Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Train and tram drivers demand is falling in North Yorkshire.
ONS recorded 5 new online adverts for train and tram drivers in North Yorkshire in Q2 2026. That is 16.7% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £33,300.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Train and tram drivers hiring demand
New online job adverts for train and tram drivers in North Yorkshire
New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.
5
Apr 2026 · North Yorkshire
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for train and tram drivers across the UK
Advertised pay is 11.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£33,300
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.6 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 60.6% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 22.2% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 14.3% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 2.5% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 0.5% |
North Yorkshire compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire | 5 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 523 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 24 | |
| 2 | West Northamptonshire | 20 | |
| 3 | Nottingham | 15 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | |
| 5 | North Northamptonshire | 10 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 10 | |
| 7 | Somerset | 10 | |
| 8 | Leeds | 10 | |
| 9 | Doncaster | 9 | |
| 10 | South Derbyshire | 8 |
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 823) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. Ram driver · Deck hand · Stage hand — 48.6% of group adverts | 900 | -7.5% | |
| 2 | Marine and waterways transport operatives Marine operative · Tug hand · Boat hand — 17.9% of group adverts | 331 | +10.3% | |
| 3 | Rail transport operatives Transport foreman · Motor man · Loco guard — 15.1% of group adverts | 280 | +17.6% | |
| 4 | Train and tram driversYou’re viewing this Tram driver · Loco driver · Train operator — 11.3% of group adverts | 209 | -17.4% | |
| 5 | Air transport operatives X-ray operative · Apron hand · Ramp agent — 7.1% of group adverts | 132 | -8.3% |
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.