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Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.: salary in the UK

£30,343

About £25,367 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)

median salary a year, full-time, +8% on last year

£2,529 a month About £2,114 a month after tax 40 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 £22,372 in 2021 to £30,343 in 2026 (+36%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.

Figures by year
P10P25MedianP75P90
2021£16,874£18,470£22,372£27,075x
2022£17,930£20,222£24,647£31,610x
2023£19,288£21,819£25,364£30,255x
2024£20,654£23,057£26,626£31,642x
2025£22,717£24,837£28,107£33,720x
2026£24,095£26,529£30,343£35,980x

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 £30,343 a year and half earn more. That is 26% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).

The middle half earn between £26,529 and £35,980; one in ten earns less than £24,095.

Ranked by median, it is number 282 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.

At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,114 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,117 in Scotland.

The median for men is £31,466 and for women £27,599, a gap of 12% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.

Percentiles

PercentileAnnualMonthly
10th (P10)£24,095£2,008
20th£25,534£2,128
25th (P25)£26,529£2,211
30th£27,202£2,267
40th£28,583£2,382
Median (50th)£30,343£2,529
60th£31,838£2,653
70th£34,595£2,883
75th (P75)£35,980£2,998
80th£37,792£3,149
90th (P90)xx

Men and women

MedianMeanJobs (thousands)
Men£31,466£33,26930
Women£27,599£28,42410

Take-home pay at the median

Where you livePer yearPer month
England, Wales, NI£25,367£2,114
Scotland£25,398£2,117

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 £30,000

Job titles in this occupation

ONS codes these 355 job titles to SOC 8149 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.. 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.