2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Delivery drivers and couriers vs. Road transport drivers n.e.c.

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 ROAD TRANSPORT DRIVERS N.E.C. £32,892
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Road transport drivers n.e.c. against Delivery drivers and couriers.

Delivery drivers and couriersRoad transport drivers n.e.c.Δ
Employment82,00083,000+1.2%
10th percentile£21,289£24,123+13.3%
25th percentile£24,583£26,796+9.0%
Median£27,854£32,892+18.1%
75th percentile£33,472£41,191+23.1%
90th percentile£39,586£48,598+22.8%
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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