Train and tram drivers in North Somerset

Official occupation group: Train and tram driversSOC 8231 · Updated through Q4 2025 · North Somerset

Official definition

Train and tram drivers drive diesel, diesel-electric, electric and steam locomotives that transport passengers and goods on surface and underground railways, and transport passengers in trams.

e.g. Tram driver · Loco driver · Train operator · Engineman · Train driver

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Train and tram drivers demand is falling in North Somerset.

ONS recorded 4 new online adverts for train and tram drivers in North Somerset in Q4 2025. That is 33.3% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in North Somerset for the broader transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives is £31,200.

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New adverts · North Somerset4Q4 2025 · -33.3% YoY
Advertised salary · North Somerset£31,200ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Train and tram drivers hiring demand

New online job adverts for train and tram drivers in North Somerset

Comparable observations are not available for this range.

4

Oct 2025 · North Somerset

change over period · from Oct 2025
ONS · North SomersetSources & 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 transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives in North Somerset

Advertised pay is 3.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£31,200

Jan 2025 · North Somerset

+3.3%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · North Somerset · 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: 0.6 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years60.6%
21 years22.2%
32 years14.3%
43 years2.5%
54+ years0.5%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

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

North Somerset 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

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Oxford£36,300
2East Suffolk£36,200
3Runnymede£35,400
4Thurrock£35,200
5Tandridge£35,100
6Rother£35,000
7Kettering£34,700
8Mid Suffolk£34,300
9St Albans£34,300
10London£34,300

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 823) across the UK

#View
1Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.

Ram driver · Deck hand · Stage hand — 48.6% of group adverts

900-7.5%
2Marine and waterways transport operatives

Marine operative · Tug hand · Boat hand — 17.9% of group adverts

331+10.3%
3Rail transport operatives

Transport foreman · Motor man · Loco guard — 15.1% of group adverts

280+17.6%
4Train and tram driversYou’re viewing this

Tram driver · Loco driver · Train operator — 11.3% of group adverts

209-17.4%
5Air transport operatives

X-ray operative · Apron hand · Ramp agent — 7.1% of group adverts

132-8.3%
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.