffic dispatcher
- Traffic handler
- Traffic office clerk
- Traffic officer
- Traffic operator
- Traffic supervisor
- Transport administrator
- Transport assistant
- Transport clerk
- Transport controller
- Transport coordinator
- Transport officer
- Transport organiser
- Transport scheduler
- Transportation clerk
- Truck controller
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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.