Salary insights

Salary in Skilled trades at NHS in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 39 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median38 589 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average36 084 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile31 157 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile39 043 £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 quartile31 157 £
Median38 589 £
Upper quartile39 043 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 31 157 £ and 39 043 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 39 043 £.
  • The upper quartile is 25% above the lower one.
  • The average (36 084 £) is 6% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 39 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (38 589 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (36 084 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 31 157 £ to 39 043 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 31 157 £ and a quarter above 39 043 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 39 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 38 589 £ is the market level, above 39 043 £ is the strong quarter, below 31 157 £ 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.