Salary insights

Salary in Manufacturing in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 118 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median35 360 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less

Average37 543 £Arithmetic mean of all offers

Lower quartile30 128 £25% of offers pay less

Upper quartile42 822 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

26 573 £46 377 £

Lower quartile30 128 £

Median35 360 £

Upper quartile42 822 £

What the numbers mean

Half of all offers fall between 30 128 £ and 42 822 £.
Every fourth offer pays more than 42 822 £.
The upper quartile is 42% above the lower one.
The average (37 543 £) is 6% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
The estimate uses 118 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Rise Technical Recruitment Limited Skelmersdale · 3 days ago

Production Operative / Machine Operator

40 599 – 46 449 £

Production Operative / Machine Operator Skelmersdale £20.82 - £23.82 per hour (Inside IR35 / Umbrella Company) 3 Month Contract (+ Extension or T2P) Monday - Friday (6am - 2pm / 2pm - 10pm…

ContractOn-siteSkelmersdale

GBR Recruitment Ltd Leicester · 25 Aug 2026

MIG Welder (Sub-contractor)

40 950 – 44 850 £

GBR Recruitment Ltd are working in exclusive partnership with a leading steel structures company based in Leicestershire recruiting for two experiencedsub-contract MIG Welder Fabricators to…

ContractOn-siteLeicester

Adecco Birmingham · 21 Aug 2026

CNC Miller & Turner

31 200 – 37 050 £

CNC Miller & Turner Location: Dudley, West Midlands Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Overtime Available About the Role We are seeking an experienced CNC Miller & Turner…

ContractOn-siteBirmingham

Adecco Hull · 25 Aug 2026

Factory Production Operative - Days and Nights Available

28 002 – 28 002 £

Production Operatives - Days & Nights Available Hull (HU7 Area) Day Shift: £12.86 per hour | Night Shift: £14.36 per hour Full Time, Ongoing Work Are you looking for stable, full-time work…

ContractOn-siteHull

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (35 360 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (37 543 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 30 128 £ to 42 822 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 30 128 £ and a quarter above 42 822 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 118 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 35 360 £ is the market level, above 42 822 £ is the strong quarter, below 30 128 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.