Market and street traders and assistants roles in the UK earn a median of £29,000 per year, equivalent to £16.97 per hour as of 2025. Regionally, pay ranges from £26,000 in Yorkshire and The Humber to £32,500 in London. Pay has fallen over the past 2 years.
Median Annual Pay
£29,000
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£16.97
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
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No prior year data
Annual Pay Range
£26,000 – £31,500
25th – 75th percentile
UK Employment (2024)
~4,000
estimated employees
6 of 180 areas not disclosed by ONS
Employment Change
2021–2024
2021: ~8,000 → 2024: ~4,000
Market Signal
Oversupplied marketEmployment is rising but pay is falling — supply of workers exceeds demand.
Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.
Annual pay for Market and street traders and assistants across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
Median annual pay for Market and street traders and assistants across available years.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Market and street traders and assistants.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
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For employers & recruiters
Market and street traders and assistants sell goods (other than refreshments) from stalls, barrows and other portable containers in streets and market places.
No academic qualifications are required.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.