Steel erectors: salary in the UK
Pay by year
The median went from £30,376 in 2021 to £37,211 in 2025 (+23%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +25% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | £30,376 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £34,888 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £35,863 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £37,211 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | x | x | 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.
ONS didn't publish salary figures for Steel erectors in 2026: too few full-time employees were in the survey sample for a reliable estimate. This is common for jobs where many people are self-employed, because the survey only covers employees.
The wider group Construction and Building Trades (SOC 531) has a median of £36,008 a year.
ONS did publish a mean of £39,224, which is less reliable than a median would be.
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 22 job titles to SOC 5311 Steel erectors. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Climber
- Constructional engineer
- Erector
- Fitter and erector
- Furnace erector
- Girder erector
- Iron fighter
- Iron staircase erector
- Iron worker
- Ironwork erector
- Metal chimney erector
- Sheeter erector
- Spiderman
- Steel constructor
- Steel erector
- Steel fabricator
- Steel plate erector
- Steel worker
- Steelwork erector
- Steelworker
- Structural erector
- Tower erector
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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.