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Maintenance fitter: salary in the UK

ONS occupation: Metal working production and maintenance fitters (SOC 5223)

£41,943

About £33,718 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)

median salary a year, full-time, +3% on last year

£3,495 a month About £2,810 a month after tax 201 thousand full-time jobs

Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data

Pay range

The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.

Pay by year

The median went from £31,893 in 2021 to £41,943 in 2026 (+32%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.

Figures by year
P10P25MedianP75P90
2021£19,153£24,695£31,893£40,263£49,864
2022£20,636£26,339£34,327£42,845£52,731
2023£22,224£27,934£36,225£45,754£56,743
2024£24,532£29,769£39,236£49,975£61,103
2025£25,327£31,180£40,710£52,285£63,357
2026£26,363£32,443£41,943£53,826£67,597

ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.

Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £41,943 a year and half earn more. That is 3% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).

The middle half earn between £32,443 and £53,826; the middle 80% between £26,363 and £67,597.

Ranked by median, it is number 133 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.

At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,810 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,803 in Scotland.

The median for men is £42,209 and for women £36,826, a gap of 13% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.

Percentiles

PercentileAnnualMonthly
10th (P10)£26,363£2,197
20th£30,277£2,523
25th (P25)£32,443£2,704
30th£34,097£2,841
40th£38,146£3,179
Median (50th)£41,943£3,495
60th£46,240£3,853
70th£50,587£4,216
75th (P75)£53,826£4,485
80th£58,095£4,841
90th (P90)£67,597£5,633

Men and women

MedianMeanJobs (thousands)
Men£42,209£44,526191
Women£36,826£41,78310

Take-home pay at the median

Where you livePer yearPer month
England, Wales, NI£33,718£2,810
Scotland£33,634£2,803

After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £42,000

Job titles in this occupation

ONS codes these 455 job titles to SOC 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.

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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.