Annual Salary
£26,000 to £55,000
Average UK salary in 2024 was £37,430
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Heavy vehicle technicians service and repair lorries, trailers, transporters, forklifts, buses and coaches.
Average UK salary in 2024 was £37,430
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: days / nights / weekends; on a rota
There will be
2.3% fewer Heavy vehicle technician jobs in 2029.
As a heavy vehicle technician, you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in a workshop.
Your working environment may be noisy, dirty and physically demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course to learn some of the skills that might help you to get a trainee technician job. Courses include:
You could apply to do a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship with a service and repair company.
They include:
The apprenticeship you choose will determine the type of vehicles you work on.
These take around 3 years to complete and combine on-the-job training with study off site.
You'll usually need:
You could apply directly for jobs if you have experience and qualifications in heavy vehicle mechanics, working with lorries, construction equipment, agricultural machinery or passenger vehicles.
Some employers may take you on if you’ve worked as a mechanic on cars and vans and give you extra training so you can work on heavy vehicles.
You can also train as a vehicle service engineer in the army and RAF.
You'll need to:
You could join the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) for professional development training.
You can learn more about a career in heavy vehicle servicing and repair from Autocity.
You could work for:haulage companies; airports; organisations that have their own vehicle fleet, like rental companies; bus and coach companies
With experience, you could become a senior service engineer or workshop manager.
With further training, you could take up a dealer principal role, managing all aspects of a service and repair company’s business.
You'll need: