Skilled trades occupations

Median full-time salary in this group: £37,419 a year. 57 occupations, highest median first.

Skilled agricultural and related trades

Median £29,678

• Farmers 5111
  £36,312
• Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. 5119
  £30,167
• Gardeners and landscape gardeners 5113
  £29,589
• Groundsmen and greenkeepers 5114
  £28,800
• Horticultural trades 5112
  £27,893

Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades

Median £40,875

• Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers 5236
  £68,372
• Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. 5249
  £49,900
• Aircraft maintenance and related trades 5234
  £48,965
• Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors 5250
  £47,735
• Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers 5246
  £44,785
• Pipe fitters 5214
  £42,937
• Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers 5225
  £42,199
• Telecoms and related network installers and repairers 5242
  £41,989
• Metal working production and maintenance fitters 5223
  £41,943
• Electricians and electrical fitters 5241
  £40,717
• Precision instrument makers and repairers 5224
  £39,893
• Security system installers and repairers 5245
  £39,007
• Computer system and equipment installers and servicers 5244
  £38,492
• Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians 5231
  £38,042
• Vehicle paint technicians 5233
  £37,325
• Metal machining setters and setter-operators 5221
  £36,342
• Vehicle body builders and repairers 5232
  £36,189
• Welding trades 5213
  £35,977
• Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations 5212
  £35,379
• Sheet metal workers 5211
  £34,653
• Boat and ship builders and repairers 5235
  £34,009
• Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out 5222
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• TV, video and audio servicers and repairers 5243
  x

Skilled construction and building trades

Median £36,959

• Construction and building trades supervisors 5330
  £45,510
• Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers 5315
  £39,179
• Construction and building trades n.e.c. 5319
  £36,620
• Floorers and wall tilers 5322
  £35,850
• Carpenters and joiners 5316
  £35,579
• Plasterers 5321
  £34,877
• Bricklayers 5313
  £33,011
• Painters and decorators 5323
  £32,421
• Stonemasons and related trades 5312
  £31,962
• Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 5314
  £31,960
• Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters 5317
  £31,653
• Steel erectors 5311
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Textiles, printing and other skilled trades

Median £31,200

• Chefs 5434
  £33,334
• Upholsterers 5411
  £33,231
• Other skilled trades n.e.c. 5449
  £31,648
• Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers 5442
  £31,444
• Catering and bar managers 5436
  £31,201
• Butchers 5431
  £30,806
• Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers 5441
  £29,281
• Footwear and leather working trades 5412
  £29,035
• Bakers and flour confectioners 5432
  £28,768
• Print finishing and binding workers 5423
  £27,454
• Cooks 5435
  £26,140
• Tailors and dressmakers 5413
  x
• Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. 5419
  x
• Pre-press technicians 5421
  x
• Printers 5422
  x
• Fishmongers and poultry dressers 5433
  x
• Florists 5443
  x

Other groups

• Managers, directors and senior officials£60,000
• Professional occupations£50,683
• Associate professional occupations£40,000
• Administrative and secretarial occupations£31,918
• Caring, leisure and other service occupations£28,497
• Sales and customer service occupations£28,276
• Process, plant and machine operatives£34,936
• Elementary occupations£29,135

Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.