The Datum Report

Occupation 6312 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations

Parking and civil enforcement occupations

Parking and civil enforcement occupations patrol assigned areas to detect and prevent infringements of local parking regulations and control the parking of vehicles in public and private car parks.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Candidates should be at least 18 years of age (in some areas 20-25+) and may be required to pass a medical examination. Training is typically provided on-the-job.

What the work involves

Also called

Car park attendant · Civil enforcement officer · Community warden · Parking attendant · Traffic warden

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 10,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 11,500.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 11,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 11,800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None None 2026-03 600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 1,900.00 2026-03
East Midlands 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None withheld 2026-03
London 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 3,300.00 2026-03
North East 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None withheld 2026-03
North West 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None withheld 2026-03
Northern Ireland 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None withheld 2026-03
Scotland 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None withheld 2026-03
South East 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 1,800.00 2026-03
South West 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 1,200.00 2026-03
Wales 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 600.00 2026-03
West Midlands 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 1,300.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 6312 : Parking and civil enforcement occupations None 700.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for parking and civil enforcement occupations vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 7 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Police community support officers