Tool and die maker salary in the UK (2026)
What does a Tool and die maker earn?
What employers advertise across the UK.
£36,000 per year, median
the midpoint of 31 advertised salaries from 21 employers, collected 26 Aug 2026 – 20 Oct 2026
about £3,000 a month
- Low
- £24,900
- Median
- £36,000
- Average
- £36,800
- High
- £48,000
Median
Average
Low £24,900
High £48,000
Half of the adverts fall between £28,700 and £42,500. “Low” and “high” are the bottom and top tenth of what is advertised, not the single cheapest and dearest advert — one unusual posting should not decide either end.
How this figure was worked out
- 31 advertised salaries, from 21 different employers.
- Collected between 26 Aug 2026 and 20 Oct 2026.
- Stated in the advert as a yearly figure (19), an hourly rate (12). Hourly and monthly figures are converted to a year at 1,950 hours, so they can be compared with the ones stated annually.
- Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Adverts offering part-time only are left out, because a part-time figure is not comparable with a full-time one.
These are advertised salaries, read from the text of employers’ own job adverts. They are not verified with the employer, they are not what anyone is necessarily paid, and they are not a pay survey.
Open Tool and die maker jobs
Power Press Tool Setter
from 31k £/yr
Tool Maker
40–45k £/yr
Tool Setter (Thermoforming)
16–20 £/hr
Tool Setter / Shift Leader
Tool Maker / Grinder
Tool Maker / Machinist
Tool Maker
Power Press Tool Setter
Full-time
Tool Maker / Machinist
Tool Maker
Apprenticeship
Press Tool Maker/ Machinist
Mould Tool Maker
Press Tool Setter & Press Tool Operator
Press Tool Setter & Press Tool Operator
Press Tool Setter & Press Tool Operator