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Rail transport operatives market data for Sefton.
ONS recorded 3 new online adverts for rail transport operatives in Sefton in Q4 2025. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Sefton for the broader transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 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 transport operatives hiring demand
New online job adverts for rail transport operatives in Sefton
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
3
Oct 2025 · Sefton
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives in Sefton
Advertised pay is broadly unchanged from a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,000
Jan 2025 · Sefton
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 | 69.3% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 13.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.8% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 6.0% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.2% |
Sefton compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 83 | |
| 2 | Leeds | 21 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | 19 | |
| 4 | North Lanarkshire | 19 | |
| 5 | Bristol, City of | 16 | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 14 | |
| 7 | Wiltshire | 13 | |
| 8 | Buckinghamshire | 13 | |
| 9 | Cherwell | 13 | |
| 10 | Central Bedfordshire | 12 |
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 823) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. Ram driver · Deck hand · Stage hand — 48.6% of group adverts | 900 | -7.5% | |
| 2 | Marine and waterways transport operatives Marine operative · Tug hand · Boat hand — 17.9% of group adverts | 331 | +10.3% | |
| 3 | Rail transport operativesYou’re viewing this Transport foreman · Motor man · Loco guard — 15.1% of group adverts | 280 | +17.6% | |
| 4 | Train and tram drivers Tram driver · Loco driver · Train operator — 11.3% of group adverts | 209 | -17.4% | |
| 5 | Air transport operatives X-ray operative · Apron hand · Ramp agent — 7.1% of group adverts | 132 | -8.3% |
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.