Market and street traders and assistants: average salary and pay in the UK
The ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) puts median weekly pay for full-time market and street traders and assistants at £641.60 in April 2025; no reliable annual figure is published.
What the figures show
A full-time median is published for men only; the sample of women is too small.
The Annual Population Survey counts 11,700 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (50th percentile) | £641.60 | £16.33 | £585.90 | £16.81 |
| Mean | £630.70 | £17.10 | £566.80* | £18.74* |
Pay since 2023
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, weekly median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 revised | £30,750 | £511.40 | £14.11 | – |
| 2025 provisional | – | £641.60 | £16.33 | £585.90 |
Market and street traders and assistants by region
UK: 11,700 (± 4,200), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What market and street traders and assistants do
Market and street traders and assistants sell goods (other than refreshments) from stalls, barrows and other portable containers in streets and market places. (ONS SOC 2020, 7124)
Also covers: market assistant, market trader, owner (market stall), stall holder, street trader, barrow assistant, barrow boy, barrow man, firewood dealer, firewood merchant, log merchant, market orderly, market organiser, market vendor, news vendor, newspaper seller, newspaper vendor and paper seller (38 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Displays products on stall or barrow
- Calls out or otherwise attracts attention to goods on offer
- Sells goods at fixed price or by bargaining with customer
- Accepts payment and may wrap goods
- Cleans up site on completion of each day’s trading
No academic qualifications are required.
Related
Sales related occupations (median £30,030) · Roundspersons and van salespersons · Visual merchandisers and related occupations · salary percentile · UK average weekly earnings growth · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026