Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods): salary in the UK
About £27,738 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.8% on last year
£2,803 a month About £2,312 a month after tax 47 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 £26,243 in 2021 to £33,637 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 | £17,278 | £20,772 | £26,243 | £33,750 | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £28,862 | x | x |
| 2023 | £20,549 | £25,195 | £33,165 | £39,876 | x |
| 2024 | £22,951 | £26,233 | £32,899 | £41,549 | x |
| 2025 | £23,795 | £26,437 | £31,804 | £40,115 | x |
| 2026 | £24,377 | £27,339 | £33,637 | £41,624 | 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 £33,637 a year and half earn more. That is 18% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £27,339 and £41,624; one in ten earns less than £24,377.
Ranked by median, it is number 227 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,312 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,311 in Scotland.
The median for men is £34,340 and for women £27,801, a gap of 19% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,377 | £2,031 |
| 20th | £26,319 | £2,193 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,339 | £2,278 |
| 30th | £28,288 | £2,357 |
| 40th | £31,208 | £2,601 |
| Median (50th) | £33,637 | £2,803 |
| 60th | £36,148 | £3,012 |
| 70th | £39,463 | £3,289 |
| 75th (P75) | £41,624 | £3,469 |
| 80th | £43,544 | £3,629 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £34,340 | £36,385 | 40 |
| Women | £27,801 | £29,234 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £27,738 | £2,312 |
| Scotland | £27,737 | £2,311 |
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 £34,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 91 job titles to SOC 8142 Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods). Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Assembler
- Assembly line operator
- Associate
- Bed frame assembler
- Bell maker
- Bicycle maker
- Bobbin capper
- Body assembler
- Body mounter
- Bolter-up
- Bonnet fitter
- Brake assembler
- Brake fitter
- Brass assembler
- Car assembler
- Car brake maker
- Car sealer
- Car worker
- Cell operator
- Cementer
- Chair maker
- Component assembler
- Components assembler
- Coverer
- Cycle assembler
- Cycle hand
- Cycle maker
- Cycle worker
- Detonator assembler
- Detonator crimper
- Door hanger
- Door setter
- Engine assembler
- Factory worker
- Filter assembler
- Finisher
- Fitter
- Gas cooker assembler
- General associate
- Giller
- Grip fitter
- Gun assembler
- Handle bar fitter
- Hinge maker
- Invalid carriage maker
- Jewel setter
- Jewellery assembler
- Lamp assembler
- Line foreman
- Line operator
- Lineworker
- Link mattress maker
- Lock assembler
- Machine assembler
- Manufacturing operator
- Motor assembler
- Motor vehicle assembler
- Mounter
- Nutter-up
- Panel fixer
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- Paragon fitter
- Pinner
- Process worker
- Production associate
- Production machinist
- Refrigerator assembler
- Rifle assembler
- Riveter
- Riveting machinist
- Saddle fitter
- Semi-skilled fitter
- Spring assembler
- Spring seat assembler
- Stapler
- Stapling machinist
- Stove assembler
- Stove fitter
- Trackworker
- Trim line operator
- Tub assembler
- Umbrella frame maker
- Umbrella springer
- Valve assembler
- Wheel builder
- Wheel lacer
- Wheel lacer and driller
- Wheel maker
- Wing mounter
- Wire brush finisher
- Wireman
- Woollen comb pinner
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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.