Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Fork-lift truck drivers demand is falling in Barnsley.
ONS recorded 17 new online adverts for fork-lift truck drivers in Barnsley in Q4 2025. That is 37.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Barnsley for the broader transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives is £30,600.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Fork-lift truck drivers hiring demand
New online job adverts for fork-lift truck drivers in Barnsley
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
17
Oct 2025 · Barnsley
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives in Barnsley
Advertised pay is 0.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,600
Jan 2025 · Barnsley
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation and Logistics | 86.1% | |
| 2 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 84.3% | |
| 3 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 60.7% | |
| 4 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 56.0% | |
| 5 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 55.0% | |
| 6 | Risk and Safety | 52.2% | |
| 7 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 15.5% | |
| 8 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 15.5% | |
| 9 | Construction and Built Environment | 13.6% | |
| 10 | Information Technology and Programming | 9.0% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 75.1% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 13.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.2% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 2.9% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 1.0% |
Barnsley compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Northamptonshire | 162 | |
| 2 | London | 143 | |
| 3 | North West Leicestershire | 109 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 109 | |
| 5 | North Northamptonshire | 108 | |
| 6 | Wakefield | 79 | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 61 | |
| 8 | Stoke-on-Trent | 55 | |
| 9 | Coventry | 52 | |
| 10 | Manchester | 51 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford | £36,300 | |
| 2 | East Suffolk | £36,200 | |
| 3 | Runnymede | £35,400 | |
| 4 | Thurrock | £35,200 | |
| 5 | Tandridge | £35,100 | |
| 6 | Rother | £35,000 | |
| 7 | Kettering | £34,700 | |
| 8 | Mid Suffolk | £34,300 | |
| 9 | St Albans | £34,300 | |
| 10 | London | £34,300 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 822) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. Machine driver · Hay baler · Navvy man — 54.7% of group adverts | 3,708 | +1.6% | |
| 2 | Fork-lift truck driversYou’re viewing this Fork-lift truck driver · Flt driver · Fork lifter — 27.2% of group adverts | 1,845 | — | |
| 3 | Crane drivers Crane driver · Bank hand · Cage hand — 18.1% of group adverts | 1,230 | — |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.