Vehicle body builders and repairers: salary in the UK
About £29,576 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.3% on last year
£3,016 a month About £2,465 a month after tax 16 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 £26,684 in 2021 to £36,189 in 2026 (+36%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £22,520 | £26,684 | £31,654 | x |
| 2022 | x | £24,432 | £30,102 | £33,781 | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £31,360 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £33,578 | x | x |
| 2025 | £26,066 | £30,831 | £35,030 | £43,427 | x |
| 2026 | £27,966 | £31,739 | £36,189 | £44,385 | x |
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 £36,189 a year and half earn more. That is 12% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £31,739 and £44,385; one in ten earns less than £27,966.
Ranked by median, it is number 196 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,465 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,462 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £27,966 | £2,331 |
| 20th | £31,018 | £2,585 |
| 25th (P25) | £31,739 | £2,645 |
| 30th | £32,797 | £2,733 |
| 40th | £34,551 | £2,879 |
| Median (50th) | £36,189 | £3,016 |
| 60th | £38,778 | £3,232 |
| 70th | £42,788 | £3,566 |
| 75th (P75) | £44,385 | £3,699 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £36,883 | £38,986 | 15 |
| Women | x | £32,809 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,576 | £2,465 |
| Scotland | £29,549 | £2,462 |
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 £36,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 47 job titles to SOC 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Ambulance builder
- Beader
- Body builder
- Body finisher
- Body fitter
- Body maker
- Body maker and repairer
- Body repairer
- Bodyshop technician
- Bodyworker
- Car body repairer
- Car builder
- Car finisher
- Car renovator
- Car restorer
- Caravan builder
- Caravan engineer
- Caravan fitter
- Caravan technician
- Carriage builder
- Coach body maker
- Coach builder
- Coach finisher
- Coach joiner
- Coach maker
- Coach repairer
- Finisher
- Frame builder
- Horse box repairer
- Mechanical and electrical trim technician
- Motor body maker
- Motorcycle restorer
- Paint beater and sprayer
- Panel beater
- Panel technician
- Restoration technician
- Smart repair technician
- Smart repairer
- Timber man
- Van repairer
- Vehicle body repairer
- Vehicle body technician
- Vehicle builder
- Vehicle restorer
- Wagon builder
- Wagon maker
- Wagonwright
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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.