Mining and quarry workers and related operatives in Cheltenham

Official occupation group: Mining and quarry workers and related operativesSOC 8132 · Updated through Q2 2026 · Cheltenham

Official definition

Quarry workers erect supports in underground workings, set and detonate explosives to loosen rocks and set up and operate drilling equipment to extract coal and other minerals from the ground, and operate machinery to wash, crush or separate stone and ores.

e.g. Quarry operative · Pan man · Pit man · Brow hand · Mill hand

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Mining and quarry workers and related operatives market data for Cheltenham.

ONS recorded 10 new online adverts for mining and quarry workers and related operatives in Cheltenham in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Cheltenham for the broader process, plant and machine operatives is £31,200.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.
New adverts · Cheltenham10Q2 2026 · YoY comparison unavailable
Advertised salary · Cheltenham£31,200ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Mining and quarry workers and related operatives hiring demand

New online job adverts for mining and quarry workers and related operatives in Cheltenham

New online job adverts have increased since Oct 2025.

10

Apr 2026 · Cheltenham

+11.1%change over period · from Oct 2025
ONS · CheltenhamSources & methodology ↗

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for process, plant and machine operatives in Cheltenham

Advertised pay is 4.7% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£31,200

Jan 2025 · Cheltenham

+4.7%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Cheltenham · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years66.0%
21 years10.5%
32 years12.7%
43 years6.8%
54+ years4.1%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Cheltenham compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

#AreaNew advertsView
1Cheltenham10
2United Kingdom4,996

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Process, plant and machine operatives

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Shetland Islands£44,300
2Three Rivers£44,000
3Stevenage£40,000
4Barrow-in-Furness£39,500
5Slough£37,000
6London£36,100
7Guildford£35,400
8Spelthorne£35,400
9Dartford£35,000
10Epsom and Ewell£35,000

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 813) across the UK

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1Mining and quarry workers and related operativesYou’re viewing this

Quarry operative · Pan man · Pit man — 37.2% of group adverts

1,903-12.5%
2Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.

Machine oiler · Saw man · Box maker — 21.1% of group adverts

1,078
3Energy plant operatives

Plant operator · Motor man · Fire beater — 12.9% of group adverts

657
4Water and sewerage plant operatives

Water softener plant operator · Filter man · Sewerage man — 11.3% of group adverts

579
5Paper and wood machine operatives

Paper machine setter-operator · Pan man · Saw man — 10.7% of group adverts

545
6Printing machine assistants

Printing assistant · Fly hand · Map maker — 6.8% of group adverts

350-21.7%
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

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.