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Food, drink and tobacco process operatives 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 FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO PROCESS OPERATIVES £28,243 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 Food, drink and tobacco process operatives.

Food, drink and tobacco process operativesLarge goods vehicle driversΔ
Employment126,000187,000+48.4%
10th percentile£21,541£28,253+31.2%
25th percentile£24,471£33,749+37.9%
Median£28,243£39,905+41.3%
75th percentile£33,889£46,679+37.7%
90th percentile£40,489£53,128+31.2%
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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