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Rail construction and maintenance operatives market data for Scotland.
ONS recorded 16 new online adverts for rail construction and maintenance operatives in Scotland in Jul 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £36,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Rail construction and maintenance operatives hiring demand
New online job adverts for rail construction and maintenance operatives in Scotland
New online job adverts have increased since Aug 2025.
16
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for rail construction and maintenance operatives across the UK
Advertised pay is 3.2% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£36,000
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 | 76.1% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 9.0% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 4.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 5.2% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 5.2% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 16 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 111 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 57 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 16 | |
| 3 | Bristol, City of | 10 | |
| 4 | Glasgow City | 10 | |
| 5 | Milton Keynes | 9 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 9 | |
| 7 | Bradford | 9 | |
| 8 | Cornwall | 8 | |
| 9 | New Forest | 8 | |
| 10 | Leeds | 8 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Process, plant and machine operatives
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £44,300 | |
| 2 | Three Rivers | £44,000 | |
| 3 | Stevenage | £40,000 | |
| 4 | Barrow-in-Furness | £39,500 | |
| 5 | Slough | £37,000 | |
| 6 | London | £36,100 | |
| 7 | Guildford | £35,400 | |
| 8 | Spelthorne | £35,400 | |
| 9 | Dartford | £35,000 | |
| 10 | Epsom and Ewell | £35,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 815) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction operatives n.e.c. Construction operative · Ames taper · Hard corer — 69.9% of group adverts | 2,777 | -7.0% | |
| 2 | Road construction operatives Road man · Tar man · Tar layer — 17.3% of group adverts | 686 | +3.0% | |
| 3 | Scaffolders, stagers and riggers Rigger · Rope smith · Bell hanger — 10.1% of group adverts | 401 | -13.9% | |
| 4 | Rail construction and maintenance operativesYou’re viewing this Rail track maintenance worker · Road man · Rail layer — 2.8% of group adverts | 111 | — |
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.