How many employees work at First Bus?
First Bus LLC has 2,574 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 9.7%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About First Bus
First Bus is one of the UK’s largest bus operators delivering over a million passenger journeys every week for the communities that we serve. Making journeys easier for our customers, we were the first national bus operator to rollout Tap On, Tap Off payment technology across our entire UK fleet of 4500 buses and our First Bus App is voted ‘best in class’ amongst UK bus operators. Our most recent investments are in new, state-of-the-art buses with over 15% of our fleet being Zero Emission Bus (ZEBs) by March 2024 across all of our key networks. We work proactively with our local authority partners, making a positive impact on air quality, tackling congestion and improving customer experience. We are focused on First Bus becoming a leader in the transition to a low-carbon future and are committed to operating a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035. We also operate the Aircoach network in Ireland, as well as First Travel Solutions, Specialist Passenger Solutions and Ensignbus. First Bus is a division of FirstGroup. Find more information on First Bus here: https://news.firstbus.co.uk/
As of December 2025
First Bus
workforce metrics
Headcount
2.6k
Avg. Salary
$47.4k
Tenure
3.2yr
Growth Rate
9.7%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of First Bus annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- First Bus total number of employees in 2025 was 2,573, a 9.7% increase from 2024.
- First Bus total number of employees in 2024 was 2,334, a 8.5% increase from 2023.
- First Bus total number of employees in 2023 was 2,144, a 10.5% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of First Bus annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- First Bus active job postings in 2025 was 32, a 46.2% increase from 2024.
- First Bus active job postings in 2024 was 20, a 177.5% decline from 2023.
- First Bus active job postings in 2023 was 335, a 194.1% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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