Road transport drivers n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £27,043 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +0.5% on last year
£2,723 a month About £2,254 a month after tax 65 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 £23,615 in 2021 to £32,672 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 | £17,001 | £19,739 | £23,615 | £29,950 | £37,679 |
| 2022 | x | £21,027 | £25,110 | £32,543 | x |
| 2023 | £20,235 | £22,631 | £27,453 | £35,152 | £41,242 |
| 2024 | £22,702 | £25,401 | £30,000 | £37,944 | £44,644 |
| 2025 | £24,060 | £26,605 | £32,496 | £40,951 | £48,555 |
| 2026 | £24,501 | £27,276 | £32,672 | £41,547 | £51,187 |
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 £32,672 a year and half earn more. That is 20% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £27,276 and £41,547; the middle 80% between £24,501 and £51,187.
Ranked by median, it is number 242 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,254 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,254 in Scotland.
The median for men is £32,995 and for women £28,779, a gap of 13% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,501 | £2,042 |
| 20th | £26,557 | £2,213 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,276 | £2,273 |
| 30th | £28,120 | £2,343 |
| 40th | £30,222 | £2,518 |
| Median (50th) | £32,672 | £2,723 |
| 60th | £35,521 | £2,960 |
| 70th | £39,546 | £3,296 |
| 75th (P75) | £41,547 | £3,462 |
| 80th | £43,750 | £3,646 |
| 90th (P90) | £51,187 | £4,266 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £32,995 | £35,755 | 62 |
| Women | £28,779 | £30,276 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £27,043 | £2,254 |
| Scotland | £27,052 | £2,254 |
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 £33,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 25 job titles to SOC 8219 Road transport drivers n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Charity bag collector
- Coal leader
- Driver
- Driver-cleaner
- Driver-custodian
- Driver-labourer
- Driver-packer
- Driver-storeman
- Driver-valeter
- Driver-warehouseman
- Egg collector
- Motor driver
- Packer-driver
- Porter-driver
- Railway motor driver
- Recovery driver
- Recovery operator
- Recovery truck driver
- Recovery vehicle driver
- Sack collector
- Stock collector
- Storeman-driver
- Test driver
- Warehouse driver
- Warehouseman-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.