First Bus

Public Transport
3open roles
$44kmedian advertised pay
Atruth index, 100 of 100
15 daysmedian time a role stays open

Overview

Our UK Bus division operates around a fifth of local bus services in the UK and is one of the largest bus operators with a fleet of approximately 6,400 buses around the England, Scotland and Wales.

How First Bus hires

Truth index
A 100/100
Median time to fill
15 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%

First Bus scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 9 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 15 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Jobs

$87k – $92k per year · In office · Full-Time · Sheffield
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$74k per year · In office · Full-Time · Rochdale
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$127k – $134k per year · In office · Full-Time · United Kingdom
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$44k
Typical range
$34k – $134k
Open positions
55
29 Jobs
Intern 34.5%
Junior 3.4%
Middle 3.4%
Senior 44.8%
Staff 10.3%
Architect 3.4%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 10 $38k $34k – $40k
Junior 1 $64k $64k
Middle 1 $72k $72k
Senior 13 $40k $38k – $46k
Staff 3 $74k $60k – $92k
Architect 1 $134k $134k
Highest paying role Head of Engineering $134k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at First Bus By role, level and city, against the market · 55 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
30/100
Slowing
Open positions
80
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
15 days
faster than 66% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
75% ▼
HR
6% ▲
Education
5% ▲
Industrial Engineering
5% ▲
Leadership
3% ▲
Finance
2%
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+52 in 30 days)

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at First Bus over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
8
Postings analysed
20
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
Python5%
SQL5%
Cloud & platforms
Azure5%
Power BI5%
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Full First Bus tech stack 8 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
32
Hiring now
29
Countries
1
Busiest office
London
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London United Kingdom
HQ
London - The Point
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Leeds United Kingdom
Plant / site
Leeds - Victoria Place
8 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff $45k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Finance, HR
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Slough United Kingdom
Plant / site
Slough
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff $56k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Education, Industrial Engineering
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Bristol United Kingdom
Plant / site
Bristol - Lawrence Hill
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $60k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Finance
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Sheffield United Kingdom
Plant / site
Sheffield - Olive Grove
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $74k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Leadership, Management
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Huddersfield United Kingdom
Plant / site
Huddersfield
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $45k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Chelmsford United Kingdom
Plant / site
Chelmsford
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $49k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Swansea United Kingdom
Plant / site
Swansea
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Halifax United Kingdom
Plant / site
Halifax
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $43k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Taunton United Kingdom
Taunton
2 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $40k Avg Salary
hires for Education, Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Fareham United Kingdom
Fareham - Hoeford
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $37k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Lowestoft United Kingdom
Great Yarmouth
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $45k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Worcester United Kingdom
Worcester
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $39k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Yeovil United Kingdom
Yeovil
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $39k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Great Yarmouth United Kingdom
Great Yarmouth
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $45k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Port Talbot United Kingdom
Port Talbot
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Ammanford United Kingdom
Ammanford
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Weymouth United Kingdom
Weymouth
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Nov 2026 job postings
Leicester United Kingdom
Leicester
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $40k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Rochdale United Kingdom
Rochdale
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $74k Avg Salary
hires for Leadership
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Ipswich United Kingdom
Ipswich
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $56k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Truro United Kingdom
Truro
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $43k Avg Salary
hires for Education
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Wells United Kingdom
Wells
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $50k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Doncaster United Kingdom
Doncaster
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Basildon United Kingdom
Basildon
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Bridgend United Kingdom
Bridgend
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Carmarthen United Kingdom
Carmarthen
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Weston-super-Mare United Kingdom
Weston-Super-Mare
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $56k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Bath United Kingdom
Bath
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $62k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Nov 2026 job postings
Aberdeen United Kingdom
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Fleet United Kingdom
Regional office
4,500 fleet size
4,500 fleet size
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Earlier presence
Haverfordwest, United Kingdom 2 open roles · last posting Sep 2026
Accrington, United Kingdom 2 open roles · last posting Oct 2026
Portsmouth, United Kingdom 1 open roles · last posting Sep 2026
Reading, United Kingdom 1 open roles · last posting Sep 2026
Bridgwater, United Kingdom 1 open roles · last posting Oct 2026