Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Road construction operatives demand is rising in Scotland.
ONS recorded 98 new online adverts for road construction operatives in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 34.2% higher than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £33,400.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Road construction operatives hiring demand
New online job adverts for road construction operatives in Scotland
New online job adverts have increased since Jul 2025.
98
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for road construction operatives across the UK
Advertised pay is 11.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£33,400
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 81.4% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.2% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 5.3% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 2.1% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.9% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 98 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 686 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 109 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 28 | |
| 3 | Buckinghamshire | 24 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 20 | |
| 5 | West Northamptonshire | 19 | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 18 | |
| 7 | Westmorland and Furness | 16 | |
| 8 | Wiltshire | 15 | |
| 9 | North Yorkshire | 14 | |
| 10 | Horsham | 14 |
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 operativesYou’re viewing this 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 operatives 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.