Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers Pay Data UK — 2024

Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers roles in the UK earn a median of £37,822 per year, equivalent to £17.68 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 5.1% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £31,581 to £57,123 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

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About Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers

Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers assemble, install, maintain and repair plumbing fixtures, heating and ventilating systems and pipes and pipeline systems in commercial, residential and industrial premises and public buildings for non-renewable and renewable energy.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• examines drawings and specifications to determine layout of system
• measures and cuts required lengths of copper, lead, steel, iron, aluminium or plastic using hand or machine tools
• installs fittings such as storage tanks, cookers, baths, toilets, taps and valves, refrigerators, boilers, heat pumps, radiators and fires
• tests completed installation for leaks and makes any necessary adjustments
• attaches fittings and joins piping by welding, soldering, cementing, fusing, screwing or other methods
• repairs burst pipes and mechanical and combustion faults and replaces faulty taps, washers, valves, etc

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entry is typically through an approved apprenticeship programme or college course in conjunction with on-the-job training, leading to a NVQ/SVQ level 3 qualification, or through building up work experience supplemented with short courses. It is also the law that gas engineers to be registered with Gas Safe Register.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.