Electrician: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Electricians and electrical fitters (SOC 5241)
About £32,836 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.5% on last year
£3,393 a month About £2,736 a month after tax 95 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 £31,758 in 2021 to £40,717 in 2026 (+28%); 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 | £20,800 | £25,843 | £31,758 | £37,611 | x |
| 2022 | x | £27,047 | £33,029 | £38,596 | x |
| 2023 | £23,517 | £29,893 | £35,946 | £42,789 | x |
| 2024 | £23,735 | £31,198 | £38,616 | £45,973 | x |
| 2025 | £24,370 | £32,003 | £39,714 | £49,476 | £58,187 |
| 2026 | £24,846 | £32,274 | £40,717 | £50,018 | £60,164 |
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 £40,717 a year and half earn more. That is about the same as the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £32,274 and £50,018; the middle 80% between £24,846 and £60,164.
Ranked by median, it is number 147 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,736 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,730 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,846 | £2,071 |
| 20th | £29,837 | £2,486 |
| 25th (P25) | £32,274 | £2,689 |
| 30th | £34,373 | £2,864 |
| 40th | £38,193 | £3,183 |
| Median (50th) | £40,717 | £3,393 |
| 60th | £44,359 | £3,697 |
| 70th | £47,985 | £3,999 |
| 75th (P75) | £50,018 | £4,168 |
| 80th | £53,185 | £4,432 |
| 90th (P90) | £60,164 | £5,014 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £40,915 | £42,542 | 92 |
| Women | x | £30,274 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £32,836 | £2,736 |
| Scotland | £32,764 | £2,730 |
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 £41,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 114 job titles to SOC 5241 Electricians and electrical fitters. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Alternator fitter
- Appliance engineer
- Approved electrician
- Arc lamp fitter
- Armature balancer
- Armature builder
- Armature finisher
- Assistant electrical engineer
- Bell man
- Bench hand
- Box inspector
- Cinema engineer
- Circuit engineer
- Commutator builder
- Commutator hand
- Commutator part maker
- Components maker
- Controller fitter
- Domestic electrician
- Dual fuel engineer
- Dynamo fitter
- Electric light circuit man
- Electric vehicle charging point installer
- Electrical and mechanical engineer
- Electrical and mechanical technician
- Electrical bench fitter
- Electrical consultant
- Electrical contractor
- Electrical controller
- Electrical craftsman
- Electrical engineer
- Electrical engineer's fitter
- Electrical engineering fitter
- Electrical fitter
- Electrical improver
- Electrical installation fitter
- Electrical installer
- Electrical mechanic
- Electrical wireman
- Electrical wirer
- Electrician
- Electro mechanic
- Electro-mechanical engineer
- Electro-mechanical technician
- Electronic fitter
- Erector
- Ev charging point installer
- Fan fitter
- Faultman
- Film engineer
- Fitter
- Illuminating engineer
- Installation engineer
- Installation tester
- Installer
- Light and bell attendant
- Light and power attendant
- Light fitter
- Lighting electrician
- Lighting engineer
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- Lighting technician
- Machine engineer
- Machine fitter
- Magneto maker
- Mains fitter
- Meter engineer
- Meter fitter
- Meter fixer
- Meter installer
- Meter mechanic
- Meter technician
- Motor fitter
- Motor fixer
- Pillar fitter
- Post office engineer
- Powerhouse engineer
- Production fitter
- Relay engineer
- Rotor maker
- Senior electrical engineer
- Sign fitter
- Sign fixer
- Sign installer
- Smart energy expert
- Smart meter engineer
- Smart meter installer
- Smart meter technician
- Smart metering expert
- Solar panel fitter
- Solar panel installer
- Stage lighting technician
- Starter motor fitter
- Street light engineer
- Street lighting engineer
- Street lighting operative
- Street lighting technician
- Switch fitter
- Switchboard constructor
- Switchboard engineer
- Switchboard fitter
- Switchboard maker
- Switchgear engineer
- Switchgear erector
- Switchgear fitter
- Switchgear maker
- Tester
- Transformer builder
- Transformer erector
- Transformer fitter
- Transformer maker
- Transmission craftsman
- Unit electrical engineer
- Wirer
- Wiring engineer
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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.