Graduate Transport and Logistics Jobs

Industry Overview - Transport, Logistics

Estimated graduate starting salary: £15,000 - £24,000
Typical salary after training: £27,000 - £36,000+

The transport sector plays a major role in the UK's economy and is a significant contributor at both the national and local level. It underpins the economy, enabling the movement of goods and services as efficiently as possible. Employing over four million people, the transport and logistics sector accounts for 14% of all employment in the UK.

There are many organisations that recruit transport specialists. Specific Government departments will recruit graduates and those with some experience or a Masters degree in a relevant subject. Local authorities will take on graduates, either onto their graduate training schemes or into the various areas covering transport, such as planning and transport policy. Generally a relevant degree will be useful here, such as geography and town and country planning, but degrees such as economics, management and sociology, for example, can also be relevant. Click here for more about Transport and Logisitcs jobs.