Forklift driver salary in the UK

Average pay

£14.32 an hour

£27,900 a year

Forklift driver jobs across the UK pay £14.32 an hour on average. Half pay between £13.70 and £15.50.

1 in 10 jobs here pay over £19.05 an hour.

Based on 829 jobs from 174 employers in the last day. Updated 5 Nov 2026. Pay offered in job listings, not what people earn.

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Jobs paying £14.32 an hour or more

Near Birmingham, the city with the most of these jobs. Highest pay first. A pay range counts from its lowest figure.

FLT B1 Counterbalance DriverRandstad Delivery (GBS) · Smethwick£16.27 an hour+£1.95 an hour Forklift Combi Bendi Truck OperativeEmployer not named · Erdington£14.75 an hour+£0.43 an hour Reach Truck, VNA DriverStaffline Divisions · Handsworth£14.73 an hour+£0.41 an hour

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Forklift driver pay by city

Average an hour, and the difference from the UK average of £14.32.

Luton25 jobs · +£0.68£15.00
Birmingham32 jobs · +£0.36£14.68
Leeds19 jobsNot enough data yet
Stoke-on-Trent18 jobsNot enough data yet
Sheffield14 jobsNot enough data yet
Manchester13 jobsNot enough data yet
Swindon11 jobsNot enough data yet
Telford10 jobsNot enough data yet

A city gets its own figure once we have 20 jobs from 5 or more employers.

Pay by type of job

UK, average an hour

Nights£15.50

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How much do forklift drivers earn in the UK?

Forklift driver jobs across the UK pay £14.32 an hour on average, about £27,900 a year at 37.5 hours a week. 1 in 10 pay under £13.24, and 1 in 10 over £19.05.