2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Delivery drivers and couriers vs. Food, drink and tobacco process operatives

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
30k40k DELIVERY DRIVERS AND COURIERS £27,854 FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO PROCESS OPERATIVES £28,243
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Food, drink and tobacco process operatives against Delivery drivers and couriers.

Delivery drivers and couriersFood, drink and tobacco process operativesΔ
Employment82,000126,000+53.7%
10th percentile£21,289£21,541+1.2%
25th percentile£24,583£24,471−0.5%
Median£27,854£28,243+1.4%
75th percentile£33,472£33,889+1.2%
90th percentile£39,586£40,489+2.3%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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