Annual Salary
£24,000 to £32,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Tram drivers provide passenger transport services along set routes, following a timetable.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
There will be
0.3% fewer Tram driver jobs in 2029.
As a tram driver, you'll:
You may need to wear a uniform.
Your working environment may be noisy.
You can get into this job through:
Although not essential, you could do a customer service course at college before applying for a job as a trainee tram driver.
You can apply for a place on a Passenger Transport Driver Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship, with a tram operating company.
This takes around a year to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a passenger transport assistant or conductor and move into driving work through internal company promotion and training.
You could apply to vacancies advertised by tram operating companies. Some employers may ask for GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), particularly in English and maths. Customer service skills are also important.
To apply, you'll usually need to be over 21 and have a clean driving licence.
Experience as a bus, coach or train driver would be useful but is not essential.
Further information
You can find out more about careers in light rail from UK Tram.
You'll need to:
With experience and further training, you could move into a supervisory role, like depot manager or route manager.
Other options include working in revenue protection or being a driving trainer, teaching new staff how to operate trams.
There may also be opportunities to get involved with heritage tram services during holiday periods.
You can find out more about careers in passenger transport from Careers That Move.
You'll need: