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🇬🇧United Kingdom · High income · 2026-Q3

London

36composite score · #37 of 50

MEDIUM · sourced, not yet live-verified

MEDIUM. The cited Fairwork UK page carries no pay figure, so it cannot support the published GBP 14.02/hr; that figure is an internal estimate. The GMB-negotiated Deliveroo and Uber Eats engaged-time rates previously described in this field as genuine tier-2 sources are not: neither could be verified at any primary source this round (Deliveroo's rider pages return HTTP 403), so they are on-file records rather than citations, and they are voluntary and single-platform even if accurate. To promote: a tier-1/2 published source for a London delivery hourly figure, e.g. an ONS labour-force breakdown for delivery drivers. None exists.

Only HIGH-confidence cities carry a full verification audit. See the methodology for what each tier means.

Earnings (USD per hour)

Net, after tax & expensesn/a
Gross$18.65/hr

Source: Fairwork UK ratings (national; fairness scores only, publishes no pay rate)

What would you take home in London?

30hrs

Take-home, weekly

n/a

Take-home, monthly

n/a

Gross, weekly

$560

Gross, monthly

$2,425

Take-home is gross hourly minus an estimated tax/expense rate per country. See the methodology page for the derivation. This widget assumes you actually work the hours you set. For app-based delivery, a portion of logged-in time is unpaid waiting; the headline rate reflects engaged time only where regulators have defined it.

Cost of living vs. earnings

Hours of work for one month's rent (1BR outside centre)420 hours
Rent, 1BR outside centre$2346/mo
Restaurant meal (mid-range)$26.60

Pay vs. local labour market

Minimum wage$16.90/hr
Median wage (all occupations)$25.14/hr

Gross hourly is 52% of local minimum wage, 35% of local median.

Notes

No statutory or enforceable pay floor reaches UK gig couriers: after [2023] UKSC 43 they are not workers, so the National Living Wage does not bind. Deliveroo's GBP 12.30/hr engaged-time pledge is a voluntary single-platform commitment that this round could not re-verify and that does not bind. The published figure is gross before fuel and maintenance.

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See full source citations for this city on the sources page. Read about how each metric is computed in the methodology.

Primary earnings source: fair.work/en/ratings/uk/ · archived