Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £30,329 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.9% on last year
£3,103 a month About £2,527 a month after tax 5 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 £38,604 in 2024 to £37,235 in 2026 (-4%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +9% 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 | x | x | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £38,604 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £28,384 | £35,484 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £28,451 | £37,235 | 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 £37,235 a year and half earn more. That is 9% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 180 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,527 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,524 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £28,104 | £2,342 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,451 | £2,371 |
| 30th | £30,417 | £2,535 |
| 40th | £33,270 | £2,773 |
| Median (50th) | £37,235 | £3,103 |
| 60th | £42,471 | £3,539 |
| 70th | £46,918 | £3,910 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £37,152 | £39,173 | 5 |
| Women | x | £45,082 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £30,329 | £2,527 |
| Scotland | £30,292 | £2,524 |
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 £37,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 128 job titles to SOC 8239 Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Bank foreman
- Berthing man
- Berthing master
- Brakeman and steersman
- Brakesman
- Bridge attendant
- Bridge driver
- Bridge gateman
- Bridge house keeper
- Bridge keeper
- Bridge master
- Bridge operator
- Bridge steersman
- Bridgeman
- Bridgemaster
- Bus inspector
- Cabman
- Capstan operator
- Cart driver
- Cartage foreman
- Carter
- Cartman
- Coachman
- Coal yard foreman
- Deck hand
- Delivery foreman
- Depot assistant
- Depot foreman
- Depot inspector
- Depot superintendent
- District inspector
- District superintendent
- Divisional superintendent
- Dock attendant
- Dock gateman
- Electric motor driver
- Export foreman
- Flood gate attendant
- Flood gateman
- Foreman
- Garage inspector
- Gasman
- Gateman
- Horse driver
- Horseman
- Hydrographic survey assistant
- Inspector
- Installation foreman
- Keeper
- Landing stage seaman
- Landing stageman
- Light house keeper
- Light keeper
- Lighthouse keeper
- Lighthouse man
- Lister driver
- Lister truck driver
- Lloyd's signalman
- Load planner
- Loading inspector
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- Lock foreman
- Lock gate keeper
- Lock gateman
- Lock keeper
- Lock master
- Lock tender
- Marina assistant
- Marine superintendent
- Marshal
- Marshaller
- Operations assistant
- Operations superintendent
- Pier attendant
- Pier head man
- Pierman
- Pointsman
- Pontoon man
- Pony putter
- Port assistant
- Rail bankman
- Ram driver
- Ransom driver
- Regulator
- Road inspector
- Roads inspector
- Roadsman
- Sanitary inspector
- Scotcher
- Service controller
- Shackler
- Shed attendant
- Shed foreman
- Shedman
- Signals controller
- Sluice attendant
- Sluice bridgeman
- Sluice keeper
- Stage hand
- Superintendent
- Survey sounder
- Swing bridge driver
- Swingbridge keeper
- Swingbridge man
- Swingbridge master
- Teamster
- Telegraph inspector
- Terminals assistant
- Ticket examiner
- Ticket inspector
- Traction engine driver
- Traffic foreman
- Traffic inspector
- Traffic marshall
- Traffic regulator
- Traffic superintendent
- Transport foreman
- Transport inspector
- Transport superintendent
- Transport supervisor
- Transport worker
- Transporting foreman
- Traverser driver
- Van setter
- Wagon attendant
- Wagon braker
- Wagon breaker
- Weir keeper
- Yard foreman
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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.