Occupation 8153 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Rail construction and maintenance operatives lay, re-lay, repair and examine railway track and maintain surrounding areas.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Off and on-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in Rail Engineering and apprenticeships at levels 2 and 3 are available.
Line Inspector (railways) · Maintenance man (railway maintenance and repair) · Relayer (railways) · Track maintenance engineer · Trackman (railways) · Ultrasonic engineer (railway maintenance and repair)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
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.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | 500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8153 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 6 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
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.
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