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Crane drivers market data for Scotland.
ONS recorded 122 new online adverts for crane drivers in Scotland in Jul 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £28,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Crane drivers hiring demand
New online job adverts for crane drivers in Scotland
New online job adverts have increased since Aug 2025.
122
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for crane drivers across the UK
Advertised pay is 5.6% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£28,500
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation and Logistics | 82.5% | |
| 2 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 77.2% | |
| 3 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 59.8% | |
| 4 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 57.6% | |
| 5 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 55.5% | |
| 6 | Risk and Safety | 54.2% | |
| 7 | Construction and Built Environment | 25.8% | |
| 8 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 12.8% | |
| 9 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 10.7% | |
| 10 | Information Technology and Programming | 8.8% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 74.0% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 16.3% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 6.3% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 2.2% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 1.3% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 122 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,230 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 159 | |
| 2 | North Northamptonshire | 55 | |
| 3 | West Northamptonshire | 53 | |
| 4 | Thurrock | 43 | |
| 5 | Bristol, City of | 37 | |
| 6 | Glasgow City | 31 | |
| 7 | Braintree | 30 | |
| 8 | Perth and Kinross | 29 | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 27 | |
| 10 | Bedford | 26 |
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 drivers Fork-lift truck driver · Flt driver · Fork lifter — 27.2% of group adverts | 1,845 | — | |
| 3 | Crane driversYou’re viewing this 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.