Delivery Driver Salary in East Midlands
Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 11,000 jobs.
Median salary — East Midlands
£23,828
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£24,507
Jobs measured
11,000
What a typical delivery driver takes home
On the median of £23,828, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,723
Take-home a year
£20,676
Income Tax
£2,252
National Insurance
£901
What most delivery drivers actually earn
Half of delivery drivers in East Midlands earn between £22,660 and £42,166. Earning above £42,166 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Road Transport Drivers” group in East Midlands.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of delivery drivers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Delivery drivers and couriers
- SOC 2020 code
- 8214
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 10.7% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank East Midlands against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Delivery Driver salary FAQs
What is the average Delivery Driver salary in East Midlands?
The median is £23,828 a year and the mean is £24,507, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a delivery driver earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £12.85 excluding overtime, or £13.43 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East Midlands.
What is a good Delivery Driver salary?
Half of delivery drivers earn between £22,660 and £42,166. Anything above £42,166 is in the top quarter for the role.
Do delivery drivers in East Midlands earn more than the UK average?
The median in East Midlands is £23,828 against £24,627 across the UK, 3.2% lower. ONS marks the East Midlands figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
How many delivery drivers are there in East Midlands?
ASHE counts around 11,000 employee jobs in “Delivery drivers and couriers” (SOC 8214) in East Midlands. Self-employed work is not included.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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