How much do delivery drivers and couriers in Manchester get paid?

Delivery drivers and couriers in Manchester earn

£9.50-13.42 per hour

Based on 86 employee reviews

Delivery driver or courier salaries can range between £9.50-13.42 per hour in the Manchester area. This data is based on quiz results from 86 employees who live in and around Manchester.

What do top employers pay delivery drivers and couriers?

Who are the top delivery driver or courier employers?

  1. Warburtons
    7.8
  2. Manpower
    7.6
  3. Brewers Decorator Centres
    7.5

Who are the worst delivery driver or courier employers?

  1. Freshways
    2.8
  2. Getir
    4.0
  3. Delifresh
    4.0

How are people paid?

66%
by the hour
34%
an annual salary

Based on 86 employees

What contracts are people on?

31% report having zero hours contracts.
4% report having low hours contracts. (less than 16 hours)
7% report having part time contracts. (16-35 hours)
57% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 54 employees

What do delivery drivers and couriers do?

Delivery drivers have the job of collecting and transporting goods to different locations.

Other names for delivery drivers are:

  • Drivers
  • Couriers
  • Customer delivery drivers
  • Home delivery drivers
  • Van drivers

You’ll be out-and-about driving in this job, in all weathers.

This type of job may involve:

  • Driving locally
  • Customer service
  • Keeping to a delivery schedule
  • Physical work (loading and unloading)
  • Collecting payments
  • Filling out logs and reports

You may have to work on weekends and bank holidays.

If you want to apply for a delivery driver job, you might need the following:

  • A clean driving license
  • You might need to have your own vehicle or rent one
  • The right to work in the UK

For more information, read our guide to working at delivery driver companies.

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