Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers roles in the UK earn a median of £32,500 per year, equivalent to £15.39 per hour as of 2025. Pay decreased 2.5% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £28,500 in West Midlands to £37,000 in London. Pay has risen over the past 4 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £31,677/yr (3% above our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£32,500
as of 2025
Modelled estimateMedian Hourly Pay
£15.39
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
-2.5%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£29,500 – £36,500
25th – 75th percentile
UK Employment (2024)
~202,000
estimated employees
90 of 180 areas not disclosed by ONS
Employment Change
2021–2024
2021: ~399,000 → 2024: ~202,000
Market Signal
Pay growthPay is growing with broadly stable employment.
Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.
Annual pay for Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers 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).
Annual pay fell by -2.5% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
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Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers collect, receive, sort and deliver mail, documents, correspondence or messages, either between or within establishments.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Entrants complete short induction courses followed by a programme of Off and on-the-job training.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.