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Delivery drivers and couriers vs. Large goods vehicle drivers

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
30k40k50k DELIVERY DRIVERS AND COURIERS £27,854 LARGE GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS £39,905
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Large goods vehicle drivers against Delivery drivers and couriers.

Delivery drivers and couriersLarge goods vehicle driversΔ
Employment82,000187,000+128.0%
10th percentile£21,289£28,253+32.7%
25th percentile£24,583£33,749+37.3%
Median£27,854£39,905+43.3%
75th percentile£33,472£46,679+39.5%
90th percentile£39,586£53,128+34.2%
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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