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Delivery Drivers and Couriers

Delivery drivers and couriers collect, transport and deliver goods using a range of vehicles, including bicycles and motor vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes in weight.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
ÂŁ9,955
ÂŁ24,528
ÂŁ37,017

New workers start around ÂŁ9,955. Normal pay is ÂŁ24,528 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to ÂŁ37,017.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 295,766 vacancies for this type of job

3.82%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Undertakes minor repairs and notifies supervisor of any mechanical faults.

  • Maintains records of journey times, mileage and hours worked.

  • Drives vehicle to destination in accordance with schedule.

  • Assists with loading/unloading and obtains receipts from customers for goods collected/delivered.

  • Drives vehicle from depot to loading/unloading point.

  • Checks tyres, brakes, lights, oil, water and fuel levels and general condition of the vehicle.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Apple IOS

  • Loading And Unloading

  • Lifting Ability

  • Commercial Driving

  • Warehousing

  • Collections

  • Good Driving Record

  • Warehouse Operations

  • Manual Handling

  • Effective Communication

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Smartphone Operation

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Detail Oriented

  • Organizational Skills

  • Planning

  • Time Management

  • Professionalism

  • Problem Solving

  • Operations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.