Delivery driver: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Delivery drivers and couriers (SOC 8214)
About £25,058 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +8% on last year
£2,493 a month About £2,088 a month after tax 85 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 £21,639 in 2021 to £29,914 in 2026 (+38%); 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 | £15,560 | £18,308 | £21,639 | £25,422 | x |
| 2022 | £16,876 | £19,691 | £23,619 | £28,520 | x |
| 2023 | x | £21,420 | £25,191 | £30,490 | x |
| 2024 | £20,202 | £23,763 | £27,224 | £31,805 | x |
| 2025 | £21,247 | £24,358 | £27,692 | £33,158 | £39,383 |
| 2026 | £22,670 | £25,898 | £29,914 | £35,161 | £42,035 |
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 £29,914 a year and half earn more. That is 27% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £25,898 and £35,161; the middle 80% between £22,670 and £42,035.
Ranked by median, it is number 292 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,088 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,091 in Scotland.
The median for men is £30,157 and for women £26,980, a gap of 11% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £22,670 | £1,889 |
| 20th | £25,289 | £2,107 |
| 25th (P25) | £25,898 | £2,158 |
| 30th | £26,575 | £2,215 |
| 40th | £28,178 | £2,348 |
| Median (50th) | £29,914 | £2,493 |
| 60th | £31,823 | £2,652 |
| 70th | £34,092 | £2,841 |
| 75th (P75) | £35,161 | £2,930 |
| 80th | £37,029 | £3,086 |
| 90th (P90) | £42,035 | £3,503 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £30,157 | £31,491 | 81 |
| Women | £26,980 | £29,755 | 4 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,058 | £2,088 |
| Scotland | £25,093 | £2,091 |
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 £30,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 58 job titles to SOC 8214 Delivery drivers and couriers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Bank courier
- Book deliverer
- Car collector
- Car deliverer
- Car delivery driver
- Carman
- Cash in transit driver
- Cit driver
- Courier
- Courier driver
- Courier-driver
- CSTM
- Customer delivery assistant
- Customer delivery driver
- Customer fulfilment assistant
- Customer service team member
- Cycle courier
- Deliverer
- Deliveroo driver
- Deliveroo rider
- Delivery agent
- Delivery courier
- Delivery driver
- Delivery rider
- Delivery van driver
- Deliveryman
- Despatch driver
- Dot com driver
- Driver
- Driver and collector
- Driver-courier
- Fast food courier
- Food delivery driver
- Home delivery driver
- Home shopping delivery driver
- Home shopping driver
- Light haulage contractor
- Meals on wheels driver
- Medical courier
- Motor mail driver
- Multi drop delivery driver
- Multi drop driver
- Multi-drop driver
- Newspaper delivery driver
- Online delivery driver
- Online driver
- Package car driver
- Parcel deliverer
- Parcel delivery driver
- Parts delivery driver
- Parts driver
- Pharmacy delivery driver
- Pharmacy driver
- Rider
- Security driver
- Trade plate driver
- Uber driver
- Van driver
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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.