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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
I can only find data (albeit after a very quick search up until 2016
The proportion of foreign national HGV drivers between 2006 - 2016 increased from 3% in 2006 to 12%
it would be a reasonable assumption to make, that this increase continued 2016-2019 ?
Average salary in 2016 was £11.06
I did find data to suggest that this had increased to approx. £11.60 per hour YE 2020
The hourly salary is atrocious consdering their responsibilities
https://assets.publishing.service.go...stics-2016.pdf |
It's actually worse than that, European firms tend to pay drivers by the kilometre not by the hour, so if they're being held up at boarders or by customs they're not earning a penny. It's a very complicated industry with very fine margins and what may seem like opportunities opening will quickly disappear along with the jobs