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Crane drivers Salary (UK)

A Crane drivers in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £46,463. Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 8221, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median UK salary for a Crane drivers is £46,463 gross per year. This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

Crane drivers pay distribution (UK)

StatisticGross annual pay
10th percentileSuppressed by ONS
25th percentile£38,942
Median (50th percentile)£46,463
Mean (average)£51,173
75th percentileSuppressed by ONS
90th percentileSuppressed by ONS

Based on an estimated 7,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.

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Crane drivers salary by UK region

RegionMedian (annual)vs UK median
North West£53,511+£7,048
South East£44,745£1,718
East£43,705£2,758
East Midlands£37,514£8,949

Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.

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Crane drivers salary — frequently asked questions

How much does a Crane drivers earn in the UK?
The median gross annual pay for a Crane drivers (SOC 2020 code 8221) in the UK is £46,463, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). ONS suppressed the percentile range for this occupation under its disclosure-control rules, so only the median is published.
Is the Crane drivers salary figure real or estimated?
It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
Where does a Crane drivers earn the most in the UK?
Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £53,511 in North West. Regional medians for 4 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.