What does a Welder earn in the United Kingdom? (2026)
What employers advertise across the United Kingdom.
£37,700 per year, median
the midpoint of 826 advertised salaries from 329 employers, collected 26 Aug 2026 – 3 Sept 2026
about £3,100 a month
- Low
- £29,200
- Median
- £37,700
- Average
- £39,900
- High
- £51,100
Median
Average
Low £29,200
High £51,100
Half of the adverts fall between £32,800 and £44,500. “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
- 826 advertised salaries, from 329 different employers.
- Collected between 26 Aug 2026 and 3 Sept 2026.
- Stated in the advert as a yearly figure (452), an hourly rate (374). 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.
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Maintenance Technician
NewApprenticeship
Mobile Plant Fitter (Local Patch)
NewFull-time
Shift Fitter
from 53k £/yrApprenticeship
Welder
Full-time
MIG & TIG Welder
Full-time
MIG & TIG Welder
Full-time
Multi-Skilled Fitter
Full-time
Mobile Plant Fitter
Full-time
Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician
Full-time
Maintenance Technician
Full-time
Maintenance Technician
from 33k £/yrFull-time
Plant Fitter
from 45k £/yrFull-time
Pipe Fitter
from 18 £/hrFull-time
Maintenance Fitter (Industrial Machinery)
Full-time
Mobile Plant Fitter
45–55k £/yrFull-time
Plant Fitter
from 45k £/yrFull-time
Plant Fitter
Full-time
Welder
16–18 £/hrFull-time
Multi Skilled Fitter
30–35k £/yrFull-time
TIG Welder
Full-time