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Rail travel assistants demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 24 new online adverts for rail travel assistants in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 7.7% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £30,000.
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 travel assistants hiring demand
New online job adverts for rail travel assistants in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
24
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for rail travel assistants across the UK
Advertised pay is 11.9% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,000
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 89.3% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 87.6% | |
| 3 | Marketing and Sales | 50.7% | |
| 4 | Risk and Safety | 47.9% | |
| 5 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 45.9% | |
| 6 | Information Technology and Programming | 41.3% | |
| 7 | Supply Chain and Logistics | 33.2% | |
| 8 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 31.9% | |
| 9 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 31.0% | |
| 10 | Education and Training | 30.4% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.6 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 73.2% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 9.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 6.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 6.0% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 4.5% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 24 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 356 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 245 | |
| 2 | Elmbridge | 21 | |
| 3 | Reigate and Banstead | 21 | |
| 4 | Manchester | 21 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 20 | |
| 6 | Tandridge | 19 | |
| 7 | Buckinghamshire | 18 | |
| 8 | Glasgow City | 18 | |
| 9 | City of Edinburgh | 17 | |
| 10 | Bristol, City of | 16 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tandridge | £36,400 | |
| 2 | Elmbridge | £33,100 | |
| 3 | Three Rivers | £32,200 | |
| 4 | Runnymede | £31,200 | |
| 5 | London | £30,500 | |
| 6 | Orkney Islands | £29,700 | |
| 7 | Slough | £29,100 | |
| 8 | Bracknell Forest | £29,000 | |
| 9 | Stevenage | £28,800 | |
| 10 | St Albans | £28,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 621) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports and leisure assistants Sports assistant · Pit boss · Book maker — 36.8% of group adverts | 826 | -26.3% | |
| 2 | Travel agents Travel agent · Travel clerk · Booking agent — 32.1% of group adverts | 719 | -14.0% | |
| 3 | Rail travel assistantsYou’re viewing this Travel assistant · Call boy · Train crew — 15.9% of group adverts | 356 | -7.0% | |
| 4 | Air travel assistants Air hostess · Cabin crew · Air steward — 8.5% of group adverts | 191 | -9.5% | |
| 5 | Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. Travel attendant · Bus guard · Cabin boy — 6.7% of group adverts | 151 | -17.5% |
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.