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Rail construction and maintenance operatives market data for West Oxfordshire.
ONS recorded 1 new online adverts for rail construction and maintenance operatives in West Oxfordshire in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in West Oxfordshire for the broader process, plant and machine operatives is £29,200.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Rail construction and maintenance operatives hiring demand
New online job adverts for rail construction and maintenance operatives in West Oxfordshire
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
1
Apr 2026 · West Oxfordshire
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for process, plant and machine operatives in West Oxfordshire
Advertised pay is 3.9% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£29,200
Jan 2025 · West Oxfordshire
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% |
West Oxfordshire compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Oxfordshire | 1 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 506 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 57 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 16 | |
| 3 | Glasgow City | 10 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | 10 | |
| 5 | Milton Keynes | 9 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 9 | |
| 7 | Bradford | 9 | |
| 8 | New Forest | 8 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | 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.