Salary insights

Salary in Skilled trades at Ernest Gordon Recruitment in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 100 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median42 666 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average44 111 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile38 577 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile46 842 £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.

Lower quartile38 577 £
Median42 666 £
Upper quartile46 842 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 38 577 £ and 46 842 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 46 842 £.
  • The upper quartile is 21% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 100 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (42 666 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (44 111 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 38 577 £ to 46 842 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 38 577 £ and a quarter above 46 842 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 100 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 42 666 £ is the market level, above 46 842 £ is the strong quarter, below 38 577 £ 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.

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