Salary insights

Salary in Skilled trades on-site in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 80 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median53 488 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average52 564 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile40 000 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile58 314 £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 quartile40 000 £
Median53 488 £
Upper quartile58 314 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 40 000 £ and 58 314 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 58 314 £.
  • The upper quartile is 46% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 80 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Reed United Kingdom ·

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician-United Utilities.

400 115 – 400 115 £

Company: United Utilities Role: Electrical and Instrumentation Technician Location: Workington WWTW, Siddick road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4NW, United Kingdom Length of Contract: 6-month…

ContractOn-siteUnited Kingdom
Rise Technical Recruitment Limited Swindon ·

Commercial Electrician (18th Edition / Testing & Inspection)

78 000 – 80 600 £

Commercial Electrician (18th Edition / Testing & Inspection) Mobile role, Ideally located: Oxford, Reading, Cambridge, Worcester, Birmingham, Gloucester, Bristol, Swindon, Northampton £300…

ContractOn-siteSwindon
Shorterm Group Wolverhampton ·

CMM Technician

78 000 – 79 950 £

Role: CMM Technician Location: West Midlands, Wolverhampton Rate: £40 Per hour Umbrella PAYE Salary equivalent: £65k per annum Shift: 3-shift Rotation Hours: 39 hours per week Monday to Fri…

ContractOn-siteWolverhampton
Morson Edge Barrow in Furness ·

Electrical Technician

79 773 – 79 773 £

Electrical Technician 24-month contract Barrow £306.82 per day PAYE, plus 33 days’ holiday 9-day fortnight pattern, Mon-Fri then Mon-Thurs (07:30 – 16:30) Inside IR35 Morson is recruiting a…

ContractOn-siteBarrow in Furness
Red King Resourcing London ·

Architect OR Technician

65 000 – 78 000 £

My client is looking for a technically proficient Architectural Technician, Architectural Technologist, or Architect with strong Revit skills to work with them for 6 weeks. The successful c…

ContractOn-siteLondon

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (53 488 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (52 564 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 40 000 £ to 58 314 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 40 000 £ and a quarter above 58 314 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 80 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 53 488 £ is the market level, above 58 314 £ is the strong quarter, below 40 000 £ 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.