How many people do royal mail
As of 2022, Royal Mail employs around 124,000 people in the United Kingdom. This number includes:
- Postmen and women: around 90,000
- Delivery office staff: around 20,000
- Processing and distribution staff: around 10,000
- Customer service and sales staff: around 4,000
- Management and support staff: around 1,000
It's worth noting that Royal Mail's workforce has been declining in recent years due to changes in the way people communicate and the rise of digital communication. In 2019, Royal Mail employed around 132,000 people, so there has been a decline of around 8,000 jobs over the past three years.
Royal Mail also has a number of contractors and agency workers who work on a temporary or casual basis, but these numbers are not included in the above figure.