Mobile machine drivers and operatives, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Mobile machine drivers and operatives, other roles in the UK earn a median of £33,241 per year, equivalent to £14.89 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 6.5% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £25,829 to £49,369 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Mobile machine drivers and operatives, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Mobile machine drivers and operatives, other

Job holders in this unit group supervise and undertake the operation of machines to transport, excavate, grade, level, and compact sand, earth, gravel and similar materials, drive piles into the ground and lay surfaces of asphalt, concrete and chippings, clear and cultivate land, to sow and harvest plants and crops, and operate other mobile machines not elsewhere classified in minor group 822: Mobile machine drivers and operatives.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• fixes any necessary extensions onto machine and loads machine with asphalt, concrete, bitumen, tar, stone chippings or any other required materials
• manipulates levers, pedals and switches to manoeuvre vehicle, regulate angle and height of blades, buckets and hammers and starts conveyor, suction or water spraying system
• watches operation and removes any likely obstacle or obstructions
• directs refilling of machine hopper and repeats operations as necessary
• operates tractors, combine harvesters or other farm vehicles, attaches plough, cultivator or other implements and adjusts depth, speed and height to requirements
• drives and operates machinery to plough, fertilise, plant, cultivate or harvest crops
• cleans, oils and greases machine and carries out minor repairs

Entry Routes and Qualifications

No academic qualifications are required. On-the-job training is provided. The appropriate current driving licence will be required for driving on public highways.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.