Road transport drivers n.e.c. salary in the UK
The median full-time salary for road transport drivers n.e.c. in the UK is £32,892 (ONS, 2025). After tax and National Insurance at 2026/27 rates that is about £2,267 a month.
Pay range for road transport drivers n.e.c.
This is the ONS occupation group "Road transport drivers n.e.c." (SOC 2020 code 8219) (n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified"). ONS figures for 2025 show that one in ten earn less than £24,123, a quarter earn less than £26,796, half earn less than £32,892, a quarter earn more than £41,191 and one in ten earn more than £48,598.
| Point in the pay range | Gross a year | Gross a month | Take-home a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £24,123 | £2,010 | £20,888 | £1,741 |
| 25th percentile | £26,796 | £2,233 | £22,813 | £1,901 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £32,892 | £2,741 | £27,202 | £2,267 |
| 75th percentile | £41,191 | £3,433 | £33,177 | £2,765 |
| 90th percentile | £48,598 | £4,050 | £38,510 | £3,209 |
Take-home at England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates. ONS rates the median for road transport drivers n.e.c. as precise: its sampling error (coefficient of variation) is 3.5%. ONS estimates about 83,000 full-time employee jobs in this occupation. ONS says job counts like this are indicative only.
Where road transport drivers n.e.c. rank
The median for road transport drivers n.e.c. ranks 221st of 362 occupations on this site, in the lower half, and 17th of 35 in process, plant and machine operatives. It is £6,147 (15.7%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs. ONS change on the previous year: the median for road transport drivers n.e.c. rose 9.6%, more than the 4.3% rise in the UK median for all full-time jobs. 69 of 358 occupations had a change this large in either direction. ONS figures for one occupation come from a sample, so they can move a lot from one year to the next.
Jobs with the nearest medians: Printers (£33,019), Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services (£33,011), National government administrative occupations (£33,000), Metal making and treating process operatives (£32,871), Floorers and wall tilers (£32,861) and Painters and decorators (£32,763).
How spread out pay is
The 90th percentile (£48,598) is 2.0 times the 10th (£24,123). That is a narrower spread than for all UK full-time jobs, where it is 3.2 times. The middle half of full-time road transport drivers n.e.c. earn between £26,796 and £41,191, a gap of £14,395, or 43.8% of the median. That is £10,352 narrower than the £24,747 gap for all UK jobs, and the 103rd widest of the 223 jobs where ONS published both figures, in the upper half of the list.
The mean for road transport drivers n.e.c. (total pay divided by the number of employees) is £34,598, which is £1,706 (5.2%) higher than the median. When the mean is above the median, a smaller number of higher salaries are pulling the average up. For all UK full-time jobs the mean is 24.3% above the median, so the gap for road transport drivers n.e.c. is smaller.
Road transport drivers n.e.c. and related jobs
Among these 4 jobs in the same ONS minor group, this one has the 3rd highest median. The highest median among them is £39,905 (large goods vehicle drivers) and the lowest £27,854 (delivery drivers and couriers).
| Job | SOC code | Median salary | Take-home a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large goods vehicle drivers | 8211 | £39,905 | £2,688 |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8212 | £36,340 | £2,474 |
| Road transport drivers n.e.c. | 8219 | £32,892 | £2,267 |
| Delivery drivers and couriers | 8214 | £27,854 | £1,965 |
Take-home pay against all jobs
At the median, road transport drivers n.e.c. take home about £2,267 a month, against £2,636 on the UK median for all jobs. Scotland has its own income tax bands, so take-home pay on the same salary is different there.
| Group | Median a year | Take-home a month | Take-home a month in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road transport drivers n.e.c. | £32,892 | £2,267 | £2,267 |
| All full-time employee jobs, UK | £39,039 | £2,636 | £2,631 |
Related pages
All jobs in the Process, plant and machine operatives table, average salary by area, the take home pay calculator, salary to hourly calculator and pay rise calculator.
How this is worked out
Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), 2025 provisional, SOC 2020 unit group 8219. Take-home: 2026/27 rates, tax code 1257L, no pension or student loan. How to read these figures.
Sources
- ASHE Table 14: earnings by occupation (4-digit SOC), 2025 provisional (ONS)
- ASHE Table 7: earnings by place of work, local authority, 2025 provisional (ONS)
- SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (ONS)
- Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances (GOV.UK)
- Scottish Income Tax (GOV.UK)
- National Insurance: how much you pay (GOV.UK)
Figures checked on 12 October 2026. ONS plans to publish its next ASHE figures on 22 October 2026. Read how we calculate or tell us about a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
On the median full-time salary of £32,892, take-home pay is about £2,267 a month (£27,202 a year) after 2026/27 income tax and National Insurance, with tax code 1257L and no pension or student loan. In Scotland, where income tax is different, it is about £2,267 a month.
ONS figures for full-time jobs (2025) show that one in ten earn less than £24,123, a quarter earn less than £26,796, half earn less than £32,892, a quarter earn more than £41,191 and one in ten earn more than £48,598.
No. The median for road transport drivers n.e.c. is £32,892, which is £6,147 (15.7%) lower than the UK median of £39,039 for all full-time employee jobs (ONS, 2025). It ranks 221st of 362 occupations on this site.